India, March 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API)
Biopharmaceuticals, or biologics, include products such as vaccines, therapeutic proteins, blood components and tissues. They are derived from living sources and are more complex than chemically synthesised small molecule drugs. Biosimilars are follow on versions of approved biologic medicines developed with reference to an originator product.
A substance used in the manufacture of a medicinal product that becomes the active ingredient of the final drug. It provides the pharmacological effect or direct therapeutic action in the diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease.
Drug Intermediate (DI)
A material formed during the intermed...