Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products
ISIC Code 2100 — Class
≈ Partial correspondence — this ISIC code spans multiple NACE classes. In NACE Rev. 2.1 the activity is subdivided at a finer level than in ISIC Rev. 4.
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ISIC 2100 corresponds to NACE 21.10 ≈ and NACE 21.20 ≈ in the European NACE Rev. 2.1 classification. This ISIC class maps to multiple NACE classes because NACE subdivides the activity at a finer level.
About partial correspondence: A “≈” symbol indicates an imperfect mapping. The ISIC and NACE codes do not share identical boundaries — activities covered here may partially overlap with adjacent classes in the other system.
Explanatory Notes
This class includes:
- manufacture of medicinal active substances to be used for their pharmacological properties in the manufacture of medicaments: antibiotics, basic vitamins, salicylic and O-acetylsalicylic acids etc.
- processing of blood
- manufacture of medicaments:
- antisera and other blood fractions
- vaccines
- diverse medicaments, including homeopathic preparations
- manufacture of chemical contraceptive products for external use and hormonal contraceptive medicaments
- manufacture of medical diagnostic preparations, including pregnancy tests
- manufacture of radioactive in-vivo diagnostic substances
- manufacture of biotech pharmaceuticals
This class also includes:
- manufacture of chemically pure sugars
- processing of glands and manufacture of extracts of glands etc.
- manufacture of medical impregnated wadding, gauze, bandages, dressings etc.
- preparation of botanical products (grinding, grading, milling) for pharmaceutical use