Magnesium hydroxide
Summary
Risk. The use of electrolytes is not considered to have any environmental impact.
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Detailed information
Fass environmental information
Fass environmental information for Magnesium EQL Pharma (magnesiumhydroxid) from EQL Pharma (retrieved on 2025-08-27).
According to the European Medicines Agency guideline on environmental risk assessments for pharmaceuticals (EMA/CHMP/SWP/4447/00), vitamins, electrolytes, amino acids, peptides, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids proteins, vaccines and herbal medicinal products are exempted because they are unlikely to result in significant risk to the environment.
Although biomolecules are exempt from environmental risk classification, it should be noted that these substances may be biologically active. The reference to biomolecules in this context is unclear.
References
Author: Health and Medical Care Administration, Region Stockholm