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Use case · Supplier Discovery & Qualification · Trade-Validated API Suppliers v.04.2026 · refreshed weekly
Use cases Supplier Discovery & Qualification Trade-Validated API Suppliers
Supplier Discovery & Qualification Buyer view Data · FDA Type II DMF registerData · trade flows Live

Trade-Validated API Suppliers

Separate paper-only DMF holders from suppliers who actually ship. Trade-volume-validated cohort joined to active dossier and inspection class.

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Example output · ticagrelor, 2025 customs validation
9 Trade-validated ticagrelor suppliers · 2025 customs trace
n=9 suppliers · trade warehouse Indicative

Dr Reddy's leads the ticagrelor trade-validated cohort with $7.7M and 50 shipments in 2025, followed by MSN Life Sciences ($3.8M, 96 shipments) and Alkem ($2.6M). Of 46 active Type II DMFs across 38 holders, only 9 distinct suppliers actually shipped under their own name in 2025. The remaining 29 are paper-only at current observability.

# SupplierCountry2025 export USDShipmentsStatus
1 Dr Reddy's Laboratories IN · Hyderabad 50 shipments $7.7M NAI
2 MSN Life Sciences IN · Hyderabad 96 shipments $3.8M VAI
3 Alkem Laboratories IN · Mumbai 33 shipments $2.6M VAI
4 Teva Women's Health US · subsidiary 19 shipments $2.5M NAI
5 Micro Labs IN · Bengaluru 47 shipments $0.95M NAI
6 Annora Pharma IN · Hyderabad 22 shipments $0.78M VAI
7 USV Private Limited IN · Mumbai 24 shipments $0.65M VAI
8 Sun Pharmaceutical Industries IN · Mumbai 23 shipments $0.24M VAI
Trade-validated shippers
9
Paper-only DMF holders
29
Total lane value (2025)
$18.5M
NAI plant share
3 of 9
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How it works

molecule losartan origin IN destination BR
01

Pick a molecule.

Type the INN. The AI agent pulls every active DMF holder for the molecule from the FDA register.

0 HHI 0.42 1
computed · pre-joined · anonymised
02

The AI agent matches against trade.

Each holder is matched against customs export records for the molecule, latest year. Holders with zero shipments are flagged paper-only.

brief · cited
Lane concentration · structurally concentrated
HHI0.42
Top-3 share71%
Actionqualify second source
03

Save the validated cohort.

Citation-anchored brief with the real shippers ranked by USD and shipment count, alongside the paper-only segment.

Why a buyer runs it

Filter the dossier list to the suppliers who can actually ship.

Paper-only segment isolated.

Half a typical DMF cohort shows no current trade. They may be capable but they aren't the priority shortlist for an active RFQ.

Shipment count beats USD alone.

Total USD ranks volume, shipment count ranks consistency. A supplier with one $5M shipment is a different risk profile than one with fifty $100K shipments.

Inspection chip on every row.

Trade-validated supplier is the first filter; clean inspection is the second. The chip shows it inline without an extra query.

Weekly refresh.

Trade declarations refresh weekly. A holder moving from paper-only to active shipper surfaces on the next refresh.

What a real chat looks like

Type a molecule. The AI agent returns the trade-validated cohort.

A real chat thread in PharmaDB. Type a question, the AI agent runs the tools, the answer lands as a saveable note.

Trade-validated · ticagrelor
chat · saved 2 min ago
You
Show me trade-volume-validated suppliers vs paper-only DMF holders for ticagrelor. Rank by 2025 export USD and shipment count.
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Running tool pharmagraph_query
api_docs ⋈ company_trade_exports_by_molecule · ticagrelor · 2025
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Of 46 active Type II DMFs for ticagrelor across 38 distinct holders, only 9 shipped in 2025. Dr Reddy's, MSN Life Sciences, and Alkem hold 75% of the validated lane value. The remaining 29 are paper-only at current observability; they may have capacity but they aren't the shortlist for an active 2026 RFQ.
Ticagrelor real shippers · 2025
1 Dr Reddy's · $7.7M · NAI 50 shipments · 2 active DMFs · trade-validated
2 MSN Life Sciences · $3.8M · VAI 96 shipments · 2 active DMFs · trade-validated
3 Alkem · $2.6M · VAI 33 shipments · 1 active DMF · trade-validated
+6 more · open in PharmaDB
Cited api_docs 46 active DMFs company_trade_exports_by_molecule 2025 inspections last 3 cycles
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Manual workflow vs. PharmaDB.

Manual workflow
Excel · email · syndicated reports
  1. 01 Pull DMF holder list for the molecule 1-2 hr
  2. 02 Resolve holder names against customs counterparties 4-5 hr
  3. 03 Filter customs to molecule-matched shipments 2-3 hr
  4. 04 Aggregate USD and shipment count per supplier 1-2 hr
  5. 05 Cross-tag paper-only vs validated 1-2 hr
Total cycle time 1-2 days per molecule
PharmaDB
The AI agent · one query · cited
One query.
Pre-joined warehouse. DMF holders are pre-matched to global company entities and to molecule-attributed trade aggregates. The AI agent returns the validated cohort with citations.
Total cycle time Under a minute
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How thick the trade-validated cohort is, per molecule.

Twenty molecules · count of suppliers with non-zero molecule-attributed exports in 2025.

Sitagliptin deep
32 validated shippers
Apixaban adequate
24 validated shippers
Dapagliflozin adequate
22 validated shippers
Empagliflozin adequate
20 validated shippers
Sacubitril adequate
15 validated shippers
Ticagrelor adequate
9 validated shippers
Tirzepatide adequate
11 validated shippers
Linagliptin adequate
18 validated shippers
Valsartan adequate
19 validated shippers
Enzalutamide adequate
12 validated shippers
Olmesartan adequate
16 validated shippers
Tofacitinib adequate
8 validated shippers
Telmisartan adequate
21 validated shippers
Vortioxetine adequate
9 validated shippers
Abiraterone adequate
13 validated shippers
Palbociclib adequate
10 validated shippers
Olaparib adequate
7 validated shippers
Liraglutide adequate
7 validated shippers
Ibrutinib adequate
8 validated shippers
Edoxaban adequate
9 validated shippers
Thin · < 5 suppliers · qualify additions Adequate · 5–24 Deep · 25+ · negotiable

Trade-validated suppliers are the realisable subset of a DMF cohort. PharmaDB joins the regulatory register to molecule-attributed trade aggregates so the list separates paper-only holders from active shippers. The view rests on api_docs joined to company_trade_exports_by_molecule. Refresh cadence is weekly.

FAQ

Frequently asked

What makes a supplier 'trade-validated'?+

Non-zero molecule-attributed exports in the latest trade year, attributed to the supplier's canonical entity. The bar is intentionally low: one observable shipment under the supplier's name puts them in the validated cohort. Volume rank refines from there.

Why are so many DMF holders paper-only?+

Several reasons. A holder may file dossiers across many molecules but only commercialise a few. A holder may ship via a trader or contract sales channel that hides their identity at customs. A holder may have idle capacity waiting for an RFQ. PharmaDB surfaces the segment so a buyer never confuses dossier coverage with supply availability.

Are biosimilar suppliers covered?+

Biologics and biosimilars do not use Type II DMFs. For biosimilar API the validated cohort uses trade and plant attestation as the primary signals. Liraglutide and tirzepatide peptides are covered via the same trade matching.

How do you handle supplier-of-record discrepancies?+

When a supplier ships through a trader, the trader appears as the named exporter at customs. PharmaDB's `lane_trader_shares` view quantifies trader share per lane; the trade-validated cohort excludes pure-trader entities and surfaces the manufacturer separately when the data permits.

How fresh is the data?+

Weekly. Trade aggregates refresh weekly. A holder moving from paper-only to active shipper surfaces on the next refresh; the catalog row carries an as-of timestamp on every result page.

Does the cohort include FDF and intermediates?+

The primary view is API. Companion views for FDF (finished dosage) and intermediates use the same matching but a different molecule-attribution layer. Both are queryable through the AI agent with the same prompt structure.

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Bring the molecule, the lane, or the supplier you're sourcing this week. The AI agent runs it on PharmaDB in 30 minutes. You keep the brief.

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