Drug pollution poses serious threat to animals and ecosystems, study finds

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A new study from 17 international scientists found that active pharmaceutical ingredients — the part of medications that help make them effective — are having increasingly negative impacts on animals and ecosystems across the world. The authors are calling on drug makers to design more sustainable products with environmental impacts in mind. Karen Kidd, one of the study’s authors, joins CBS News to unpack the findings.

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