Summary - Canadian Industry Statistics

Definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing drugs, medicines and related products for human or animal use. Establishments in this industry may undertake one or more of several processes, including basic processes, such as chemical synthesis, fermentation, distillation and solvent extraction; grading, grinding and milling; and packaging in forms suitable for internal and external use, such as tablets, vials, ampoules and ointments.

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  Example Activities:
  Acetylsalicylic acid, manufacturing
  Agar culture media, manufacturing
  Agar-agar grinding, manufacturing
  Amphetamines, uncompounded, manufacturing
  Analgesic preparations, manufacturing
  Anesthetic preparations, manufacturing
  Anesthetics, uncompounded, manufacturing
  Antibacterial preparations, manufacturing
  Antibiotics (including veterinary), manufacturing
  Antihistamine preparations, manufacturing
  Antiseptic preparations, manufacturing
  Bacterial vaccines, manufacturing
  Barbiturate preparations, manufacturing
  Barbiturates, uncompounded, manufacturing
  Birth control pills, manufacturing
  Blood derivatives, manufacturing
  Blood glucose test kits, manufacturing
  Cardiac preparations, manufacturing
  Cephalosporin, uncompounded, manufacturing
  Cold remedies, manufacturing
  Contact lens solutions, manufacturing
  Contraceptive preparations, manufacturing
  Cortisone, uncompounded, manufacturing
  Cough medicines, manufacturing
  Culture media, manufacturing
  Diagnostic biological preparations, manufacturing
  Diagnostic substances, in-vitro, manufacturing
  Digestive system preparations, manufacturing
  Digitoxin, uncompounded, manufacturing
  Diuretic preparations, manufacturing
  Endocrine products, uncompounded, manufacturing
  Enzyme proteins (i.e., basic synthetic chemicals), pharmaceutical use, manufacturing
  Eye and ear preparations, manufacturing
  Fish liver oils, medicinal, uncompounded, manufacturing
  Glandular derivatives, uncompounded, manufacturing
  Glandular medicinal preparations, manufacturing
  Glycosides, uncompounded, manufacturing
  Grinding and milling botanicals (i.e., for medicinal use)
  Hematology in-vivo diagnostic substances, manufacturing
  Hematology products (except diagnostic substances), manufacturing
  Herb grinding and milling (i.e., for medicinal use)
  HIV test kits, manufacturing
  Hormone in-vitro diagnostic substances, manufacturing
  Hormones and derivatives, uncompounded, manufacturing
  Insulin preparations, manufacturing
  Insulin, uncompounded, manufacturing
  In-vitro diagnostic substances, manufacturing
  In-vivo diagnostic substances, manufacturing
  Laxative preparations, manufacturing
  Medicinal chemicals, uncompounded, manufacturing
  Nicotine and derivatives (i.e., basic chemicals), manufacturing
  Nuclear medicine (e.g., radioactive isotopes) preparations, manufacturing
  Nutraceuticals, botanical based, manufacturing
  Oils, vegetable and animal, medicinal, uncompounded, manufacturing
  Opium and opium derivatives (i.e., basic chemicals), manufacturing
  Oral contraceptive preparations, manufacturing
  Patent medicine preparations, manufacturing
  Penicillin preparations, manufacturing
  Penicillin, uncompounded, manufacturing
  Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets), manufacturing
  Pituitary gland derivatives, uncompounded, manufacturing
  Pregnancy test kits, manufacturing
  Radioactive in-vivo diagnostic substances, manufacturing
  Salicylic acid, medicinal, uncompounded, manufacturing
  Sedative preparations, manufacturing
  Sodium chloride pharmaceutical preparations, manufacturing
  Steroids, uncompounded, manufacturing
  Sulpha drugs, uncompounded, manufacturing
  Tetracycline, uncompounded, manufacturing
  Toxoids (e.g., diphtheria, tetanus), manufacturing
  Tranquilizer preparations

  Exclusions

  Establishments primarily engaged in:
  manufacturing basic chemicals requiring further processing or formulation before use as agriculture
  chemicals (see 3251 Basic chemical manufacturing)
  manufacturing agricultural lime products (see 327410 Lime manufacturing)