Green Pharmaceutical Chemistry for the Sustainability

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Theerasak Rojanarata

Abstract

As a result of current environmental crises, the awareness and cooperation from all sectors are neededto help prevent and solve the problems. In pharmaceutical chemistry discipline, attempts have been madeto use the processes with the least adverse impacts on the environment. In this article, an overview of the“6-R” approach applicable to the development of greener methodologies for drug synthesis and analysisis presented and the paradigms of works are illustrated. It is also anticipated that the article will create theenvironmental conscience and promote the social responsibility for the development and use of eco-friendlierprocesses, leading to the sustainability.

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Rojanarata, T. (2013). Green Pharmaceutical Chemistry for the Sustainability. Science, Engineering and Health Studies, 6(1), 7–13. https://doi.org/10.14456/sustj.2012.1
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