History of the Pharmaceuticals Industry in Nepal
During Pratap Malla's regime (1641-1674 AD), an ayurvedic medicine production unit was established in Hanuman Dhoka Darbar, and Rana Prime Minister Jung Bahadur Rana shifted that unit to Thapathali in 1846 in Singha Darbar compound. At that time, medicine was manufactured only for royal families. Later, the Ayurvedic medicine manufacturing unit was named Singh Durbar Vaidya Khana. King Tribhuvan (1906- 1955) first arranged the distribution of those medicines to the general public.
Bir Hospital was established in 1890 A.D. (1947 B.S.) Royal Drug Research Laboratory (R.D.R.L.) was established in 1964 A.D., and the production unit evolved as Royal Drug Limited started manufacturing allopathic medicine in 1972 A.D. The establishment of R.D.R.L. was the start of pharmaceutical development in Nepal. Chemi-drug Industries Private Limited (C.D.P.L.) was the first pharmaceutical industry that started production. It began its service in 1970 A.D. as a pioneer pharmaceutical industry in Nepal. Nepal Chemists and Druggists Association, an organization of business firms involved in pharmaceutical retailing and wholesaling, was formed in the year 1973 A.D.
Pharmaceutical entrepreneurs founded A.P.P.O.N. (Association of Pharmaceutical Producers of Nepal) in 1990 A.D. with the goal of facilitating, enhancing, and improving the service of the first pharmaceutical industry to begin production, Chemidrug Industries Private Limited (C.D.P.L.).
It began its service in 1970 as a pioneer pharmaceutical industry in Nepal. The production unit of R.D.R.L. evolved as Royal Drug Limited, which started to manufacture allopathic medicine in 1972.
Most Nepalese national pharmaceutical industries were established in the early eighties (Manoj, Everest, Lomus, NPL) and early nineties. About seven large-volume parental companies (Pashupati Chemical, Nepal Pharmaceutical, Himal Pharmaceuticals, Bagmati Pharmaceuticals, Rainbow Pharmachem, B.H.K. Pharma, and Vijayadeep Pharmaceuticals) were established. Still, almost all of them are failures and closed. According to D.D.A., up to 2013, there were 45 human and eight veterinary allopathic drug manufacturing companies in Nepal. The entry of private-sector pharmaceutical producers after the 1990s changed the face of the domestic drug market, which was once overwhelmingly dominated by foreign products.
List of Domestic Pharmaceutical Industries of Nepal listed in Department of Drug Administration - DDA DAMS till 29/09/2022
According to the Department of Drug Administration (D.D.A.), a total of 128 Pharmaceutical Industries are registered in Nepal. Among them, 12 are veterinary, 3 are Ayurvedic, and the rest of the 113 are the allopathic pharmaceutical industry.
1. A S Herbal Industry
2. Aadee Remedies Pvt Ltd
3. Abhicom Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
4. Accord Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
5. Adonis Biofarma Private Limited
6. Alive Pharmaceutical Pvt Ltd
7. Alliance Pharmaceuticals Private Limited
8. Amtech Med Pvt Ltd
9. Anu Health Care Pvt Ltd
10. Apex Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
11. Apple International Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
12. Arrow Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
13. Arya Pharmalab Pvt Ltd
14. Asian Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
15. Big B Formulation Pvt Ltd
16. Biogain Remedies Private Limited
17. Biovac Nepal Pvt Ltd
18. Chemidrug Industries Pvt Ltd
19. Citizen Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
20. Corel Pharmaceuticals
21. Ctl Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
22. Ctl Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd., Chitwan Unit
23. Curex Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
24. Denium Laboratories Pvt Ltd
25. Derren Pharmaceuticals Private Limited
26. Deurali Janta Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
27. Deurali Janta Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd Unit Iii
28. Divine Health Care Pvt Ltd
29. Elixir Life Science Private Limited
30. Emvolio Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
30. Emvolio Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
31. Evans Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
32. Everest Parenterals Pvt Ltd
33. Everest Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
34. Florid Laboratories Pvt Ltd
35. G.D. Pharmaceutical Pvt Ltd
36. Generica Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
37. Genetica Laboratory Pvt Ltd
38. Global Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
39. Grace Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
40. Gurans Pharmaceutical Pvt Ltd
41. Haps Formulations Pvt Ltd
42. Harvard Pharmaceuticals Private Limited
43. Hester Biosciences Nepal Pvt Ltd
44. Himalayan Essence Pvt Ltd
45. Himgiri Health Care Industry
46. Hukam Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
47. Ideal Pharmaceuticals Company Private Limited
48. Innovative Pharma Lab Private Limited
49. Jio Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
50. J.J. Laboratories Pvt Ltd
51. Kalika Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
52. Kantipur Laboratories Pvt Ltd
53. Kantipur Pharmaceuticals Lab Pvt Ltd
54. Kasturi Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
55. Keva Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
56. Life Solutions Pvt Ltd
57. Lifestar Pharmaceuticals Private Limited
58. Livecare Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
59. Lomus Parenterals And Formulation Pvt Ltd
60. Lomus Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
61. Lord Buddha Pharmachem Pvt Ltd
62. Lucius Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
63. M.D.H. Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd
64. Magnus Pharma Pvt Ltd
65. Manoj Chemical Works
66. Manoj Pharmaceutical Works
67. Mark Formulations Private Limited
68. Maruti Pharma Private Limited
69. Max Pharma Pvt Ltd
70. Medrik Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
71. Meera Biotech Private Limited
72. Mesa Pharmaceutical Pvt Ltd
73. Mountain Glacier Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
74. Νατιονal Healthcare Pvt Ltd
75. Nepacare Pharmaceuticals Private Limited
76. Nepal Aushadhi Limited
77. Nepal Ayurved
78. Nepal C.R.S. Company
79. Nepal Pharmaceuticals Laboratory Pvt Ltd
80. Nepal Remedies Pvt Ltd
81. Nippon Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
82. Nova Genetica Private Limited
83. Numarks Pharmaceuticals P L.T.D.
84. Ohm Pharmaceuticals Laboratories Pvt Ltd
85. Om Megashree Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
86. Omnica Laboratories Pvt Ltd
87. Oshin Industry
88. Panas Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
89. Pharmaco Industries Pvt Ltd
90. Pharmonics Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
91. Pokhara Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
92. Prakash Udhyog
93. Prime Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
94. Qbd Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
95. Qmed Formulation P Ltd
96. Quest Pharmaceuticals Private Lim
97. Rajdevi Pharmaceuticals Private Limited
98. Rhododendron Biotech Private Limited
99. Rijalco Hygiene Industries
100. Royal Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
101. Royal Sasa Nepal Pharmaceuticals
102. S R Drug Laboratories Pvt Ltd
103. Samar Pharma Company Pvt Ltd
104. Shiv Pharmaceutical Laboratories
105. Shivam Pharmaceutical Pvt Ltd
106. Siddhartha Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
107. Simca Laboratories Pvt Ltd
108. Sopan Pharmaceuticals Limited
109. Sumy Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
110. Sunrise Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
111. Supreme Chemicals
112. Supreme Health Care Pvt Ltd
113. Supriya Chemical And Packing Industry
114. Swornim Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
115. Symbiotech Healthcare Pvt Ltd
116. Taurus Pharma Pvt Ltd
117. Time Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
118. Tizig Pharma Pvt Ltd
119. Toreva Pharmaceuticals Private Limited
120. Unique Pharmaceuticals Private Limited
121. United Pharmaceuticals Industry Pvt
122. Universal Formulations Pvt Ltd
123. Vmc Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
124. Vega Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
125. Vijayadeep Laboratories Limited
126. Win Tech Chemical
127. Zenith Pharmachem Industries Pvt Ltd
128. Zydin Biotech Pvt Ltd
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