A freely available, easily accessible, interactive and comprehensive database for environmental effect data for pharmaceuticals
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Read more about the database in the article "WikiPharma — A freely available, easily accessible, interactive and comprehensive database for environmental effect data for pharmaceuticals" in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 55 (2009) 367—371Linda Molander, Marlene Ågerstrand *, Christina Rudén
Royal Institute of Technology/Philosophy, Teknikringen 78B, 10044 Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract
A significant number of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) have been identified
in the environment and in surface waters. Data on the environmental hazards associated
with these substances are emerging but are still scarce. We have compiled publicly
available ecotoxicity data for APIs into a database called WikiPharma. The use of the
database is free of charge. It can be accessed and updated continuously as a ‘‘wiki".
The aim of WikiPharma is to provide an easily accessible, comprehensive and up-to-date
overview of effects caused by pharmaceuticals on non-target organisms. The database
currently contains basic information, i.e. substance name, ATC code(s) and pharmaceutical
group(s), for 831 APIs representing 35 different drug classes. Effect data have been
identified and included for 116 of these substances. These ecotoxicity test data have been
extracted from 156 different sources. The development of a comprehensive database on
ecological hazard of APIs can facilitate identification of data gaps and promote environmental
risk assessment of these substances. The database is available at www.wikipharma.org.
Corresponding author. Fax: +46 8 790 95 99.
E-mail address: maa2@kth.se (M. Ågerstrand)
