Ozempic and similar peptide-based drugs generate millions of pounds of hazardous waste each year. A new water-based approach is now being developed to reduce that impact. Ozempic helped turn peptide drugs into a pharmaceutical juggernaut. Now scientists are asking a tougher question: what is the environmental cost of making them? Peptides, short chains of amino [...] Weight-Loss Drugs Like Ozempic Are Creating a Hidden Environmental Disaster
Ozempic and similar peptide-based drugs generate millions of pounds of hazardous waste each year. A new water-based approach is now being developed to reduce that impact. Ozempic helped turn peptide drugs into a pharmaceutical juggernaut. Now scientists are asking a tougher question: what is the environmental cost of making them? Peptides, short chains of amino [...] 

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