Overview and classification of pharmaceutical intermediates

Summary
Pharmaceutical intermediates are actually some chemical raw materials or chemical products used in the pharmaceutical synthesis process. This chemical product can be produced in ordinary chemical plants without a drug production license. As long as it reaches some levels, it can be used for drug synthesis.

Pharmaceutical intermediates are the main active ingredients of medicine, roughly equivalent to semi-finished products. They belong to the crude products of multi-stage process and treated by a certain process, that is, they are also industrial materials, not final products.

In terms of the market concept, this kind of thing is not suitable for retail packaging, and it has not obtained the marketing license, and cannot be used for end use. It can only be bought as raw materials between enterprises.

Classification
According to the purpose and function, there are the following categories:

1. Antibiotic Drug Intermediates

2. Intermediate of antipyretic and analgesic drugs

3. Intermediates of chemotherapeutic drugs

4. Cardiovascular system drug intermediate

5. Antineoplastic intermediate