What is API in medicine?

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients i.e., API refers to an active ingredient that is contained in the medication. For instance, the active ingredient for relieving pain is incorporated in the painkiller. It is called API.

What is the difference between generic and patented drugs?

The drug which is protected by patent is a branded drug (Patent Medicine) and the drug which is a copy of branded drug and is equivalent in terms of safety, efficacy, dosage and use is called a generic drug.

What is the difference between branded generic and generic?

While brand name drug refers to the name giving by the producing company, generic drug refers to a drug produced after the active ingredient of the brand name drug. Generic drugs will, however, be sold under different brand names, but will contain the same active ingredients as the brand-name drug.

What is a generic API?

Generic APIs (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients) contain the same chemical substance as a drug that was originally protected by chemical patents. While an excipient can be any common substance, such as mineral oil or lactose, the APIs are what make the medication exhibit its fundamental properties.

Are generic drugs patented?

Generic drugs are approved only after a rigorous review by FDA and after a set period of time that the brand product has been on the market exclusively. This is because new drugs, like other new products, are usually protected by patents that prohibit others from making and selling copies of the same drug.

What is meant by branded generics?

Branded generics are generic drugs that have been given a proprietary market name. The branded drug Trimox is also sold as the generic called amoxicillin. Branded generics, however, are given names to drive recognition and promote consumer loyalty. For example, Cryselle is a branded generic contraceptive pill.

What is API procurement?

March 26th, 2020. The acronym API stands for Application Programming Interface. An API is essentially an interface that enables applications to communicate with one another.

What is API manufacturing in pharma?

In the pharmaceutical industry, a widely used term is “API”, which means Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient and refers to the ingredients or active pharmaceutical substances that can eventually be converted into a medicine.

What is API and formulation?

APIs denote the dosage in a drug, or in other words the key chemicals that make the drug work, while finished formulation is the process in which different chemicals, including the active ingredient, are mixed in specified ratios to produce a specific drug.