• D Pavitra

Generally the pharmaceutical industry will focus on the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and its therapeutic action, but increasingly the attention is turning towards the “inactive” part of formulations: excipients and carriers. Excipients are the non-active ingredients in pharmaceutical formulations, such as binders, fillers, coatings, stabilisers, carriers, etc. These components may constitute a substantial portion of the product mass and life-cycle footprint. The drive for sustainability will reduce resource use, lower environmental impact, travel towards safer life disposal and will give rise to new approaches in formulation science. This can be achieved by using green excipients (i.e., excipients derived from renewable resources and/or processed by more sustainable routes) and biodegradable carriers (delivery systems engineered to degrade into benign end-products rather than persisting). This article explores materials, benefits, challenges, and directions in this evolving field.

Green Excipients, Biodegradable, carriers, Sustainable, biopolymers

"PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE PHARMACEUTICS USING GREEN EXCIPIENTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 11, page no.a22-a26, November-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2511003.pdf

"PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE PHARMACEUTICS USING GREEN EXCIPIENTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 11, page no. ppa22-a26, November-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2511003.pdf