GREEN PHARMA: A NEW APPROACH FOR ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY DRUG
*Dr. Rakhi Dwivedi, Dr. Abha Dubey and Dr. Subhashini Sharma
ABSTRACT
Per capita consumption of pharmaceuticals is increasing globally as they play a critical role in maintaining health, but very few of us give much thought to the environmental consequences of our ever-increasing reliance on medication. After consumption, between 30-90% of the active pharmaceuticals ingredients in (APIs) are excreted unchanged and enter in the environment even after sewage treatment. Active pharmaceutical ingredients are present in various spheres of the environment, because of the use of human and veterinary medicinal products. Given the complexity of the molecules that are used as active pharmaceutical ingredients and the resulting complexity in the synthesis and purification needed to produce a particular API, the pharmaceutical industry as a whole ranks low in its green practices when compared with other chemical sectors. This review focuses on the main aspects concerning environmental contamination with medicinal products, waste disposal management and towards a greener community pharmacy.
Keywords: Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API), Environment contamination, Green chemistry, Eco-shadow, E-factor, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
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