Challenges in Implementation of Green Chemistry in Indian Pharmaceutical Sector

Abstract

The alarming environmental pollution caused by pharmaceutical Industries has led to the growing importance of Green Chemistry in India. It is high time that the pharmaceutical industry that is considered as a red category by the environment ministry, adopts green chemistry & green technology to address this issue. This study aims to find out the major barriers to implementing green technology in the pharmaceutical sector. Integrated Structural Modelling method & MICMAC Analysis has been adopted to identify a structure by which the pharmaceutical industries can implement green technology. An extensive literature review & discussions with industry experts led to identifying ten major challenges to the adoption of green technology in the pharmaceuticals. Economic &financial barriers & regulatory barriers have been identified as the major barriers. This study brought out a lack of consolidation of knowledge in this field as a challenge to the implementation of green practices, which has been largely ignored in previous studies and needs to be addressed.