Triptorelin
Summary
Triptorelin (acetate) is a synthetic decapeptide analog of the natural gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH).
Risk. The use of amino acids, proteins and peptides is not considered to have any environmental impact but see further information from Ferring and Ipsen under "Detailed information".
This summary information comes from fass.se.
Detailed information
Fass environmental information for Gonapeptyl
Fass environmental information for Gonapeptyl (triptorelin) from Ferring (downloaded 2025-01-24).
Even though biomolecules, such as vaccines and hormones, are exempted they should still be regarded as biologically active. Risk of environmental impact cannot be excluded, since no ecotoxicity data are available.
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.
Fass environmental information for Pamorelin
Fass environmental information for Pamorelin (triptorelin) from IPSEN (downloaded 2025-01-24).
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.
Even though biomolecules, such as vaccines and hormones, are exempted they should still be regarded as biologically active.
References
Author: Health and Medical Care Administration, Region Stockholm