On Wednesday, Dr. Nadeem Jan, the federal minister for regulations, coordination, and national health services, officially opened a project at DrugPharma Chemicals to expand and renovate their production facility for active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). This is the second project in an effort to revive and energise domestic API production. Once the project is finished, Drugpharma’s production capacity will gradually expand from its current 52,000 litres to over 105,000 litres by the end of the year. Speaking, the federal minister stated that since APIs are a fundamental component of many types of medications, increasing domestic production of them will not only reduce reliance on API imports but also aid in lowering drug costs and enhancing the availability and quality of pharmaceutical ingredients.