| Pharmaceutical manufacturing undergoes a series of | | | | to generate out products that can be used as |
| steps to manufacture a single medicine. The entire | | | | pharmaceutical products in several healthcare units |
| production process is complete when all the steps | | | | for the administration of sufferers suffering from |
| are properly completed. These steps are design | | | | various health disorders. |
| conception, development, withdrawal, processing, | | | | The final pharmaceutical products are in various |
| refinement, packaging, delivery and storage. | | | | forms including solid, semi-solid and aqueous forms. |
| Pharmaceutical manufacturing plants undergo this | | | | Some of the common solid forms are capsules, |
| hierarchy of steps to produce essential medicines and | | | | tablets, ointments, creams etc. Liquid pharmaceuticals |
| other pharmaceutical products. | | | | are available in forms like gels, solutions, suspensions, |
| The entire procedure of pharmaceutical | | | | emulsions and injectables. There are various inhalable |
| manufacturing can be divided into two major units. | | | | products and aerosols also that contain |
| The first one is called as primary processing stage | | | | chlorofluorocarbons and butane and are exclusively |
| that involves the manufacture of active drug | | | | for external use only. |
| ingredients. This step also includes several research | | | | The major manufactured drugs include vitamins, |
| facilities which are done by skilled and talented | | | | antibiotics, various synthetic hormones and drugs, |
| pharmaceutical engineers to provide efficient | | | | glandular products, vaccines and other pharmaceutical |
| pharmaceutical ingredients. | | | | products. These plants also manufacture the safety |
| The second unit is called secondary processing stage | | | | and dressing materials, safety equipments that |
| which mainly deals with conversion of active | | | | ensure the complete safety of the workers engaged |
| pharmaceutical ingredients into desired medicines. | | | | in these plants. |
| Hence, this step includes final drug processing steps | | | | |