Pharmaceutical manufacturing industry refers to the industry in which raw materials become pharmaceutical products after physical or chemical changes. It covers seven categories: chemical drug raw drug manufacturing, chemical drug preparation manufacturing, traditional Chinese medicine tablet processing, traditional Chinese medicine manufacturing, veterinary drug manufacturing, biochemical and chemical products manufacturing and sanitary materials manufacturing. It belongs to high-tech industries (manufacturing Industry) Classification category. 

 This industry is an important basic field of the health system, involving the production of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, the research and development of veterinary drugs and the processing of sanitary materials. It is transforming into intelligent manufacturing and promoting the integration of digital production and supervision.