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New Guidelines to Clear up Pharmaceutical Waste - Wednesday, November 12, 2008

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the US has proposed new guidelines to better manage the collection and disposal of hazardous pharmaceutical waste across America. The EPA argues that pharmaceutical waste is often mismanaged due to healthcare workers and retail chain employees being unfamiliar with the regulations as they stand today.

Simplifying the waste clean-up process will benefit healthcare facilities, retail pharmacies and veterinary clinics. As was discussed at the Pharmaceutical and Power Generation Water Treatment conference in September, getting these issues right today will make a big difference for future generations.

To find out about the latest waste management techniques and how the pharmaceutical industry is making a big push to produce less waste, read this month's spotlight below.

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Disposing pharmaceutical waste A pharmaceutical hazard
A Pharmaceutical Hazard
Although studies conducted to date do not suggest that the quantities of pharmaceutical wastes detected in the environment may be harmful to human health, the pharmaceutical industry is increasingly looking for ways to ensure the manufacture, distribution, use and disposal of products are conducted in an environmentally safe manner.

Now pharmaceutical companies and researchers are beginning to believe that the solution lies not just in the safe disposal of pharmaceutical waste but also in the production of less waste.

Pharmaceutical manufacturers, through the use of research and technology, are now focusing on the integration of "green" chemistry and engineering models during the manufacturing process. To find out the direction this research is taking, click here


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New and Updated Companies
Clean Rooms and Cleanroom Flooring
BIOQUELL - Filtration Fume Cupboards, Laminar Flow Workstations and Advanced Biological Safety Cabinets

Clinical Trials and Development Services
c-LEcta GmbH - Innovative Enzyme Technology

Cold Chain Storage and Distribution
Biostore UK - Temperature-Critical Sample Storage
World Courier Logistics - Global Transport and Logistical Services

Consulting, Training and Other Pharmaceutical Services
Rintekno - Industrial and Service Plants and Facilities

Contract Manufacturing
Angel Biotechnology - Contract Biomanufacturing
Fresenius Kabi Product Partnering - Contract Development and Manufacture of Sterile Fluids
Lomapharm® - Contract Manufacturing of Mineral Based Drugs and Nutrition Supplements
PharmIdea LLC - Contract Manufacturing of Cytotoxic Oncology, Sterile Drug Development and Distribution
Unither - Blow, Fill and Seal Technology, Effervescent Tablets and Liquid Stick-Packs

Drug Delivery Systems
Ypsomed - Pen Injectors, Pen Needles and Auto-Injectors for Self-Injection

Engineering and Construction
Pharmadule - Modular Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Production Facilities

Genomics and Proteomics
Dualsystems Biotech - Custom Functional Proteomics Services and Products

Lab Equipment
BMG LABTECH - Microplate Readers and Measurement Systems
Porvair Sciences - Microplates and Filtration Plates for Industrial Applications
ScanLaf - Flow Cabinets, Vacuum Concentrators and Cooling Baths
Whitehouse Scientific - High Precision Glass Microspheres for Calibration Purposes

Packaging Machines and Labelling
Bonfiglioli Pharma Machinery - Packaging and Pharmaceutical Micro-Leak Detection Machines
Dividella - Toploading, Wallet and Boxwallet Packaging Machines
Lock Inspection Systems - Pharmaceutical Metal Detectors and Checkweighers
OPTIMA GROUP pharma - Filling And Packaging Machines for Syringes, Vials, Bottles And Carpules
Romaco - Filling, Dosing and Packaging Systems for the Pharmaceutical and Cosmetics Industries

Packaging Materials and Containers
Fruh Verpackungen - Contract Packaging for Medical Implants
Structure-flex - Pharmaceutical Transportation Vehicles

Process Automation and Equipment
Allegheny Bradford Corporation - Ultra-Pure Equipment for the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnical Industries
Flexitallic Group - Semi-Metallic Gaskets, Sheet Gasket Materials, Pump and Valve Seals and Metallic Gaskets
Schenck Process - Weighing, Feeding and Measuring Systems for Pharmaceutical Processes

Purification and Filtration
Clear Edge - Filtration and Screening Products
G Bopp & Co - Precision Woven Metal Meshes and Fabrication
Latest Press Releases
ACG Worldwide - Legacy 6100: Fully Automatic High Speed Tablet Press
Allegheny Bradford Corporation - Allegheny Bradford Corporation New Facility Construction Completed
Anachem - New Anachem SupaFil™ Sterile Bottle Top Filters
Anachem - New Liquidator 96 Maximises Your Workflow with Fast, 96-Well Pipetting and No Complex Programming
Anachem - Save Hours of Dry-Down Time for your Prep HPLC Fractions
Anhydro - Anhydro Launches the First Truly Aseptic Spray Dryer
Anhydro - One Global Company in Four Regions
BMG LABTECH - BMG LABTECH's Omega Series of Microplate Readers: Now TR-FRET and AlphaScreen® Compatible
Bonfiglioli Pharma Machinery - Combined Leak-Tester and Vacuum Headspace Analyser at Pack Expo Chicago
Bonfiglioli Pharma Machinery - New Semi-Automatic Leak Tester for Blister Packs - LF-BLI
Bonfiglioli Pharma Machinery - PK-V-Vis Combi Leak
Center for Professional Innovation & Education - CfPIE Announces Public Course Schedule for 2008 - 2009
Containment Service Providers - New Liner Tie System Combines Ease of Operation and High Containment
Lomapharm® - Lomapharm at CPhI Worldwide 2008, Messe Frankfurt, Germany, 30 September - 2 October
Metastorm - Metastorm Meets GAMP 4.0 Guidelines
Miltenyi Biotec - autoMACS™ Pro Separator - Setting the Standard in Automated Cell Separation
Novasep - Novasep Has Extended its Custom Chiral Separation Capabilities to Offer Optimized and Efficient Purification Solutions to its Life Science Customers
Perfecseal - Expansion Plans for Perfecseal
Perfecseal - Perfecseal Launches New Website
Pierre Fabre Medicament - Active Ingredients Division - Supercritical Fluids Division: Exhibitor at AAPS Atlanta 2008
Presspart Manufacturing - Spanish Acquisition for Presspart
Sartorius Group - Sartorius Stedim Biotech Acquires Wave Biotech
Schenck Process - INTECONT® Opus Offers User Friendliness and Precision
Whitehouse Scientific - Whitehouse Scientific Launches New Opaque Size Standards at PSA 2008
Allegheny Bradford Corp
Events
Effective Laboratory Safety Management, , Malvern, PA, USA.
Medical Devices: EU Directives, Guidance, CE Marking and ISO Standard Certifications, , Malvern, PA, USA.
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