Bruna de Jesus Moreira1 and Marta Siviero Guilherme Pires
1 School of Technology, University of Campinas, Limeira, SP, Brazil
Nimesulide, an anti-inflammatory drug recently linked to liver problems and banned in some European countries, is on the list of most consumed drugs in Brazil. The objective was to evaluate the toxicity of nimesulide through phytotoxicity tests with lettuce, mustard and arugula seeds.