Top 10 Best Pharmaceutical Companies in Pakistan 2022

GlaxoSmithKline

GlaxoSmithKline plc is a British-American multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in London, England.

GSK is a long-established investor in Pakistan. Our legacy company GlaxoLaboratories Pakistan Ltd. was the first pharmaceutical company to be listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange in 1951.

GSK Pakistan certified as Top Employer 2022 by the Top Employers Institute! This is the second year in a row when GSK Pakistan has won this prestigious global certification.

Getz Pharma (Private) Limited

Getz Pharma’s mission is to develop, produce and market safe, effective and quality medicines and healthcare products that will improve the health and quality of life of men, women and children.

Getz Pharma is an international research-driven, branded generic pharmaceutical company specializing in the formulation development, manufacturing, testing and marketing of a wide range of quality, affordable medicines.

We manufacture and market brands trusted by healthcare professionals around the world. We are the only company whose manufacturing facility, in Pakistan, is approved by the World Health Organization, Geneva (WHO). Our Quality Control Laboratory is also the first and only in Pakistan to have been Pre-qualified and approved by WHO.

Abbott Laboratories Pakistan Limited

Abbott in Pakistan reflects our dedication to manufacturing the highest-quality products and finding lasting solutions to unique local health challenges.

We have more than 1,400 employees at our home office and manufacturing facilities in Karachi; our sales offices in Lahore, Peshawar and Rawalpindi; and our distribution depots in Islamabad, Lahore and Multan.

Whether we’re developing diagnostic tests to ensure local people can benefit from the latest treatments or revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose, we’re at the forefront of science and innovation in everything we do.

The Searle Company Limited

The Searle Company Limited was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in October 1965. In November 1993, the Company was converted into a public limited company.

The Company is principally engaged in the manufacture of pharmaceutical and other consumer products.

The Searle Company Limited is a Public Limited Company ranked 3rd largest in terms of volumes and 4th largest in terms of value in Pakistan, and most importantly recognized as one of Pakistan’s most prestigious and respectable organization.

Pfizer

Pfizer Pakistan has been working for the health and well-being of the people in Pakistan since 1959. Pfizer Inc.

Chief Executive, Mr. John J Powers Jr. laid the foundations for the first plant to be established in Karachi’s oldest industrial zones, West Wharf on 5th of February 1959.

The first collaboration was with a local distributor, Dumex that led to the distribution of Pfizer products as we began manufacturing in the year 1961. 

Committed to deliver novel medicines and treatments to fulfill the unmet medical needs of patients across Pakistan, our guiding principal is to help make a healthier Pakistan and build invigorated empowered communities. 

Novartis

Novartis is a global healthcare company based in Switzerland that provides solutions to the evolving needs of patients worldwide.

Novartis operates businesses with global scale and strong customer ties, focusing on innovative patented medicines and generics.

Our global portfolio of innovative patented medicines includes more than 50 key marketed products, many of which are among the leaders in their therapeutic areas.

Wyeth

Wyeth Pakistan Limited (“the Company”) is a public limited Company incorporated in 1949 in Pakistan.

The Company’s registered office is situated at Room No. 002 & 003, PGS Admin Block, First Floor, B- 2, S.I.T.E., Karachi, Pakistan.

The Company is listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange and is engaged in import, marketing, distribution and sale of research based ethical specialties and other pharmaceutical products.

Pfizer Inc. is the ultimate parent of the Company. Wyeth LLC, USA and Wyeth Holding Corporation USA, which are subsidiaries of Pfizer Inc., are the principal shareholders of the Company.

Bayer

Bayer is a Life Science company with a more than 150-year history and core competencies in the areas of health care and agriculture.

With our innovative products, we are contributing to finding solutions to some of the major challenges of our time. Our vision is Health for All, Hunger for None,  and our purpose is Science for a better life.

Headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany, the Bayer Group is a global enterprise with companies in 83 countries, including Pakistan.

In Pakistan, Bayer operates as a private limited company under the name Bayer Pakistan (Pvt) Limited. The company was incorporated in 1963 and has been a major player in the healthcare and agriculture sectors of the country for the last 58 years.

Ferzosons

Ferozsons Laboratories Limited is a public limited company founded in the year 1960 and listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.

Ferozsons possesses leadership brands in the areas of gastroenterology, hepatology, cardiology and oncology, with an emerging presence in endocrinology as well as mother and child health the diabetes space.

Ferozsons is one of the leading companies in Pakistan maintaining exclusive agreements with a number of international partners for distribution, selling and co-manufacturing of products including the Bagó Group in Argentina, BioGaia of Sweden, Biofreeze of Performance Health Inc., PanTheryx, Boston Scientific and Gilead Sciences, Inc. in the USA.

Sanofi

Sanofi is dedicated to supporting people through their health challenges. We are a global biopharmaceutical company focused on human health.

With more than 100,000 people in 100 countries, Sanofi is transforming scientific innovation into healthcare solutions around the globe. We prevent illnesses with vaccines; stand by the few that suffer from rare diseases and the millions with long-term chronic conditions.

Sanofi has been present in Pakistan for over half a century, manufacturing locally for over 45 years, saving the lives of millions and improving the quality of life of many more through effective, top quality products.

As a health journey partner, Sanofi Pakistan stands beside people in need. Our aim is to protect, enable and support people facing health challenges, so they can live life to its full potential.