API and KSM

•Active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), is biologically active component of a drug product (e.g. tablet, capsule).  

•70% of India’s API imports are imported from China. 

 

•KSM (key starting material) are the building block for the API.  

▪️The Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) is the part of any drug that produces its effects. Some drugs, such as combination therapies, have multiple active ingredients to treat different symptoms or act in different ways.

▪️APIs, also called bulk drugs, are significant ingredients in the manufacture of drugs. The Hubei province of China is the hub of the API manufacturing industry.

▪️Raw material vs API: API and raw material are often confused due to the similar usage of the two terms. Raw material refers to chemical compounds that are used as a base to make an API.