Karachi Pharmaceutical Companies Business Directory

Pharmaceutical Companies in Karachi

A pharmaceutical company is usually a drug company. Their task is to research, develop, market, or distribute drugs, generally in the field of healthcare. They deal with a brand or generic medications. They basically discover drugs. By drugs discover it means a process in which drugs are designed and produced. Pharmaceutical companies are bound to a variety of laws and regulations in performing their services. Including the testing, patenting, and marketing of drugs, particularly prescription drugs.

The process of drug development is considered an intensive process and costly. Many new technologies are now employed to speed up the process. Currently, Pakistan has 800 pharmaceutical industries. All the raw materials used in the manufacturing of drugs are imported from abroad. Luckily, Pakistan now has the ability to manufacture a variety of drugs, from pills to capsules, syrups, etc., within the country.

In Pakistan, the Ministry of national health services holds the regulate health services. In which supply of medicines is included. The shortage of any drug is dealt with by the subdepartments. If there is any shortage on a national level, DRAP is responsible for overcoming the deficiency. And on district levels, it is done by the health department located in every district. The reasons behind drug shortage include the insufficient supply of drugs, unavailability of drugs for a certain period, etc. Political disturbances also result in the uncertainty of imports. Thus from this issue, the shortage of drugs also takes place.

There are 12 pharmaceutical companies in total that are currently registered with SECP and PSX.  Most of the pharmaceutical companies have their head offices in Karachi. The distribution setup of some of these pharmaceutical companies is in Bhawalpur. Consequently, representatives and setups of pharmaceutical companies are recruited in Karachi and Bhawalpur, respectively.

Role of DRAP

The import of pharmaceutical raw materials from any country is being overseen by the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP). Other relevant agencies also perform their duties in this process. In Pakistan, 60% of the drugs are imported from different countries, including India. These drugs regulatory authorities ensure that products meet their legislative requirements. They also make sure to avoid any kind of drug shortage in the country.

Many expert people in this filed have started their own pharmaceutical industry. Starting a pharmaceutical company in Pakistan requires some rules and regulations to start over. Let's have a look at it.

How to Start a Pharmaceutical Company in Pakistan

If we pay a little attention to starting pharmaceutical companies in Pakistan, there are specific rules and regulations. There is a complete procedure for granting license drug manufacturing in Pakistan.  The imports, exports, storage, and distributions of drugs are regulated under the drugs act 1976 of Pakistan. And the grant for drug manufacturing license is regulated by the central licensing board. One or more licenses can be processed according to the nature of the activity by the manufacturer.

Requirements

 The following are the requirements to grant a license of manufacturing to a pharmaceutical company in Pakistan.

1. An approved site. The manufacturer must have his own approved site.
2. A complete layout plan.
3. An approved manufacturing facility.
4. Well experienced staff. The staff should know the knowledge about drugs.
5. All the necessary equipment and machinery for manufacturing quality products.
6. A copy of the fee challan.

Manufacturing Sections

There are different sections of manufacturing drugs. Different manufacturing dosage requires different machinery and follows different GMP protocols. Important units that are required in the manufacturing process are.

• Capsule/ Tablets manufacturing sections.
• Syrup/ Liquid manufacturing sections.
• Injections (dry and liquid) manufacturing sections.
• Powder, e.g., medicated, protein, etc., manufacturing sections.
• Spray manufacturing sections.
• Surgical equipment manufacturing sections.

Listed above are the different kinds of manufacturing sections. The manufacturer can choose one or more according to their expertise.

Documents for Manufacturing License

Before heading into the registration of your drug manufacturing company, you need the following documents.

• An application
• A copy of the fee challan.
• Data of your firm such as the name and address of the company.
• The layout plan for your firm or company.
• Details of equipment and machinery; section-wise.
• Qualification and training details of your staff.
• Details of drugs that will be manufacture in the firm. The name, class, and dosage form of the drug should also be provided.