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Teva Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients

Teva Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Teva Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients rather than just read about it. In short: Teva API is an international pharmaceutical company headquartered in Israel. Teva API is a stand-alone business unit of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries limited, the largest generic drug manufacturer in the world and one of the 15 largest pharmaceutical companies worldwide.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Teva API is an international pharmaceutical company headquartered in Israel. Teva API is a stand-alone business unit of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries limited, the largest generic drug manufacturer in the world and one of the 15 largest pharmaceutical companies worldwide. On top of supplying a major share of Teva's own needs, the Teva API division is an active competitor in world markets, investing both in the development of new products, manufacturing processes and in the upgrading of production facilities. In 2014, Teva API's sales to third parties totaled $724 million. In recent years growth occurred in all of Teva API's principal geographical markets: North America, Europe and International.

History At the heart of the API division is the Israel-based Teva-Tech, formerly known as the Asia and Plantex plants which manufacture, develop and market raw materials for pharmaceuticals.

Acquisitions Teva api has grown by acquiring manufacturing and development facilities around the world. Today, Teva api operates 21 plants and sales offices worldwide. Major Teva api's acquisitions:

2011 – Teva Acquisition of Theramex in Monaco Teva api 2008 Acquisitions December 2008 – Teva Acquisition of Barr-Pliva in Croatia July 2008 – Teva Acquisition of Bentley in Spain April 2008 – Teva api Acquisition of Archimica in Puerto Rico Acquisitions & Foundations since the 1990s 2006 – Acquisition of Wanma in China 2006 – Acquisition of Ivax Corporation 2004 – Acquisition of Sicor API in Italy, Mexico and Switzerland 2003 – Acquisition of RDL in India 2002 – Acquisition of PFC in Italy 1996 – Acquisition of BIOCRAFT in Missouri (US) 1995 – Foundation of TEVA-TECH in Israel 1995 – Acquisition of ICI in Italy & BIOGAL in Hungary 1991 – Acquisition of PROSINTEX in Italy

Facilities

Research and development The R&D group at teva api consists of a team of over 760 top scientists located in 7 development centers worldwide: A large center in Israel (synthetic products and peptides), a large center in Hungary (fermentation and semi-synthetic products), and a facility in India and additional sites in Italy, Croatia, Mexico and the Czech Republic (development of high potency API). teva api's R&D focuses on the development of processes for the manufacturing of API, including intermediates, chemical and biological (fermentation), which are of interest to the generic drug industry, as well as Teva's proprietary drugs. The API R&D division also seeks methods to continuously reduce API production costs, enabling teva api to improve its cost structure.

Manufacturing and technology Teva has 15 API production facilities located in Israel, Hungary, Italy, the U.S., the Czech Republic, India, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Monaco, China and Croatia. TAPI's holds expertise in a variety of production technologies, including chemical synthesis, semi-synthetic fermentation, enzymatic synthesis, high potent manufacturing, plant extract technology, synthetic peptides, vitamin D derivatives and prostaglandins. Also, its advanced technology and expertise in the field of solid state particle technology enables it to meet specifications for particle size distribution (PSD), bulk density, specific surface area, polymorphism, as well as other characteristics. Teva's API facilities meet all applicable current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) requirements under U.S., European, Japanese, and other applicable quality standards. In some of the products that are sold in the U.S., TAPI utilizes controlled substances and therefore must meet the requirements of the Controlled Substances Act and the related regulations administered by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Products Teva api produces approximately 400 active pharmaceutical ingredients covering a wide range of products, including respiratory, cardiovascular, anti-cholesterol, central nervous system, dermatological, hormones, anti-inflammatory, oncology, immunosuppressants and muscle relaxants. Its API intellectual property portfolio includes over 1,200 granted patents and pending applications worldwide.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Teva Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Teva Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Teva Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Teva Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Teva Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients

In research: Teva Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Teva Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Teva Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Companies based in Petah Tikva, Israeli brands, Life sciences industry, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Teva Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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