Tata Chemicals, the country’s leading producer of soda ash and sodium bicarbonate, has launched Medikarb, India’s first branded pharmaceutical grade sodium bicarbonate, used as pharma ingredient and formulation manufacturing.
It will be manufactured in most modern FDA-certified facilities that are compliant with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) standards to ensure highest quality product conforming to the Indian Pharmacopoeia specifications.
Sanjiv Lal, Chief Operating Officer, India Chemicals Operations, Tata Chemicals, said the branded sodium bicarbonate is suitable for use as an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient and in pharma formulations. It will be available through the company’s distributor network, he added.
With an annual capacity of 100,000 tonne in India, Tata Chemicas also has two other brands Sodakarb, customised for use as a food additive and Alkakarb, for use in animal feed.