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Hazards in Pharmaceutical Industry

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Essentials of Industrial Pharmacy

Part of the book series: AAPS Advances in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Series ((AAPS,volume 46))

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Pharmaceutical unit operations follow standard operating procedures (SOPs); however, there are still chances of multiple hazards that may occur either due to an accident or due to prolonged exposure to hazardous materials. Proper safety measures are needed to avoid any kind of hazard to all the personals and the property. This chapter presents the different industrial hazards that may damage to the product/property and the preventive measures against these hazards.

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  1. University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan

    Inzemam Khan

  2. Department of Pharmacy, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

    Syed Majid Shah

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Khan, I., Shah, S.M. (2022). Hazards in Pharmaceutical Industry. In: Khan, S.A. (eds) Essentials of Industrial Pharmacy. AAPS Advances in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Series, vol 46. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84977-1_12

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