Brief History: The Pakistan pharmaceutical sector has long history. It is being almost non-existent before the time of early seventies to a well-known provider of healthcare products meeting almost 95 per cent of the Pakistan’s pharmaceuticals needs. At the time of independence of Pakistan in 1947, there was hardly any Pharma industry in the country. In beginning there were only three manufacturing units located at Lahore, Rawalpindi and Peshawar. When Pakistan came into existence, in the early years of independence the country’s requirements of pharmaceuticals were met exclusively through imports of finished products. The pharmaceutical industry of Pakistan is divided into two sections i.e. private and public sector. The discovery of antibiotics, tranquilizers etc altered all the dynamics so as a result Pakistan had to import these new costly medicines from western countries to meet its demand. Pakistan has a rising pharmaceutical industry. The pharmaceutical sector is one of the most developed hi-tech sectors within the economy of country. Pakistan has a very forward looking Pharma Industry. Over the last one decade the Pharma industry of Pakistan has shown a progressive growth over the years. The industry has invested considerably to improve itself in the last few years. Consequently majority industry is following Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) today, domestically as well as internationally. Now a day the industry has the ability to manufacture a variety of
Economic: Globalization of the pharmaceutical industry is an exciting opportunity to have research and development done at cheaper prices in other countries. However, this could be a double edged sword for companies because it is easy for other countries, such as India, to produce generic versions of the drug in bulk.
INTRODUCTION: Glaxo Smith Kline (gsk) is highly committed in term of satisfying patients needs and prosperous Multinational organization .Today GSK is one of the leading pharmaceutical company having 74 sites in 33 countries with around 30,000 employees.GSK first its start operations in Pakistan on January 1st ,2001.Today GSK is standing as largest pharmaceutical company in Pakistan. GSk as an leading company having a mission to provide quality product to their patients tat help them to cope over the problem that they are facing and live healthy live.
U.S. based companies hold rights to most of the world’s rights on new medicines and holds thousands of new products currently being developed. As of 2012, the industry helps support almost 3.4 million jobs in the U.S. economy. It is also one of the most heavily R&D based industries in the world. In the United States, the environment for pharmaceuticals is much friendlier than other countries around the world in terms of pricing ability and regulations. Both the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology industries have experienced significant growth in the past year with year-over-year increases of 13.02% and 34.69% respectively. It is an even more striking when looking at the past five years considering both have beat out the S&P 500 with pharmaceuticals increasing an additional 31.44% and the biotechnology sector besting an astonishing 269.3% more return than the
Pharmaceuticals, although known under many different names, have been an important part of civilization since the Ancient times. They are extremely important in the everyday life of many Canadians who deal with illnesses, diseases, and pain. Chemistry is an integral part of medicines. Were it not for medicines and the pharmaceutical industry, the world would be a very different, very unhealthy place. Medicines are easily taken and forgotten today, but that was not always so.
The pharmaceutical industry continues to be a major driver of trend. While demand for medicine rapidly increases in emerging economies, a growing number of consumers are also analyzing the economic performance of different medicines. These events will heighten the challenges the
The company mission statement indicates that it envisions becoming a principal pharmaceutical manufacturing corporation with a special dedication to advance innovation in medicine with the
There are advantages of starting a pharmaceutical firm in India. It has emerged from being an enzyme-producing firm to a biotech powerhouse under the guidance of Ms Kiran M. Shaw. They have a well-established pharmaceutical industry that has been growing since 1947. After the purchase of Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd. and India Drug and Pharmaceuticals Ltd. they were able to compete with the MNC’s (Multi National Corporaton) from overseas (Kalegaonkar, Locke, Lehrich, 2008, p. 2). In the beginning the pharmaceutical industry saw substantial growth. “By the beginning of the 21st century, over 20,000 pharmaceutical companies were operating in India” (Kalegaonkar, Locke, Lehrich, 2008, p. 2). “The pharmaceutical industry in India is ranked third
According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, the pharmaceutical industry plays a major growing role in the United States economy, with both the consumption and the production of its products. Total value of U.S. consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in 2009 was $300 billion, or about 40 percent of the worldwide market share, and reflected a 37-percent increase since 2003. (Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Labor, 2011). Also, the projected growth rate is 6% per annual.
In this paper I will discuss Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) I will talk about its purpose, scope, design, application, and how they affect the healthcare economy.
The U.S. pharmaceutical industry is continuously growing and profiting. How these industries profit and grow in the current status of the American business is caused by various factors such as demand of the citizens, change in marketing and competition. To understand how the factors added to the increase in profit and growth of the pharmaceutical industries, we need to know how it was founded and industrialized.
We analyzed the Indian Pharmaceutical industry on these five forces and the findings of industry competitiveness and profitability are written under the relevant competitive forces.
Pharmaceutical Sciences is a topic that has interested me for a while now. What I can say about this topic is that it will help humanity grow as a whole and keep everyone moving forward. This is a topic where people really need to think about what goes behind the scenes of your average pharmacies. Once people start to think about it, they would start to realize that the science that happens is extremely crucial to mankind as we know it. Without this kind of science, where would humans be today? Would we have the ability to evolve the way we have? How far would humans make it to creating today’s future as we know it? The simple answer to all these questions is
The pharmaceuticals industry is one of the most profitable business sectors. The implications of this business can be observed on individual, corporate, and national level. The actions that companies make determine significant effects on different categories of stakeholders.
This report provides an analytical strategic review of the global pharmaceutical industry; its origin, evolution,
ISSN: 2277- 7695 TPI 2014; 3(7): 08-12 © 2013 TPI www.thepharmajournal.com Received: 14-08-2014 Accepted: 28-08-2014 Rizwan Raheem Ahmed Professor, Department of Business Administration & Commerce Indus University, Pakistan