Introduction to Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
API- active Pharmaceutical ingredient is an active part of pharmaceutical drug or pesticide. In most of drugs, there are usually two different kind of chemical ingredients, One is inert part of drug called excepient and another is active ingredient called API. For any disease, the remedy is chosen based upon the type of active ingredient used in it. Sometimes active pharmaceutical ingredients need cofactors in order to achieve particular effects on body. In such cases, ingredients need to be combined with other active ingredients as they are efficient only when combined with some particular elements. Sometimes the mixing up of multiple different APIs can create unwanted conflicts and side-effects on patients body too. In herbal medicines, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients are made up by combining several different substances which work as an API when mixed perfectly together. There are several different & standard methods for calculating relative strength of various APIs inside the drug. These methods vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. Unless & untill the proper amount of active pharmaceutical ingredients in mixed up within medicine, it won't be as efficient as it was supposed to be ideally. Chlorhexidine digluconate solution, Cetylpyridinium chloride & cetrimide are most popularly used Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients which you will know about in the further portion of this document.
Cetrimides: Cetrimides have great antiseptic properties which makes them widely used in skin injuries like minor burns, cuts, grazes, nappy rash etc. Having effective anti-fungal & anti bacterial characteristics, it is used in anti-infection creams & powders. However cetrimide doesn't produce side effects on patients, patients with allergic nature can suffer from hypersensitivity reactions due to it. Cetrimide is also used as an ingredient of shampoo and antiseptics to treat