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English: API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient)

German translation: Aktiver pharmazeutischer Bestandteil (Wirkstoff)







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English term or phrase:API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient)
German translation:Aktiver pharmazeutischer Bestandteil (Wirkstoff)
Entered by:Anja Wojahn
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English to German translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals
English term or phrase: API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient)
Its superior low temperature properties and low sealing force make ABC an ideal choice for
applications such as sub-ambient API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient)
storage, vessel view port seals and gaskets for microfluidic applications.

aktiver pharmazeutischer Inhaltsstoff; bleibt die Abkürzung im Deutschen erhalten?
Anja Wojahn
Germany
Aktiver pharmazeutischer Bestandteil (Wirkstoff)
Explanation:
Glossary
... Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API), ... processing, or packaging of a drug, becomes an active ingredient or a ... Aktiver pharmazeutischer Bestandteil (Wirkstoff). ...
www.gempex.com/wegweiser/glossar_englisch.htm
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L. Russell Jones
Germany
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Vielen Dank!
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4 +2Aktiver pharmazeutischer Bestandteil (Wirkstoff)
L. Russell Jones
4arzneilich wirksamer Bestandteilconny


  

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api (active pharmaceutical ingredient) Aktiver pharmazeutischer Bestandteil (Wirkstoff)

Explanation:
Glossary
... Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API), ... processing, or packaging of a drug, becomes an active ingredient or a ... Aktiver pharmazeutischer Bestandteil (Wirkstoff). ...
www.gempex.com/wegweiser/glossar_englisch.htm


    Reference: http://www.gempex.com/wegweiser/glossar_englisch.htm
L. Russell Jones
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Vielen Dank!

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agree xxxT_Herrmann: yeah, Wirkstoff is it.
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arzneilich wirksamer Bestandteil

Explanation:
so heißt das wenigstens bei der Pharmafirma, für die ich öfter übersetze; soweit ich weiß, wird dafür keine Abkürzung verwendet;
evtl. hängt die Bezeichnung auch davon ab, in welchem Kontext (Herstellungserlaubnis, Zertifikat eines pharmazeutischen Produkts etc.) der Begriff verwendet wird


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