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Are Your Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients up to FDA Standard?

Are Your Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients up to FDA Standard?

An active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) is a substance, or a mixture of ingredients, combined in the manufacture of a pharmaceutical or drug. Active pharmaceutical ingredients directly impact disease. Their pharmacological activity plays a direct role in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease. Active pharmaceutical ingredients affect the structure and function of the human body. Inactive ingredients in a pharmaceutical may be referred to as "bulk pharmaceutical chemicals (BPCs)." The term active pharmaceutical ingredient may refer to an active chemical within an FDA-regulated drug, or API might mean the entire drug with its active and inactive ingredients. 

Highly Regulated Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients 

While pharmaceuticals are highly regulated in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration, they are manufactured and sold with a primary Standard Industrial Code (SIC) and a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code which identifies the manufacturer of the product and helps businesses and their governments measure their economic growth the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Since 1990, the International Council for Harmonization (ICH) established the FDA technical regulations necessary for the manufacture, labeling, and exportation of pharmaceuticals for use in and on humans. 

Good Manufacturing Practices 

 

The FDA's Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMPs) for ensuring pharmaceutical quality are designed to adhere to the proper safety standards. Aspects of the manufacturing GMPS require active pharmaceutical ingredients to be manufactured with pharmaceutical-grade process equipment in a sterile environment. Pharmaceutical-grade industrial mixers and impellers play a vital role in the pharmaceutical process. 

Active pharmaceutical ingredients are: 

Biochemically created 

Extracted from a plant or animal 

Fermented in a sterile environment 

Non-sterile inorganic mineral 

Sterile intermediate 

Synthesized chemically 

Laboratory created 

Purified plant or animal material 

 

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