Towards A Sustainable Future
With pollution, global climate change , and other issues plaguing the health of our surroundings , industries operating in several sectors round the world are adopting greener solutions to create a sustainable future. The pharmaceutical industry, too, in recent years, has been gradually moving towards green manufacturing to scale back carbon footprints. But other opportunities for embracing sustainability also can be explored with plant-based natural ingredients. There are several vegetarian excipients available today which will replace conventional excipients. Naturally derived ingredients hold a promising future in drug product and supplement formulation. Gelatine – Ideal but not sustainable In the pharmaceutical industry, gelatine obtained from animal sources (bovine or porcine) has been a key pharmaceutical excipient that has been used as a gelling agent and for fabricating capsule shells. it's excellent gelling properties over a good pH range, its r