Pharmaceutical

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The pharmaceutical manufacturing sector consists of establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following:

1. Manufacturing biological and medical products;
2. Processing botanical drugs and herbs;
3. Isolating active medical principles from botanical drugs and herbs;
4. Manufacturing pharmaceutical products intended for internal and external consumption in such forms as tablets, capsules, ointments, powders and solutions. The Department of Commerce formerly classified this industry under the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification code 283; the sector is now classified under the 1997 North American Industry Classification System as 3254.