Análise da implementação da logística reversa na indústria farmacêutica no Brasil

• Autor(a) principal: Barbosa, Felipe de Paula
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Tipo de documento: Trabalho de conclusão de curso
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/234917
• topic: Reverse logistics; Pharmaceutical industry; Solid waste; Expired medicines; Logística reversa; Indústria farmacêutica; Resíduos sólidos; Medicamentos vencidos; Medicamentos em desuso

The growth of the pharmaceutical industry in Brazil has brought a high rate of drug consumption and consequently a huge production of solid waste. Therefore, this paper intends to understand how reverse logistics of expired or disused drugs is carried out in Brazil. Decrees, resolutions, and laws were analyzed – mainly Law N°12.305/2010, the Law of the National Policy on Solid Waste – to understand who is responsible by its resolutions and the role of each one in the medicine reverse logistics chain. It was identified that Brazil has laws that encompass the entire production chain of medicines and that, if adhered, solve the problem of improper disposal of medicines. The country has about 3 thousand collection points and intends to reach up to 12 thousand points by September 2026. The increase in the number of collection points, attached with the dissemination of reverse logistics systems and the active participation of the population in these programs are the solutions to reduce the damage generated by the improper disposal of those products. Consequently, as a result of this paper, there is a path that aims at a more effective reverse logistics system. It was possible to conclude that few medicines are properly disposed of, compared to the amount of medicines consumed. Thus, this paper proposes a reverse logistics flowchart with the insertion of cashback as a way to increase the amount of waste disposed of properly. Using cashback systems will make sure that industries will use less raw material in its production, making its products costs less. With more waste disposed of properly, there will be also more effective recycling. This paper, therefore, contributes to those who seek to understand the main factors that affect the reverse logistics of medicines in Brazil and what can also be studied as improvement practices.