Drugs are manufactured under stringent conditions to maintain consistency and minimize the risk of contamination.
All drugs are made up of two core components:
The API is the central ingredient. APIs are produced from raw materials with a specified strength and chemical concentration.
The excipient includes substances other than the drug that help deliver the medication to your system.
Excipients are chemically inactive substances such as binders, preservatives, and artificial dyes that give the pill its color. Some of these materials are used to help the medication remain stable and to control absorption when you take the drug. Excipients like gluten, lactose, sugar, and some dyes can cause allergic reactions in some people.2
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires equivalency testing for generic drugs to ensure that they are of the same potency as the brand versions.3 Some generic drugs may contain different excipients than the brand versions, but many generics are identical to them.
Where Are APIs Made?
Other than the U.S., the largest API manufacturers are located in Asia, particularly in India and China, according to the FDA.4
U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Safeguarding pharmaceutical supply chains in a global economy.
Typically, the pharmaceutical company that produces a medication will use its own country’s safety measures when producing the final product.
If you want to be sure that your medication is approved in your home country, it’s important that you obtain your medications from a reputable retailer.
Wisdom Drugs Co .,Ltd was founded in Sep. 2011 whose headquarter located in Changzhou Creative Industry Park, having a branch in India. The company’s R&D center is engaged in not only the process development of APIs, intermediates, poly-peptide compounds and heterocyclic compounds,but also the optimization and production. We are devoted to the synthesis customization and the technology transfer, enabling compounds to be scaled from laboratory to commercial to meet the requirements of different customers.
