| The main purpose of Pharmaceutical manufacturing is | | | | of the parent drugs and not their derivatives. The |
| the production of important medicines that are highly | | | | harmful characteristics of the drug by-products can |
| potential and can effectively fight against all the | | | | be minimized through these EA programs. These |
| common as well as the crucial diseases. These plants | | | | programs mainly involve the studies of the physical, |
| require the raw materials. From these raw materials, | | | | chemical and biodegradable properties of these |
| they develop effective medicine. A series of steps | | | | perilous agents. Also these include several procedures |
| are involved in the production of these medicines. | | | | such as photolysis and perform different tests on the |
| Each of the drug manufacturing steps may give rise | | | | aqueous toxicity of these noxious substances. |
| to solid and liquid wastes, harmful air emissions. | | | | Numerous reports have also been published by the |
| Hence, good management practices (GMP) is highly | | | | health care organizations to depict the harmful |
| mandatory in all these plants. This article is all about | | | | characteristics of the wastes and by-products of the |
| the importance of waste management programs in | | | | drug manufacturing plants. |
| the pharmaceutical manufacturing industries. | | | | Air pollution is mainly comprised of volatile organic |
| There are several Environmental Assessment (EA) | | | | compounds and particulate matters. As these |
| programs and Good Management Practices (GMP) | | | | manufacturing plants also carry out various |
| that are followed in different countries. These | | | | procedures for the cleaning of the safety |
| practices are highly efficient and their results have | | | | equipments, different liquid effluents containing the |
| shown to produce good results in minimizing the risks | | | | toxic residues results are also generated. Therefore, |
| of exposure of to hazardous drugs and various other | | | | we can say that waste treatment is greatly |
| exhausted noxious substances in the manufacturing | | | | indispensable and must be properly done by all the |
| plants. | | | | manufacturing industries. |
| The EA program mainly deals with the safe handling | | | | |