Iron
Summary
Exempt according to fass.se.
Detailed information
Fass environmental information for Niferex
There is environmental information for iron from several pharmaceutical companies with the same information. Here, Fass environmental information is presented for Niferex (ferric glycine sulfate) from UCB Nordic (downloaded 2022-01-26).
Risk
The use of electrolytes is not considered to have any environmental impact.
According to the European Medicines Agency guideline on environmental risk assessments for pharmaceuticals (EMA/CMP/SWP/4447/00) vitamins, electrolytes, amino acids, peptides, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, vaccines and herbal medicinal products are exempted because they are unlikely to result in significant risk to the environment.
Fass environmental information for Ferinject
Fass environmental information for Ferinject (iron (III) carboxymaltose) from Vifor Pharma (downloaded date).
Risk
The use of iron carboxymaltose is not considered to have any environmental impact.
Iron is a naturally occurring element and is not expected to have any environmental impact. According to the European Medicines Agency guideline on environmental risk assessments for pharmaceuticals (EMA/CMP/SWP/4447/00) vitamins, electrolytes, amino acids, peptides, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, vaccines and herbal medicinal products are exempted because they are unlikely to result in significant risk to the environment.
Author: Health and Medical Care Administration, Region Stockholm