A significant number of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) have been identified in the environment 
and in surface waters. Data on the environmental hazards associated with these substances are emerging 
but are still scarce. We have compiled publicly available ecotoxicity data for APIs into a database called 
WikiPharma. The use of the database is free of charge. It can be accessed and updated continuously as a 
‘‘wiki”. The aim of WikiPharma is to provide an easily accessible, comprehensive and up-to-date overview 
of effects caused by pharmaceuticals on non-target organisms. The database currently contains basic 
information, i.e. substance name, ATC code(s) and pharmaceutical group(s), for 831 APIs representing 
35 different drug classes. Effect data have been identified and included for 116 of these substances. These 
ecotoxicity test data have been extracted from 156 different sources. The development of a comprehensive 
database on ecological hazard of APIs can facilitate identification of data gaps and promote environmental 
risk assessment of these substances. The database is available at www.wikipharma.org.

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