Healthcare

DRUG MANUFACTURE

Easing pain


Drug manufacture

EASING PAIN

Many well-known painkillers contain acetylsalicylic acid (ASA). Apart from its analgesic effect, this active substance also inhibits inflammation and reduces fever. The manufacture of ASA requires carbon dioxide, which Messer supplies to the chemical and pharmaceutical industry in large quantities.

CO2

CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2): ORIGIN OF BIOMASS