India to be self-sufficient in API production in next 2 years

India will be self-sufficient in the production of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Key Starting materials to reduce import dependency and attain drug security in next two years as reported by Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister DV Sadananda Gowda.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

Key-Point

Active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), is the term used to refer to the biologically active component of a drug product (e.g. tablet, capsule).

Drug products are usually composed of several components. The aforementioned API is the primary ingredient. Other ingredients are commonly known as “excipients” and these substances are always required to be biologically safe, often making up a variable fraction of the drug product.

The procedure for optimizing and compositing this mixture of components used in the drug is known as “formulation.”

China controls 55% of API space in the world. With China facing quality issues, India can take a lead and plan big for exports.