Shanghai Shyndec Pharmaceutical's (SHA:600420) unit, Sinopharm Industrial, received approval from China's National Medical Products Administration to market active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) ketamine hydrochloride, according to a Shanghai bourse disclosure on Friday.
The API is used as an ingredient for anesthetics.
The Chinese pharmaceutical company invested 7.5 million yuan in research and development of the API, the disclosure said.
The company's shares rose over 1% during midday trade.