Shijiazhuang Sihua Pharmaceutical Group’s Guolong Pharmaceutical Receives Approval for Upadacitinib API


发布时间:2026-03-30

【概要描述】 On March 30, the upadacitinib API developed by Hebei Guolong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Shijiazhuang Sihua Pharmaceutical Group, successfully changed its registration status to “A” at the Center for Drug Evaluation of the National Medical Products Administration, thereby qualifying as an API for use in marketed dosage forms. This marks the eighth specialized API product approved by the Group this year.
On March 30, the upadacitinib API developed by Hebei Guolong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Shijiazhuang Sihua Pharmaceutical Group, successfully changed its registration status to “A” at the Center for Drug Evaluation of the National Medical Products Administration, thereby qualifying as an API intended for use in marketed dosage forms. This marks the eighth new specialty API product approved by the Group this year.
According to available information, upadacitinib is a JAK-1 inhibitor indicated for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn’s disease, as well as atopic dermatitis, psoriatic arthritis, ulcerative colitis, giant cell arteritis, and other conditions.
In recent years, the Group has continuously deepened its innovative “API + Formulation” strategy, and to date it boasts 99 API products, including 45 under China Dragon Pharmaceutical. The proportion of specialty APIs has been steadily increasing, with products covering multiple therapeutic areas such as cardiovascular, anti-infective, neurological, and immunological indications, thereby continuously injecting new momentum into the Group’s integrated development of APIs and formulations.

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