Flucloxacillin
Summary
Persistence. It cannot be excluded that flucloxacillin is persistent, due to the lack of data.
Bioaccumulation. Flucloxacillin has a low potential to bioaccumulate.
Toxicity. It cannot be excluded that flucloxacillin is toxic, due to the lack of data.
Risk. Risk of environmental impact of flucloxacillin cannot be excluded, due to the lack of environmental toxicity data.
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For antibiotics in general, it is recommended that these pharmaceuticals are used as restrictively as possible without jeopardise the patient's health.
Detailed information
Fass environmental information
Fass environmental information for Heracillin (flukloxacillin) from Meda (downloaded 2022-12-21).
Hazard
Persistence: No data.
Bioaccumulation: An experimentally derived Log P of 2.58 (unknown method) ... indicates that flucloxacillin has a low potential for bioaccumulation.
Toxicity: No data.
Risk
Risk of environmental impact of flucloxacillin cannot be excluded, due to the lack of environmental toxicity data.
References
Author: Health and Medical Care Administration, Region Stockholm