Quinagolide
Summary
Persistence. It cannot be excluded that quinagolide is persistent, due to lack of data.
Bioaccumulation. It cannot be excluded that quinagolide bioaccumulates, due to lack of data.
Toxicity. It cannot be excluded that quinagolide is toxic, due to lack of data.
Risk. Risk of environmental impact of quinagolide cannot be excluded, due to the lack of environmental toxicity data.
This summary information comes from fass.se.
Detailed information
Fass environmental information
Fass environmental information for Norprolac (quinagolide) from Ferring (retrieved on 2025-09-24).
Hazard
Persistence: No data.
Bioaccumulation: No data.
Toxicity: No data.
Risk
No PEC/PNEC available. The PEC is below 0.01 µg/L. According to the European Medicines Agency’s guideline on environmental risk assessment of medicinal products (EMA/CHMP/SWP/4447/00), the use of quinagolide is considered unlikely to pose an environmental risk, as the predicted environmental concentration (PEC) is below the threshold value of 0.01 µg/L. The PEC is based on 2019 sales data in Sweden.
References
Author: Health and Medical Care Administration, Region Stockholm