Treating water at the expense of medicines? Prices could increase sevenfold, industry says

Could EU environmental rules make essential medicines unaffordable? The latest EU Perspectives podcast examines how the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive could shift billions in treatment costs onto the pharmaceutical sector — potentially raising prices of common drugs like metformin by up to sevenfold. Featuring insights from Adrian van den Hoven, Director General of Medicines for Europe, Member of the European Patrliament Ondřej Knotek (PfE/CZE), and host Jennifer Baker.