Pharmaceutical Industry

Water is a key element for numerous pharmaceutical and life sciences processes. As a raw material, water is used in processing, formulation and manufacturing various pharmaceutical products and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API). Most industries rely majorly on surface water and groundwater sources for their pharmaceutical purposes. In its natural state, water from these sources is not free from contamination and needs to be purified before industries use it for pharmaceutical purposes.

This process of water purification involves distillation and deionization that reduces the concentration of contaminated particles, parasites, bacteria, algae, viruses, and fungi. It is imperative that water is treated using proper procedures to ensure its purity.

Depending on the route of administration of the pharmaceutical product, different pharmaceutical water systems quality are required. Based on water quality, below are different types of water used for pharmaceutical purposes.