| To develop the required medicines, a series of steps | | | | industries to save the workers from the disastrous |
| have to be carried out in all the pharmaceutical | | | | wastes. All these programs are highly efficient in |
| plants. Firstly, the raw materials are brought to be | | | | reducing the wastes produced in the production |
| used as the constituents and then finally these | | | | procedures. All the pharmaceutical engineers are |
| materials are converted into required medicines. | | | | focusing more and more on the proper |
| There are many steps involved in the production | | | | implementation of these programs in all the |
| procedures and in each step, there are chances of | | | | workplaces. |
| waste generation in the form of solid, liquid and gas. | | | | Particulate matter and volatile organic compounds are |
| All these wastes are highly perilous and can severely | | | | the major constituents of the wastes that are |
| affect the workers indulged in all sorts of drug | | | | produced during different steps of the production. |
| related activities. These wastes can also cause heavy | | | | The cleaning of all the equipments and the machines |
| pollution that can adversely affect mankind. Hence, | | | | used in Pharmaceutical plants in the production |
| proper waste management is highly indispensable in all | | | | process also gives rise to numerous harmful and toxic |
| the pharmaceutical manufacturing industries. This | | | | agents. The production process of useful medicines |
| article is all about the essential waste treatment and | | | | gives rise to various liquid effluents that can be very |
| management in all the pharmaceutical industries. | | | | disastrous and can induce several health hazards to |
| There are numerous Good Management Practices | | | | the workers involved in it. The scraps of the |
| (GMP) and Environmental Assessment (EA) programs | | | | containers are generally the solid wastes and it |
| that have been introduced by the healthcare | | | | contains perilous solvents that can be highly fatal. |
| organizations. All these programs should be followed | | | | Hence, proper waste management is indispensable in |
| properly in all the pharmaceutical manufacturing | | | | all the pharmaceutical plants. |