close

Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Care for people, care for our environment

The pharmaceutical industry delivers treatments that allow people to live longer, healthier and more active lives. Since the 1980s we have seen death rates from HIV fall by over 80%, since the 1990s deaths from cancer have fallen by 20% and recent pharmaceutical innovation means 90% of people living with Hepatitis C can be cured through a 12- week course of medicines.

The European pharmaceutical industry, represented by AESGP, EFPIA and Medicines for Europe, recognises the concerns raised by stakeholders regarding the presence of pharmaceuticals in the environment (PIE) and we are committed to playing our role in addressing them .