Pharmaceutical Waste Management

Improper disposal of pharmaceutical is having an adverse impact on the environment and human health worldwide The waste and disposal problem starts with the production of active pharmaceutical ingredient and finishes with the final disposal of a pharmaceutical product. Pharmaceutical waste many also contaminate the environment through improper incineration or landfill placement. The risk of disposal in the sewage system or in landfill is that the drug will ultimately reach the water cycle either by direct contamination or by leaching form landfill sites.