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TOP 10 COMPANIES IN INDIA
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History
The first pharmaceutical company
in India came into existence in Kolkatta.
It is called the "Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceutical Works".
The Patent Act in 1970.
At present there is a cut throat competition among top pharmaceutical companies in India with the native as well as MNCs.
Ranbaxy Labs
Founded on: 1961
Headquarters: Gurgaon, Haryana, India .
Formation:
Ranbaxy was started by Ranbir Singh and Gurbax Singh in 1937 as a distributor for a Japanese company Shionogi.
Total net sales of Rs 7686.59 crore.
Latest news: Launch of Absorica (Isotretinoin) Capsules.
Absorica is indicated for the treatment of severe recalcitrant nodular acne.Recall: Drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd has recalled its generic version of Pfizer Inc's cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor in the United States after certain batches were found to contain glass particles
CIPLA
Founded on1935
Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
The manufacture of low-cost anti-AIDS drugs for HIV-positive patients in developing countries.
Drugs to fight influenza, respiratory disease and cancer. It was Founded by nationalist Indian scientist Khwaja Abdul Hamied as The Chemical, Industrial & Pharmaceutical Laboratories in 1935
Cipla makes drugs to treat cardiovascular disease, arthritis, diabetes, weight control, depression and many other health conditions, and its products are distributed in virtually every country of the world.
Cipla history
1968:Cipla manufactures
Ampicillin for the first time in the country.
2012:Announces price cuts
averaging 75% on a range of
complex cancer drugs.
Receives 2012 Thomson
Reuters India Innovation Award