A team of scientists, from the University of Bath's Department of Chemistry and Institute for Sustainability have found a way to create two of the world's most common painkillers, paracetamol and ibuprofen, out of a compound found in pine trees, one which is also a waste product from the paper industry.
  • ignirtoq@feddit.onlineEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    I’m significantly allergic to pine. I wonder if this means I would no longer be able to take these medications if industry switched to this method.

    • rhythmisaprancer@piefed.socialEnglish
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      1 hour ago

      This has been one of the advantages of petroleum: the ability to make the same or similar product without concerns like this. Latex, for example.

      It looks like this specific process has a lot more going on compared to latex but your question is valid and would need to be addressed.