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CHEM 1002, Winter 2021, Lab #4: Pharmaceuticals in the Water

LAB ASSIGNMENT WORKSHEET

1) Provide a short summary of the Environmental Impacts of Pharmaceuticals policy report that you read, as part of your pre-lab.

Note: The policy report is embedded in the Laboratory #4 Canvas Assignment.

Policy Article Summary

The policy article was put out by “OECD”. Use your research skills to learn about the organization that put out the policy report, by answering the questions in Data Table #1 Data Table #1 – Policy Article Author: OECD

Question	Answers
What Does “OECD” Stand For?
What is OECD’s Website (URL)?
What is OECD’s motto?
How is the OECD Funded?
What Percent of OECD’s Budget Comes from the United States?

2: Research Exercise

This part of the lab, on your own, after your laboratory section, as a “post-lab”.

Your TA will assign you a specific drug to research, from Data Table #4.

Data Table #4 – The drugs that were mentioned in the policy report

Drug #	Drug Name	Drug #	Drug Name	Drug #	Drug Name
1	Diclofenac	9	Valproic Acid	17	Levonorgestrel
2	Cyclophosphamide	10	Ketoconazole	18	Fluoxetine
3	Mitomycin C	11	Clotrimazole	19	Sertraline
4	Fluorouracil	12	Hydroxyzine	20	Oxazepam
5	Metformin	13	Fexofenadine	20	Citalopram
6	Carbamazepine	14	Diphenhydramine	21	Chlorpromazine
7	Phenytoin	15	Ivermectin
8	Triclosan	16	Propranolol

Answer the following questions for your assigned drug. You will need to cite the sources that you use to help you to answer these questions.

1) What is the name of the drug that you were assigned?

Diclofenac

2) What is this drug used for?

3) What is known about the mechanism of action for your drug?

a. What is the delivery method?

b. How does the drug work?

c. What does the drug target?

d. What effects does the drug have on human physiology?

4) Summarize the potential sources of environmental pollution related to this drug.

5) Summarize the potential impacts of this drug in aquatic ecosystems. If possible, find specific research.

6) Based on all of your research, suggest specific mitigation efforts and policy recommendations that could be applied to reduce the impact this drug has on the water supply.

7) What sources did you use?

Note: List all sources. For each source, include a brief description on how you used the source to answer a question (this is called an annotated bibliography).

CHEM 1002 – 2021, Laboratory #4 Worksheet 1

CHEM 1002 – 2021, Laboratory #4 Worksheet 1

CHEM 1002 – 2021, Laboratory #4 Worksheet 1