Scottish project tackles pills' 'environmental impact' A new Scottish health project aims to tackle potential harm caused to the environment by pharmaceuticals.
An estimated 100 million treatments are prescribed every year in Scotland.
After a pill passes through a person's body, some of its compounds reach rivers, lochs and the sea because waste water plants cannot filter them out.
While the project team say there is no evidence of a risk to the public, they warn of possible threats to marine wildlife. BBC News
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