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The types of raw materials in the pharmaceutical industry are diverse, including chemical synthesis drugs, natural drugs, biotechnology drugs, intermediates and radiopharmaceuticals, and each type has its own unique source, production method and application area. Here’s the breakdown:

1. Chemical synthesis drugs

Definition: A drug synthesized by chemical methods, such as aspirin and sulfonamides.

Features: Curative effect is fast, but it may be accompanied by side effects.

Application: Widely used in anti-infection, analgesia, antipyretic analgesia and other fields.

Market Trends: Chempharma is a major segment of the pharmaceutical market, which continues to grow with patent expirations and government initiatives.

2. Natural medicine

Source: plants, animals, minerals and other nature.

Features: Complex ingredients, may contain a variety of pharmacological activities.

Application: Traditional Chinese medicine, health care products, food, etc.

Market trends: With increasing health awareness, natural medicine market demand is growing, but facing standardization and quality control challenges.

3. Biotechnology drugs

Definition: Drugs produced from an organism or its components, such as monoclonal antibodies, recombinant proteins.

Features: High technical barriers, long research and development cycle.

Application: cancer treatment, anemia and other specialized treatment.

Market trends: The size of the biopharmaceutical market is growing rapidly, and China’s share in the global market is increasing.

4. Intermediates

Definition: An intermediate product in the process of synthesizing API (active pharmaceutical ingredient).

Features: The key link between the basic chemical and the final API.

Application: Production of antibiotics, antipyretic and analgesic drugs.

Market trend: The global pharmaceutical intermediates market has shifted to China, promoting the rapid development of the industry.

5. Radiopharmaceuticals

Definition: Contains radionuclides and is used in medical diagnosis and treatment.

Features: strong targeting, integrated diagnosis and treatment.

Application: tumor diagnosis and treatment, heart disease diagnosis.

Market trend: The domestic nuclear drug market is growing rapidly, but it faces the challenge of relying on imports of upstream raw materials.

6. Other important raw materials

Excipients, such as solvents and carriers, used for forming and stabilizing pharmaceutical preparations.

Packaging materials: such as plastic, glass, for the protection and transportation of drugs.

Summary of market trends

Global transfer: China has become the world’s largest API producer, accounting for 30% of the world’s production capacity.

Growing demand: Increased demand for specialty apis (such as anti-tumor drugs) and technological innovations (such as genetic engineering).

Environmental pressure: Policies promote green production, and enterprises adopt environmental protection technologies such as biocatalysis.

The types of pharmaceutical raw materials are diverse and the application areas are wide, and the market trends show that specialty apis and technological innovations become key. As global demand grows and environmental requirements increase, the pharmaceutical industry needs to continuously optimize its supply chain and manufacturing processes to meet future challenges.