Current Context : India’s first active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) fermentation unit at Plassra in Nalagarh of Solan district  has commenced large-scale production.

• Set up under the centrally-sponsored production linked incentive (PLI) scheme,
• Objective: To boost domestic API production and reduce dependence on imports.

PRODUCTION:

• Initial Yield: Achieved up to 6.5% yield in the initial months of operation.
• Annual Production Capacity: Planned to produce 400 tonnes of potassium clavulanate API annually.
• Supply: The unit is supplying APIs to states such as Gujarat and Uttarakhand.

ABOUT ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENT (API)

• API is the biologically active component of a drug product (tablet, capsule, cream, injectable) that produces the intended effects on the body to treat a condition.
• APIs are produced by processing chemical compounds.