Active　pharmaceutical　ingredients　(APIs),　despite　their　beneficial　effects　on　human　or　animal　health,　have　emerged　as　an　environmental　unwanted　material　due　to　their　excessive　use　and　subsequent　release　into　the　aquatic　environment　causing　deleterious　effects　in　organisms.　Effective　strategies　for　the　removal　of　APIs　are　therefore　the　need　of　the　day　as　the　existing　strategies　are　not　efficient.　The　application　of　photochemical　treatments,　namely　heterogeneous　photocatalysis　for　the　removal　of　the　APIs　in　water　is　one　of　the　effective　methods.　In　this　respect,　we　have　prepared　manganese　oxide/cobalt　oxide　photocatalyst　which　has　emerged　as　effective　treatment　methodology　for　pharmaceutical　removal.　The　photocatalyst　was　prepared　though　sol-gel　method　and　then　characterized　using　field　emission　scanning　electron　microscopy,　X-ray　diffraction,　Brunner-Emmitt-Teller　analysis,　thermogravimetric　analysis　and　diffuse　reflectance　spectroscopy.　The　photocatalyst　was　used　to　degrade　the　antibiotic　(ciprofloxacin).　Both　photolysis　of　antibiotic　without　any　catalyst　under　sun　light　and　photocatalysis　in　the　presence　of　catalyst　were　studied　and　compared.　Catalysis　was　performed　under　different　experimental　conditions　such　as　pH,　antibiotic　concentration,　and　catalyst　dosage　and　were　optimized.　The　photocatalysis　(k　=　7.9　x　10(-2)　min(-1))　was　found　to　greater　than　the　photolysis　(k　=　3.8　x　10(-3)　min(-1))　indicating　the　catalytic　activity　of　the　prepared　photocatalyst.