Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API), popularly speaking, are the raw materials of medicines, only pharmaceutical raw materials are processed into pharmaceutical preparations , can they become medicines available for clinical use, so drugs we usually eat are the finished drugs through processing. Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients based on its sources can be divided into two major categories ,including chemical synthetic drugs and natural chemical drugs. Chemical synthetic drugs can be divided into organic synthetic drugs and inorganic synthetic drugs. Inorganic synthetic drugs are inorganic compounds ( very few is element), such as aluminum hydroxide, magnesium trisilicate which are used for the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers ; organic synthetic drugs are mainly composed of drugs made by basic organic chemical raw materials, through a series of organic chemical reactions (such as aspirin, chloramphenicol, caffeine, etc.). Natural chemical drugs ,based on its sources,can be divided into two categories including biochemical drugs and plant chemical drugs. Antibiotics are generally made by the microbial fermentation, which belongs to the biochemistry category. A variety of semi-synthetic antibiotics occurs in recent years,which are biosynthesis and chemical synthesis combining products.Among active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, the organic synthetic drugs varieties, yields and values have the largest proportion,which are the main pillars of the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The quality of active Pharmaceutical Ingredients decides whether the formulation is good or bad , so its quality standards are very strict ,countries in the world have developed national pharmacopoeia standards and strict quality control methods for its widely used active Pharmaceutical ingredients.
Synthetic Method and Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution of 3,4-Difluorobenzonitrile
3,4-Difluorobenzonitrile is primarily used as a synthetic raw material for pharmaceuticals, dyes, and liquid crystal materials.
May 4,2026 APILevothyroxine: Standard Hormone Therapy for Hypothyroidism
Levothyroxine is a synthetic form of thyroxine used to treat hypothyroidism by replacing or supplementing deficient natural thyroid hormones.
May 4,2026 APISynhtesis and Polymerization properties of 1-Ethynyl-1-cyclohexanol
As a tertiary alcohol, 1-Ethynyl-1-cyclohexanol can be prepared via the nucleophilic addition reaction of ethynyl Grignard reagent with cyclohexanone.
May 3,2026 APIIndustrial Production and Chemical Properties of Methyl 4-chloropicolinate
Methyl 4-chloropicolinate can be prepared by the esterification reaction of the corresponding chlorinated pyridine carboxylic acid with methanol.
May 3,2026 APISynthesis and Biological Activity of 5-Methyluridine
5-Methyluridine is primarily used as a biochemical synthesis reagent and a fundamental raw material in medicinal chemistry.
May 1,2026 APIMarket Launch History and Pharmacological Effects of Florfenicol
Florfenicol is a new broad-spectrum veterinary antibacterial agent belonging to the chloramphenicol class, successfully developed in the late 1980s.
May 1,2026 APIClinical Treatment Case and Assay Method of Aluminium glycinate
Aluminium glycinate provides rapid and sustained buffering action, preventing gastric mucosal damage caused by gastric acid.
May 1,2026 APITrelagliptin Succinate: Long-Acting DPP-4 Inhibitor for Type 2 Diabetes
Trelagliptin succinate is a DPP-4 inhibitor for type 2 diabetes, it lowers blood glucose and HbA1c with good safety and shows consistent pharmacokinetics.
May 1,2026 APIDiatrizoate Sodium: Iodinated Contrast Agent and Environmental Behavior
Diatrizoate sodium is a widely used iodinated X-ray contrast agent and a validated stability-indicating HPLC method tracks its acidic degradation
May 1,2026 APIPeramivir Trihydrate: Potent Neuraminidase Inhibitor for Influenza
Peramivir trihydrate is a potent influenza neuraminidase inhibitor with lower IC50, and it shows good efficacy and safety in uncomplicated influenza.
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