Dependence also for ibuprofen and paracetamol

epa07592272 People work in Hengrui Medicine research laboratory in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China, 21 May 2019.
Town of Lianyungang hosts two large scale but essentially different medical and pharmaceutics companies.
Differences between Western medicine and Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) are various such as approaches to the patient exams and medical prescriptions. The Western approach clearly divides the health from the disease, yet TCM approach considers health as a balanced state vs disease as an unbalanced state.
Hengrui Medicine company specializes in anti-tumor research and it is the largest producer of cancer related drugs in China. It was 64th on Forbes 2018 list of world's most innovative companies. Companies most famous drug is Docetaxel witch can be used for prostate and adaptive breast cancer, and it's approved by FDA of US. Another medicine is called Cyclophosphamide with great effects on lymphoma leukemia and multiple melanoma. Company clams this drug take about half of the US market share.
Kanion Pharmaceutical is has the largest intelligent line of traditional Chinese herbal medicine extraction in China. Company has the largest number of innovation patents in Chinese medicine industry. TCM or Traditional Chinese Medicine is one of the oldest healing systems on the planet. Includes herbal medicine, dietary therapy, acupuncture, massage and exercise. It stimulates the body's own healing mechanism and takes into account all aspects of patient's life, rather then just several obvious signs of symptoms.
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Many pharmaceuticals and their active ingredients, like ibuprofen or paracetamol, nowadays come from China or India. This makes Germany dependent in this area as well – and is a problem if supply chains become disrupted.

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Last updated: 24. July 2025

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