We introduce the Green Aspiration Level™ (GAL) metric to quantify environmental impact and relative “greenness” of the production process for any pharmaceutical agent, while taking into account the complexity of its synthesis. Broad adoption of the GAL could drive significant progress in green chemistry within the pharmaceutical industry.
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