CPhI: DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals to build Atorvastatin facility in India

DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals (DSP; Singapore), the former DSM Anti-Infectives business, says that it is planning to build production capacity for manufacturing the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) for atorvastatin, the generic version of cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor, at DSP’s existing production facility at Toansa, India. Pfizer’s Lipitor has been the top-selling drug worldwide. DSP says it is also considering manufacturing the finished dosage form of atorvastatin. “[Atorvastatin] will be an important business for the company and...

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