1) Sun Pharma:
Sun Pharma is the largest generic and branded company in India. When viewed from a global perspective, Sun Pharma ranks fourth.
Product portfolio: Over the counter (OTC), Anti Retroviral, Active pharmaceutical ingredient
TOP sailing branded medicine: Tab Revital, Tab Rosuvas, Volini spray
R&D centers location:
India: Sun Pharma Advanced Research Centre (SPARC), Vadodara, Gurgaon, Kalinga, Mumbai, and Chennai
Global: Israel, Canada, US.
Production plants in India: Mumbai, Nagpur, Dadra, Vapi, Kolkata, Guwahati, and Goa.
2) Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories:
Dr. Reddy’s lab. One of the leading pharmaceutical companies working in the area of APIs, biosimilars, and generic medicine.
TOP selling branded medicine: Omez capsule, Nise tablet (Nimesulide 100 mg), tamlo 2.5/5/10 tablets (Amlodipine 2.5/5/10 mg), Clamp 625 tablet, Econorm, Senquel F, Telsartan 20/40/80 (Telmisartan 20/40/80 mg) tablets.
R&D plant: Hyderabad, Telangana
Production unit: Verna Goa
3) Cipla ltd.
Cipla has a strong presence in the Indian as well as global markets. Key working areas are respiratory, antiretroviral, urology, cardiovascular, and central nervous system (CNS) drugs.
Focus on complex generics and respiratory medicines.
R and D Location: Mumbai
Production unit: Baddi, Indore and Sikkim, field stations in Delhi, Pune, and Hyderabad , Indore.
Top selling brands: DYTOR PLUS, IBUGESIC PLUS, Omnigel, Cipladine, Unobiotics, Nicotex.
4) Lupin Ltd.
Lupin has a strong presence in the Indian, United States, and European markets. Key areas of research are respiratory, diabetes, cardiovascular, and central nervous system (CNS) therapies.
R and D PLANT: PUNE
Production unit: Jammu, Mandideep & Indore, Ankaleswar, Tarapur, Aurangabad, Nagpur, Goa, Visakhapatnam, and Sikkim.
Top selling brands: Ajaduo BUDAMATE, CETIL, CIDMUS, CLOPITAB, FERINJECT, GIBTULIO, GLUCONORM-G, HUMINSULIN
5) Aurobindo Pharma.
Aurobindo Pharma is also one of the top 10 pharma companies in India and in the top 10 of the generic manufacturing brand. Presence in 155 countries and still expanding their business in all the world.
The key areas of work in oncology are biosimilars, novel drug delivery solutions, patches and films, and inhalers.
R&D Center: Hyderabad (Telangana).
Production Unit: Hyderabad (Telangana).
Top Branded Medicine: Forstavir-LE Tab, Tab Glyfix, Tab Myovedon, Tab Proxtl, Tab Stavex LN, Tab Alap, Tab Forstavir-EM.
6) Cadila
Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is the largest private pharmaceutical company in India. Key areas of work in formulation development, herbal product development, API solutions, preclinical and clinical research, and biotechnology.
Top Brands: Inj Aciloc, Tab Algest, Aliminator cream, Cadilose Enema, Cadilose Green, Pegwash.
R and D center: Dholka and Kadi (Gujrat).
Production units: Dholka, Jammu, and Ankleshwar.
7) Glenmark Pharma.
Glenmark Pharma is a global pharmaceutical company, having a presence across branded, generics, and OTC segments. It ranks amongst the world’s top 100 biopharmaceutical companies, with a presence in over 80 countries, focusing on therapy areas of oncology, respiratory, and dermatology.
Branded medicine: Syp Ascoril D Plus, Candibiotic Plus, Lulican cream, Momate cream, Onabet cream, Tacroz cream.
R and D Center: Sinnar, Taloja, Mahape (Maharashtra).
Production Unit: Nashik (Maharashtra).
8) Jubilant Life Sciences:
Jubilant Life Sciences, another well-known pharmaceutical company, is considered one of the top 10 pharma companies in India working in the areas of radiopharma, allergy immunotherapy, CDMO sterile injectables, contract research development and manufacturing organization (CRDMO), generics, and proprietary novel drugs.
Top selling drugs: JUBI-R (remdesivir), DraxImage DTPA, HICON Sodium Iodine-131 solution, RUBY Rubidium Rb-82 Generator.
R&D Center: Noida.
Production Unit: Nanjangud (Karnataka) and Roorkee (Uttarakhand).
9) Wockhardt Ltd
Wockhardt Ltd manufactures and markets vaccines, active pharmaceutical ingredients, formulations, and biosimilars. Major areas of the work are orthopedics, dental care, dermatology, rheumatology, gynecology, pediatrics, and cardiology. Wockhardt has a presence in India, the US, and the UK, with headquarters located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Top Branded Medicine: Wosulin, Glaritus, Wepox, Methycobal.
R and D Center: Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Maharashtra).
Production Unit: Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Maharashtra).
10) Piramal Pharma
Piramal Pharma’s global presence in more than 100 countries
Piramal Pharma Solutions (PPS): It is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) situated in the UK, US, and Canada. Provide comprehensive drug discovery services, including synthetic chemistry, in vitro biology, in vitro ADME, route scouting, and non-GMP scale-up. Piramal Discovery Solutions (PDS) makes it one of the most reputed synthetic chemistry services providers.
Top Branded Medicines: Phensedyl, Lacto Calamine, I-Pill, Tetmosol, and Saridon.
R&D Center: Rabale, Turbhe, Ahmedabad.
Production Unit: Mahad, Rabale, Turbhe (Maharashtra).