医药(yao)(yao)(yao)中间(jian)(jian)体(ti)，实际上是一(yi)些(xie)用于药(yao)(yao)(yao)品(pin)合(he)(he)成工(gong)(gong)艺(yi)过(guo)程中的(de)一(yi)些(xie)化(hua)(hua)(hua)工(gong)(gong)原料(liao)或化(hua)(hua)(hua)工(gong)(gong)产(chan)(chan)(chan)品(pin)。这种化(hua)(hua)(hua)工(gong)(gong)产(chan)(chan)(chan)品(pin)，不需(xu)要(yao)药(yao)(yao)(yao)品(pin)的(de)生(sheng)产(chan)(chan)(chan)许可证(zheng)，在普通的(de)化(hua)(hua)(hua)工(gong)(gong)厂即可生(sheng)产(chan)(chan)(chan)，只要(yao)达(da)(da)到一(yi)些(xie)的(de)级别，即可用于药(yao)(yao)(yao)品(pin)的(de)合(he)(he)成。我国(guo)每年(nian)约需(xu)与(yu)化(hua)(hua)(hua)工(gong)(gong)配(pei)套的(de)原料(liao)和中间(jian)(jian)体(ti)2000多种，需(xu)求(qiu)量达(da)(da)250万吨(dun)以上。经过(guo)多年(nian)的(de)发(fa)展，我国(guo)医药(yao)(yao)(yao)生(sheng)产(chan)(chan)(chan)所需(xu)的(de)化(hua)(hua)(hua)工(gong)(gong)原料(liao)和中间(jian)(jian)体(ti)基(ji)本(ben)能够配(pei)套，只有(you)少部分需(xu)要(yao)进口。
