What Are Pharma Intermediates and How Are Pharma Intermediates Classified?

1. What are pharma intermediates?

Pharma intermediates are fine chemical products in the production process from pharmaceutical chemical raw materials to raw materials or drugs. The synthesis of chemical drugs depends on high-quality pharma intermediates. Pharma intermediates can be produced in ordinary chemical plants without the need for a pharmaceutical production license. As long as they reach a certain level, they can be used for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals. After years of development, the chemical raw materials and intermediates required for pharmaceutical production can be matched. Moreover, due to abundant resources and low raw material prices, many intermediates have been produced in large quantities.

To shorten the time to market for patented drugs, many pharmaceutical companies are reducing R&D and production costs, maintaining good profit margins throughout the drug life cycle, and improving their operating efficiency. The company gradually shifts from a "vertical integration" business model to a "development and cooperation" business model, which professionally decomposes the research, development, and production of patented drugs. And they outsource the business to professional institutions such as pharmaceutical contract research companies, pharmaceutical customized R&D and production companies, that is, pharmaceutical customized R&D and production.

2. How to classify pharma intermediates products?

There are many types of pharma intermediates, which can be divided into antibiotics intermediates, antipyretic and analgesic intermediates, cardiovascular system pharma intermediates, and anti-cancer pharma intermediates according to application fields.

There are many types of specific pharma intermediates products, such as imidazole, furan, phenol intermediates, aromatic intermediates, pyrrole, pyridine, biochemical reagents, sulfur-containing intermediates, nitrogen-containing intermediates, halogen compounds, heterocyclic compounds, starch, mannitol, microcrystalline cellulose, lactose, dextrin, glycols, powdered sugar, inorganic salts, ethanol intermediates, stearates, amino acids, ethanolamines, potassium salts, sodium salts, and other intermediates, etc.