All pharmaceutical companies follow set standards when producing medicines and other pharmaceutical products. These standards determine the overall product quality and cover everything including style, origin, indulgence, manufacture, packaging, modification, storage, and freeing. Today, let’s zero in on the active pharmaceutical ingredient. What is it and what do you know about it. 1. Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Meaning The active pharmaceutical ingredient or API is a common term in the pharmaceutical industry used to refer to the active component of a drug (capsule, tablet, syrup) that is biologically active. Apart from API, the other components that make up a drug are referred to as excipients and typically act as a medium…