Comments on: Pharmaceuticals Found In Fish Across U.S.

Study: Fish Caught Near Wastewater Treatment Plants Serving 5 Major Cities Had Medicine Residues

[brainteaser2]

At this point in time no one has actually pin pointed any "ill effect" of this low level exposure. There are numerous theoretical risks. I liked the idea about re-using unused meds. The only reason this isn't done now is because it would cut into the profits of the pharmaceutical companies.

[scottyusa]

Finally some good news for a change. Think of the health savings. If you don't feel good just drink some river water. Amazing how things fix themselves. Free drugs who would have thought?

[tincup356]

I think the war on drugs have been focusing on the WRONG drug dealers......the big pharmaceutical companies have been peddling poison to the American public for some time now...with the lobby paid blessing of the FDA,,,,,,But the war on drugs goes after non violent people who enjoy the God given herb of marijuana,,,,over 800,000 last year were arrested for marijuana violations,,,,,,We are being poisoned with government approval....just use Aspartame as an example....the FDA approved it for use in medicines and food,,,,,it was originally made for CHEMICAL WARFARE,,,it is poison,,,,,,but thanks to lobby dollar magic ,,,,,it is legal. Our whole government is corrupt,,,they do not represent the people they represent the lobby dollar, and what it has led to is disaster,,,,BOTH parties and corporate America are committing HIGH TREASON.

[lemonskinkus]

I caught a trout the other day, and fried it up. It was loaded with Viagra, and boys lemme tell ya, me and the old lady rattled the bedsprings for hours. Tomorrow, I'm going fishing for catfish, I might get lucky again.

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[debinok1]

Perhaps it's time for area pharmacies to be a drop-off point for unused and/or expired meds, OTC or prescription, versus people dumping them in their toilet or down the sink. This form of disposal isn't exactly helpful.
Posted by credibility2

How about the FDA lifting the ban on reusing unused medications. We have thousands of prescritions filled every year that are wasted because they did not work or have unacceptable side effects for the person they were prescribed for. Require all medications be distributed in blisterpacks so that unused in date meds can then be used for people who cannot afford them. This would be one way to keep them from being flushed. And the blister packs keep them from being tampered with or it becomes obvious if they have been and can be discarded.

[debinok1]

Well, what are we going to do about it. The article says the vast majority or the drugs are coming from our crap. They are drugs that have already been taken, and then pooped out, flushed, and then absorbed by fish. I'd bet were talking about much less than micrograms here. I fully understand that even very small amount of some things can be harmful to things that are sensitive to them, but Im sure your baby will be just fine.
Posted by Carvin82604

I do not HAVE an infant. I only used that as an example of how sensitive some can be to those medications. Instead of doing more "studies" the FDA and the EPA need to be looking at ways of getting those medications out of our water and out of our food supply. Because for SOME people the risk is too great.

[credibility2]

Perhaps it's time for area pharmacies to be a drop-off point for unused and/or expired meds, OTC or prescription, versus people dumping them in their toilet or down the sink. This form of disposal isn't exactly helpful.

No need to mention the mercury that is being dumped daily by coal power plants into our waterways. The fish are loaded with mercury but like Big Pharma profits before health concerns. Your FDA protects its revenue stream. Posted by Baileyccc

[debinok1]

What I am getting at is this. If those drugs are in the water and in the fish, then some people are going to be at risk. Maybe not all people, but some. Putting a microgram of blood pressure medicine in a newborns formula is going to have side effects. Putting a microgram of heart medication in a newborns formula is going to have side effects. When you are dealing with small bodies it only takes a very small amount of some of these medications to cause problems. Same with allergic reactions, it doesn't take a whole dose to make someone go into anaphylactic shock, sometimes it only takes a trace amount.

[debinok1]

We are talking about amounts measured in less than micrograms here. You dont seem to have any understanding of that. If you have a glass of coke, and you put in 1 micro liter of rum, you do not have a rum and coke, it's still just coke.
Posted by Carvin82604

Even a microgram to someone who is allergic, or an infant is enough to cause in some cases death. Give a microgram of rum to an adult, they won't notice, give a microgram of rum to a newborn, you can possibly kill them with alcohol poisoning.