Top 10 Pharmaceutical companies in India

The pharmaceutical sector is struggling now a days with the compliance, data integrity and raw material availability issues.

The pharmaceutical sector is performing well and the majority of the companies are able to maintain their business revenues and their rank in India. A complete analysis of top 10 companies of India are described below-

The top 10 pharma companies in 2019 are-

1. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (SIPL)
2. Lupin Limited
3. Reddy’s Labs
4. Cipla Ltd.
5. Aurobindo Pharma
6. Cadila Healthcare (Zydus Cadila)
7. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
8. Divi’s Laboratories
9. Torrent Pharmaceuticals
10. Biocon Ltd

1.    Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (SIPL)

This company was founded by Mr. Dilip Shanghvi in the year 1983. The head office of Sun Pharma is located in the Mumbai. The company is a leader in the medicines of the treatment of all major human and animal disorders.

Most importantly, The company had many branded drugs for disorders like cardiology, anti-infectious, etc. Because of the product range and quality products, this pharmaceutical Industry has major share of market.

In the year 2014, SIPL acquired another Pharmaceutical company of the India  i.e. Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd.

After acquiring Ranbaxy ltd, Sun pharma became the biggest company in pharmaceutical sector in India.

2.    Lupin Limited

The company “Lupin Ltd” has head office in Mumbai. The company lupin is known to be one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical company that manufactures drugs to treat tuberculosis (TB).

Lupin Ltd was founded by Dr. Desh Bandhu Gupta in 1968. Lupin Ltd is the. It is also the world’s 10^th largest generic medicines company. Today in as per current industrial standard, Lupin is one of the respected company in the pharmaceutical field.

This company has manufacturing units and offices in different parts of the world like France, US, Germany, UK, and many more. Lupin supplies drugs for the treatment of the tuberculosis to more than 50+.

The manufacturing units of Lupin ltd are having approval of almost all major health authorities like USFDA, TGA, WHO and Indian health authority.

3.    Dr. Reddy’s Labs

The Dr. reddy labs was founded in Telangana (previously Andra Phadesh). The head office of the company is located in the Hyderabad city.

The Dr. Reddy’s Labs (DRL) was founded in 1984 by professional of the AIPs manufacturer. The Dr. Reddy’s lab is supplying highest quality medicines to entire world.

As per reports, Dr. reddy’s Lab has more than 200 brands for cure of various disorders.

The company has extended their business in the various regulatory and non-regulatory markets like Netherlands, Russia, US, UK, Mauritius, Denmark, Germany, Northern Ireland and China.

4. Cipla Ltd

The company “Cipla Ltd” was founded in 1935 by Dr. K. A. Hamied. Cipla ltd is know for its biotechnological innovations and largest pharmaceutical products also.

The active pharmaceutical ingredients and the finished dosage form are manufactured in by Cipla. Besides that, the major consumption of the APIs is by their own formulations plants.

This manufacturer is known for the innovation in the pharmaceutical products and QMS. Also, Cipla Ltd is known for manufacturing of the ARV range of the products. The ARV products are useful to cure AIDS infections.

5.    Aurobindo Pharma

The company Aurobindo Pharma was founded by Mr. K. Nityananda Reddy in the year of 1986. It’s head office is located Hyderabad city in Telangana State. 

The major segments of the portfolio of Aurobindo ltd are anti-allergic, gastroenterology etc. 

The Aurobindo Ltd is a leader in the  manufacturer and sell of the semi-synthetic Penicillins.

5. Cadila Healthcare (Zydus Cadila)

Cadila Healthcare was started in 1952 by group of professionals in Gujarat. Caidila healthcare is also known as Zydus Cadila. The company is getting popularity because of the innovation in the molecules and biotechnological product range.

The company also have very strong presence in the dermatological and OTC product range. The Cadila healthcare has major product range in the segment like respiratory, dermatology, cardiovascular section and pain management.

The company is well known for the innovation and the 1^st launch of the biosimilar product “Exemptia”. This product us to cure that the bone disorders and rheumatoid arthritis.

7. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals

The Glenmark pharmaceutical was founded in year 1974 with the to gain achievements in the pharmaceutical product range  like oncology, dermatology, anti-ineffective, gynecology, cardiology and lung products.

The Glenmark pharmaceutical is also involved in the manufacturing of the medicines for the treatment of the hepatitis A, influenza, injections for hepatitis B, cervical cancer, rotavirus, diphtheria, chicken pox, pertussis etc.

8. Divi’s Laboratories

The Divi’s Laboratories Limited was established in the year of 1990. The revenue of this company boosted from early 2010.

This company has leadership in the manufacturing of the API specially Naproxen and others. The company seems that they are dominating major portion of the regulatory and non-regulatory market with their quality product.

9. Torrent Pharmaceuticals

The company “Torrent Pharmaceuticals” was founded in year 1959. The head office of this company is located in Gujarat.

Torrent Pharma has their leadership in manufacturing of the product range like Gastroenterology, Diabetology, cardiovascular problems and Central Nervous System.

Gujarat. Torrent Pharma has their leadership in manufacturing of the product range like Gastroenterology, Diabetology, cardiovascular problems and Central Nervous System.

10. Biocon

Biocon Limited is the Indias’s largest biopharmaceutical firm.

The firm employs more than 9000 people. The company was founded with just $140 as the initial capital.

The company is headquartered in Bengaluru and manufactures generic active pharmaceutical ingredients. Its products are sold worldwide to more than 120 counties.

Founded by Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw in 1978, it has become one of the top pharmaceutical companies in India.

Earlier in January this year, Biocon and Sandoz announced a partnership to develop, manufacture and commercialize multiple biosimilars in immunology and oncology for patients worldwide.

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Top 10 pharmaceutical companies of Mexico

The Mexican pharmaceutical market is one of the most important in the world, ranked among the first 15 markets in the world.

The pharmaceutical companies are improving their quality and productivity to launch new products in the international market.

According to the KPMG study, Mexico exports 26% of the national production and imports 20% of the pharmaceutical products.

The Mexican pharmaceutical market is developing rapidly. It is one of the leading markets in Latin America and one of the largest markets in the world.

In recent years, the Mexican market has been more strictly regulated. In particular, the Mexican Federal Commission for Protection against Health Risks has recently suspended the registration of more than six thousand medicines.

As a result, the interests of companies that produce innovative products have been seriously affected.

The most important pharmaceutical companies in Mexico are: -

1. Pfizer

2. Sanofi

3. Bayer

4. Novartis

5. Schering Plow

6. Boehringer Ingelheim

7. Johnson & Johnson

8. Merck-Serono

9. Pisa Pharmaceutical

10. Sanfer

1. Pfizer:

Pfizer Inc. (Pfizer), incorporated on June 2, 1942, is a global biopharmaceutical company based on research. The company is dedicated to the discovery, development and manufacture of medical devices. Its global portfolio includes medicines and vaccines, as well as health products for the consumer. The Company manages its commercial operations through two business segments:

Pfizer Innovative Health (IH) and Pfizer Essential Health (EH). IH : They on developing and commercializing medications and vaccines that improve the lives of patients, as well as products for consumer health. The therapeutic areas of HI include internal medicine, vaccines, oncology, inflammation and immunology, rare diseases and consumer health care.

EH includes inherited brands, branded generics, generic sterile injectable products, biosimilars and infusion systems.

EH also includes a research and development (R & D) organization, as well as its contract manufacturing business. As of December 31, 2016, the Company sold its products in more than 125 countries.

Features:

Sales Mexico: 590 million dollars

Market share: 6.4%

Main drugs: Lyrica, Celebrex, Tafil, Terramycin, Lipitor, Viagra

Employees: 1,500

Plants: 1

2. Sanofi:

Sanofi is another of the three largest pharmaceutical companies on the planet that has a presence in Mexico.

In the particular case of this French company, its presence is older than that of Pfizer.

Sanofi has been in Mexico for 85 years. Today Sanofi Mexico with 2,000 employees in the country, or 1.8% of its global workforce of 110,000 people.

Many of these workers work in the two production plants that the company has in Mexico and are located in the town of Ocoyoacac, State of Mexico.

Sanofi has a market share in the country of about 5.9% and has five of the 100 most sold drugs in the country.

Features:

Sales Mexico: 547 million dollars

Market share: 5.9%

Main drugs: Neo-Melubrine, Lantus, Aderogyl, Histiacil

Installed production: 162 m. of units, 30 m. of seasonal influenza dose, 90 m. in case of pandemic.

Employees: 2,000

Plants: 2

3. Bayer:

The German company, recognized in Mexico for its analgesics Aspirin and Cafeaspirin, is the third largest pharmaceutical company in the country with two production plants.

Although the company has been present for more than 100 years by exporting its medicines from Germany, it was not until 1921, 93 years ago, when I created its current subsidiary.

This subsidiary makes it the oldest international pharmaceutical company in the country.

The division of medicines and personal care products has a global level with 55,300 workers and sales of close to 18,000 million euros (24,300 million dollars).

The company employs about 3,150 employees in Mexico but did not disclose how many of these workers are from its pharmaceutical subsidiary or its other operations in the country.

The Bayer Crop-Science is dedicated to the development of high-value seeds and innovative solutions for crop protection.

Its subsidiary Bayer MaterialScience: This company dedicated to the development of high-performance materials.

In total, Bayer has 55,300 employees worldwide. In Mexico, Bayer has a market share of 5.5%.

Features:

Sales Mexico: 507 million dollars

Market share: 5.5%

Main drugs: Aspirin Protect, Flanax, Yasmin, Levitra, Avelox, Actron

Plants: 2

4.  Novartis:

In Mexico, the subsidiary of the Swiss company is known as Novartis Mexico and has a history of more than 80 years in the country.

The company had a production plant in the country in Tlalpan south of the capital, which closed in 2010 to import the drugs it markets under the Novartis brand in the country.

Currently their corporate offices are located in that colony of Mexico City. The company has a generic production plant that is sold in the country under the Sandoz brand.

The number of workers in the Novartis pharmaceutical division is 708 workers. The company has a 4.6% market share, in addition to manufacturing three of the 100 most sold drugs in the country.

Features:

Sales Mexico: 425 million dollars

Market share: 4.6%

Main drugs: Trileptal, Senokot, Co-Diovan, Exforge, Galvusmet

Employees: 708

5. Schering Plow: 

The American company arrived in Mexico 64 years ago and was established under the name Scheramex. The name of the company changed Schering Plow S.A. almost 40 years later. of C.V.

Today the company is the fifth largest in the Mexico country. The company has manufacturing plant located in Xochimilco, south of Mexico City.

The plant has capacity to produce more than 120 million units a year. The plant produces not only medicines under the Schering Plow brand but also various veterinary products.

In total, the plant produces more than 200 different products representing about 700 different dosage forms.

The company employs a total of more than 1,500 people in the country and has a market share of about 4.4%.

Features:

Sales Mexico: 404 million dollars

Market share: 4.4%

Installed production: 200 different formulas, with 700 representations

Main drugs: Celestamine, Biometrix, Diprospan, Quadriderm, Cedax

Employees: 1,500

Plants: 1

6. Boehringer Ingelheim:

The German company arrived in Mexico in 1954 to carry out activities of importation and distribution of its medicines.

In 1971, it acquired Laboratorios Prometo, which started the construction of a factory in Xochimilco south of the country's capital.

This plant today allows the sixth largest pharmaceutical company in Mexico, to supply not only the national market, but also to various markets in Central and South America, as well as the Canadian and US markets.

In Mexico, Boehringer Ingelheim has 1,831 employees, while it has sales of close to 343 million dollars, which gives it a market share close to 3.7%.

Features:

Sales Mexico: 343 million dollars

Market share: 3.7%

Main medicine: Micardis, Combivent, Buscopan, Macrodantin, Pharmaton

Employees: 1,800

7. Johnson & Johnson:

The American company also came to Mexico in the fifties and like many other pharmaceutical companies built a plant in the country a few years later.

In the case of this company, which in addition to medicines also produces multiple products for the home, chose the city of Toluca, capital of the State of Mexico, to be the headquarters of its factory. Johnson & Johnson has a 3.1% market share.

Features:

Sales Mexico: 284 million dollars

Market share: 3.1%

Plant: 1

Main drugs: Evra, Vermox, Motric, Sufrexal

 8. Merck-Sereno:

The German company has been operating in Mexico for 84 years, It is the third oldest and 10^th  largest sales in the country. The German company Bayer and the French company Sanofi have a longer presence in the country.

Merck's operations in Mexico have three divisions: Merck-Serono, which manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products; Consumer Health, which sells non-prescription products and a chemical division comprising Performance Materials and Merck Millipore, which sells various chemical products, such as pigments, cosmetics and food for various industries.

In Mexico, Merck has 1,217 employees (1.9% of the world's 66,000 workers), has a plant in the capital of the country and has a market share of 3.1%.

Features:

Sales Mexico: 282 million dollars

Market share: 3.1%

Production capacity: 2,360 m. of pieces in bulk, 73 m. of packaged products

Main drugs: Dolo-Neurobion, Eutirox, Denvar

Plants: 1

Employees: 1,217

9. Pisa Pharmaceutical:

It is a Mexican company and the largest in the country in the ranking of the 10 largest in the national industry.

Even the company is the company that has more employees than the 10 largest in the country with 14,000 professionals.

The company was founded in 1945, which later became Pisa Laboratories and today known as Pisa Pharmaceutical.

This company has seven manufacturing plants, which allow it to produce 1,000 pharmaceutical products.

It also has three affiliated plants that produce medical devices. Pisa even produces medicines for different competing companies in Mexico, among which Pfizer, Bayer, Sandoz and Astra Zeneca stand out, among others.

Features:

Sales Mexico: 280 million dollars

Market share: 3.0%

Main medicine: Electrolit, Sertraline, Amoxiclav

Plants: 7

Employees: 14,000

Plants: 3

10. Sanfer:

This Mexican company, also known as Sanfer Laboratories,. The company was founded in the 1940s.

Today the company is owned by the Invekra Group, which, in addition to Sanfer's operations, owns Hormones Laboratories, a Mexican company founded by researchers Hungarian origin Emeric Somlo and Federico Lehnman in the thirties, and Laboratorios Bussie, a Colombian pharmaceutical company.

Sanfer has three plants, two in Mexico (Lerma, State of Mexico) and one in Bogotá, Colombia.

The company, like Pisa Pharmaceutical, also makes medicines for other international laboratories. Sanfer also exports its medicines to 10 countries in Latin America, including Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Ecuador and Peru, among others.

Features:

Sales Mexico: 277 million dollars

Market share: 3%

Main medicine: Asenlix, Daflon, Treda, Clavulin

Plants: 3

Installed production: 12 m. of capsules, 350 m. tablets, 200 m coated tablets

Employees: 2,600 (includes workers from the other two associated laboratories)

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Top 10 Pharmaceutical companies in China

The pharmaceutical industry in China has been one of the fastest growing sectors in the country over the last two decades. Today, the Chinese pharmaceutical market is worth over $110 billion, and ranked as the world’s second largest pharmaceutical market after the US. 

This figure is foretasted to grow dramatically to $167 billion by 2020 and further increase its share in the global market. When it comes to pharmaceutical sales, China’s pharmaceutical industry jumped from $21 bill

ion sales in 2008 to over $50 billion in 2012.

By 2017, China’s pharmaceutical sales are expected to hit $80 billion, larger than the pharmaceutical sales of Brazil, Russia and India combined. 

Several leading pharmaceutical companies are currently dominating the market in China, with surging revenues and a great market over value. The following is a comprehensive list of the top pharmaceutical companies in China.

Here are top 10 Pharmaceutical Companies in China, assessed by their annual revenues and market values.

1. Shanghai Pharmaceuticals

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd is one of the largest national pharmaceutical group in China. Their business covers pharmaceutical R&D, manufacturing, distribution and retailing. In 2015, the Company had reportedly the business revenues of RMB 105.5 billion. It also owns over

1,700 drug stores in total. The Company distributes its products in domestic and overseas  markets, with East China as its major market.

2. Sinopharm Group

China National Pharmaceutical Group Corporation (http://www.sinopharm.com/), also known as Sinopharm Group, is one of the largest and State-owned medical and healthcare groups in China. Its core businesses include distribution, retail, scientific research and manufacture of healthcare related products. The Group owns 11 wholly-owned or holding subsidiaries and 6 other listed companies in China’s pharmaceutical industry. With over 55,00o employees, Sinopharm Group made Forbes Global 2000 list of the world’s best employers due to many factors like competitive salaries and a very high income per employee due to stellar sales. Most recent numbers as of 2018 have revenue in terms of sales at $347.49 billion HKD.

3. Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd. established in 1970 and headquartered in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, is not only one of the leaders in China’s innovative medicine industry, but also a well-known R&D centre of antineoplastic and surgical medicines in China. Hengrui Medicine is the first Chinese pharmaceutical enterprise that sells domestic injectable products overseas to Europe, US, and Japan.

4. Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co (https://www.fosun.com/)., Ltd. is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in China. Through its subsidiaries, the Company manufactures genetic medicines, Chinese traditional medicines, diagnostic products, and medical instruments, provides technology, marketing, and advertising services, as well as invests in import and export trading. As of 31 December 2016, the Group’s consolidated assets totaled RMB 486.78 billion

5. Huadong Medicine

Huadong Medicine Co., Ltd. operates its pharmaceutical business mainly in medicine manufacturing and trading. It has a wide range of medical products including immunosuppressive preparations, diabetes drugs, drugs for digestive system diseases, blood drugs, drugs for bone injuries and active pharmaceutical ingredients. The company also produce medical equipment for domestic and overseas markets.

6.Yunnan Baiyao Group Co.,Ltd

Yunnan Baiyao is one of the oldest traditional Chinese medicine companies originally founded in 1902. The Company’s product portfolio consists of traditional Chinese medicines, including Yunnan Baiyao series and natural herbal medicine series; health

care household and personal products, including toothpaste, itching-relieving and smoothing skin care products and others, as well as raw medicinal materials, among others. The Company is also involved in the development and distribution of real estate properties.

7. Guangzhou Pharmaceutical

Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings Limited, founded in 1996, is one of the largest pharma group consists of several pharmaceutical companies, they subsidiaries, manufactures and sells Chinese and western medicines. The group also provides Chinese raw medicines, bio-tech products, medical apparatus, packing materials for pharmaceutical products, and health drinks. It also engages in import and export of medicines.

8. China Meheco

China Meheco Co., Ltd. is a state-holding company listed at Shanghai Stock Exchange, and its controlling shareholder is China General Technology (Group) Holding Co., Ltd. It is dedicated to promoting human health and the development of pharmaceutical industry. The company’s business scope covers the whole industry chain, from R&D, cultivation and processing, manufacturing, distribution, logistics to international trading, academic promotion and technical service.

9. Harbin Pharmaceutical

Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (HPGC) is a state-controlled Sino-foreign equity joint venture, with main businesses including main business segments, which are antibiotics, small-molecular drug preparations, OTC and healthcare products, modern Chinese medicines, biopharmaceuticals, animal vaccines and medicine circulations. The company has now more than 20,000 employees and total assets of

18.5 billion RMB.

10. Kangmei Pharmaceutical

Kangmei Pharmaceutical, founded in 1997 and headquartered in Puning, Southeast China, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in China. It produces and sells a variety of Chinese medicines and chemical drugs. The company also involves in property management, E-commerce, and other businesses