Official NAICS record
32541
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) manufacturing biological and medicinal products; (2) processing (i.e., grading, grinding, and milling) botanical drugs and herbs; (3) isolating active medicinal principals from botanical drugs and herbs; and (4) manufacturing pharmaceutical products intended for internal and external consumption in such forms as ampoules, tablets, capsules, vials, ointments, powders, solutions, and suspensions.
Why it matches
- Matches the official 2022 NAICS title and hierarchy
- Uses the Census Bureau definition as the grounding source
- Maps to the naics industry level of the classification
Source and version
Edition2022 NAICSPublisherU.S. Census BureauVersionnaics-2022-9ccc85f7be7d786a-n1Official source2022 NAICS manual