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Reporter's Notebook: Christopher Fee

Environmental Damage from Common Pharmaceuticals

More than just clandestine drug labs hidden in the jungles of South America may pollute the environment such as, the legal worldwide narco company Eli-Lilly, the makers of Prozac.  It appears one the world's most popular drugs to treat depression Prozac (fluoxetine) may have potentially negative environmental effects.  A report from the
UK's Telegraph
8-8-04 states Prozac has been found in Briton's water supply. An earlier report last year in the U.S. is even more disturbing; in an article by Scott Streater of the Star-Telgram 10-17-03, Prozac was found in fish brains, along with some alarming effects from other common pharmaceuticals.

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