Piroxicam

Summary

Persistence. It cannot be excluded that piroxicam is persistent, due to lack of data.

Bioaccumulation. Piroxicam has low potential for bioaccumulation.

Toxicity. It cannot be excluded that piroxicam is toxic, due to lack of data.

Risk. Risk of environmental impact of piroxicam cannot be excluded, since ecotoxicity data are lacking.

This summary information comes from fass.se.

Detailed information

Fass environmental information

Fass environmental information for Brexidol (piroxicam) from Chiesi Farmaceutici (retrieved on 2026-04-15).

Hazard

Persistence: No data.

Bioaccumulation: "Log P_ow = 3,06 (experimentally derived, unknown method) ... Since log P_ow < 4, the substance has low potential for bioaccumulation."

Toxicity: No data.

Risk

PEC is based on sales data in Sweden in year 2024.

PEC = 8.06259 x 10^-4 microg/L.

Author: Health and Medical Care Administration, Region Stockholm