{"id":286190,"date":"2024-03-08T17:46:49","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T12:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=286190"},"modified":"2024-03-08T17:46:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T12:16:49","slug":"penicillin-g-manufacturing-to-restart-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/penicillin-g-manufacturing-to-restart-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Penicillin G manufacturing to restart in India"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>-This post on Penicillin G manufacturing in India<\/strong> has been created based on the article “India to restart Penicillin G manufacture: why was it stopped, what changed now<\/strong><\/a>” published in “The Indian Express<\/strong>” on 7 March 2024.<\/p>\n

Why in the news?<\/h2>\n

India has decided to resume the manufacturing of the common antibiotic Penicillin G after nearly 3 decades.<\/p>\n

About Penicillin G<\/h2>\n
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1) It is a medication used to manage and treat a wide range of infections. This is very effective against gram-positive and gram-negative<\/span> cocci bacterial infections. For Ex- Susceptible bacterial infections in the stomach.<\/p>\n

2) It is the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API)<\/span> used in manufacturing several common antibiotics.<\/p>\n

About Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients<\/h2>\n

Description<\/strong>– These are the active ingredients contained in a medicine. It is that part of the medicine that produces the intended therapeutic effects<\/span>. For\u00a0example, in a painkiller, the active ingredient relieves pain.<\/p>\n

Quantity<\/strong>– A Small amount<\/span> of the API is required to produce the effect, and so the medicine contains only the required amount of the API.<\/p>\n

Largest production<\/strong>– China<\/span> is one of the largest producers of Key Starting Material (KSM) and APIs in the world.<\/p>\n

Why did penicillin manufacturing stop in India?<\/h2>\n

1) It was phased out of production because of subsidy-driven cheaper Chinese<\/span> products flooding the market.<\/p>\n

2) The Drug Prices Control Order<\/span> ensured that more companies went for cheaper imported products. The Drug Prices Control Order regulates the price of essential medicines in India.<\/p>\n

What is a Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme?<\/h2>\n

Objective<\/strong>– To promote the domestic manufacturing<\/span> of APIs, drug intermediates and key starting materials (KSMs).<\/p>\n

Incentive<\/strong>– The scheme envisages support of 20% for first four years, 15% for fifth year, and 5% for sixth year on eligible sales of fermentation-based bulk drugs such as antibiotics, enzymes, and hormones such as insulin<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Implementation<\/strong>– The scheme will be implemented through a Project Management Agency<\/span> (PMA) to be nominated by the Department of Pharmaceuticals.<\/p>\n

NOTE<\/strong>– After PLI scheme, there has been a decline in the imports of APIs.<\/p>\n

Read more-Increasing Antimicrobial Resistance in India<\/a><\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus-Science & technology<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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