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Pharmaceutical Waste Recycling: Opportunities and Challenges

Editors: Suman Gautam, Jai Narayan Mishra, Preeti Mishra, Preeti Verma, Sudhanshu Mishra

Pharmaceutical Waste Recycling: Opportunities and Challenges

ISBN: 979-8-89881-523-3
eISBN: 979-8-89881-522-6 (Online)

Introduction

Pharmaceutical Waste Recycling: Opportunities and Challenges provides a comprehensive overview of the growing global issue of pharmaceutical waste and its impact on environmental and public health. With increasing pharmaceutical consumption, improper disposal has become a major concern affecting ecosystems, water resources, and antimicrobial resistance.

The book covers sources and classification of pharmaceutical waste across healthcare systems, industries, households, and research settings. It further explores environmental pathways, toxicological risks, regulatory frameworks, and sustainable waste management strategies. Supported by case studies and real-world examples, the book highlights innovative solutions and practical approaches aligned with global sustainability goals.


Key Features

  • - Comprehensive coverage of pharmaceutical waste sources, classification, and impacts.
  • - Focus on environmental risks, including toxicity and antimicrobial resistance.
  • - Overview of regulatory frameworks and waste management practices.
  • - Practical strategies for sustainable disposal and recycling.
  • - Case studies highlighting real-world challenges and solutions.

Target Readership:

Students, researchers, and professionals in pharmacy, environmental science, and public health.

Contributors

Editor(s):
Suman Gautam
Department of Biochemistry
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
India


Jai Narayan Mishra
Department of Pharmacology
Kailash Institute of Pharmacy and Management
GIDA, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
India


Preeti Mishra
Department of Pharmacy
Raja Balwant Singh Engineering Technical Campus
Agra, Uttar Pradesh
India


Preeti Verma
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Dr. M.C Saxena College of Pharmacy, Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh
India


Sudhanshu Mishra
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Mahayogi Gorakhnath University, Gorakhpur
Uttar Pradesh
India



Contributor(s):
Aarti Tiwari
Institute of Pharmacy
Dr Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University
Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
India


Aastha Sharma
Department of Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmacy & Paramedical Sciences
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University
Agra, Uttar Pradesh
India


Abdul Hafeez
Faculty of Pharmacy
Integral University
Dasauli, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
India


Ajay Kumar Shukla
Institute of Pharmacy
Dr Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University
Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
India


Akash Ved
Faculty of Pharmacy
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
India


Akhalesh Kumar
Department of Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmacy & Paramedical Sciences
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University
Agra, Uttar Pradesh
India


Anjali Chouhan
Department of Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmacy & Paramedical Sciences
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University
Agra, Uttar Pradesh
India


Ankita Moharana
School of Pharmacy
ARKA JAIN University
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
India


Arun Kumar
Faculty of Pharmacy
Integral University
Dasauli, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
India


Asheesh Kumar Singh
Department of Pharmacognosy
Buddia Institute of Pharmacy
GIDA, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
India


Ashruti Hor
Department of Pharmacy
Netaji Subhas University
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
India


Deepak Kumar
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Mahayogi Gorakhnath University
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
India


Dilip Kumar Mishra
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Mahayogi Gorakhnath University
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
India


Jeet Kumar Ghosh
Department of Pharmacy
Usha Martin University
Ranchi, Jharkhand
India


Joohee Pradhan
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Mohanlal Sukhadia University
Udaipur, Rajasthan
India


Juhi Tiwari
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Mahayogi Gorakhnath University
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
India


Kuldeep Singh
Faculty of Pharmacy
Integral University
Dasauli, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
India


Mohammad Sufiyan Ashfaq
Amity Institute of Pharmacy
Amity University
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
India


Mukul Yadav
Department of Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmacy & Paramedical Sciences
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University
Agra, Uttar Pradesh
India


Neha Mathur
Amity Institute of Pharmacy
Amity University
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
India


Neha Srivastava
Department of Pharmacy
Buddha Institute of Pharmacy
GIDA, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
India


Nripendra Singh
Department of Pharmacy
Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University
Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
India


Piyush Anand
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Mahayogi Gorakhnath University
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
India


Pradeep Singh
Department of Pharmaceutics
Sultanpur Institute of Pharmacy
Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh
India


Poonam Kushwaha
Faculty of Pharmacy
Integral University
Dasauli, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
India


Prashant Singh
Department of Pharmaceutics
Buddha Institute of Pharmacy
GIDA, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
India


Prottay Dutta
Department of Pharmacy
Usha Martin University
Ranchi, Jharkhand
India


Priya Rani
Department of Nephrology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Manipal, Karnataka
India


Pushpendra Soni
Faculty of Pharmacy
Integral University
Dasauli, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
India


Rahul Kumar Maurya
Department of Pharmacy
Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
India


Rakesh Swain
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Siksha O Anusandhan Deemed to be University
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
India


Rakhi Mishra
Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology (Pharmacy Institute)
Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
India


Rama Sankar Dubey
Department of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Albuquerque, New Mexico
USA


Ravi Shekhar
Department of Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmacy Paramedical Sciences
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University
Agra, Uttar Pradesh
India


Rufaida Wasim
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy
Integral University
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
India


Saba Parveen
Department of Pharmaceutical Science Technology
Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
India


Sahi Hussain
College of Health and Life Sciences
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Doha
Qatar


Sakshi Verma
Department of Pharmacy
Usha Martin University
Ranchi, Jharkhand
India


Shambaditya Goswami
Divine College of Pharmacy
Ziradei, Siwan, Bihar
India


Shashikant Singh
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Mahayogi Gorakhnath University
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
India


Shivali Singla
Department of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Albuquerque, New Mexico
USA


Shobhit Raj
Department of Endocrinology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Manipal, Karnataka
India


Shom Prakash Kushwaha
Faculty of Pharmacy
Integral University
Dasauli, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
India


Shreya Maddesiya
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Mahayogi Gorakhnath University
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
India


Shweta Yadav
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Mahayogi Gorakhnath University
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
India


Snigdha Rani Behera
School of Pharmacy
ARKA JAIN University
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
India


Sonali Dasgupta
Department of Pharmaceutics
Krishak College of Pharmacy
Rajgarh, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh
India


Sujit Kumar Martha
Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
Jeypore College of Pharmacy
Jeypore, Odisha
India


Sumaiya Azmi
Department of Periodontics
Career Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
India


Swagatam Sahoo
School of Pharmacy
DRIEMS University
Tangi, Tangi, Cuttack, Odisha
India


Syed Misbahul Hasan
Faculty of Pharmacy
Integral University
Dasauli, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
India


Tarique Mahmood
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy
Integral University
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
India