SK+F

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Eskayef Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Company type Private Limited
Industry Pharmaceutical Industry
Founded1990;35 years ago (1990)
Founder Latifur Rahman
HeadquartersPlot: 82, Road: 14 Block - B, Banani, ,
Bangladesh
Key people
Simeen Rahman (Managing Director & CEO)
RevenueIncrease2.svgUS$300 million
Parent Transcom Group
Website skfbd.com

Eskayef Pharmaceuticals Ltd., also known as SK+F, is a pharmaceutical company in Bangladesh. It belongs to the Transcom Group. [1] Simeen Rahman is the managing director and CEO of the company. [1] [2]

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History

Eskayef Bangladesh Ltd., a successor of Smith, Kline & French in Bangladesh, was acquired by Transcom in 1990. [1] According to an IMS report, the company was among the top six pharmaceutical companies operating in Bangladesh in terms of sales in 2021. [3] By 2021, it exported finished products to 65 countries. [1] The company was renamed Eskayef Pharmaceuticals Limited in January 2017. [4]

Products

The company is engaged in the manufacture and marketing of a wide range of therapeutic drugs, bulk pellets and animal health and nutrition products [5] including the oral anti covid medication molnupiravir [6] & nirmatrelvir co-packaged with ritonavir and injectable remdesivir.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Eskayef sales jump manifold". The Daily Star. 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  2. "'I am the brand'". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  3. Akter, Sayeda (2009-08-23). "Pharma industry set for expansion". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  4. "Eskayef pledges to conquer odds with courage". The Daily Star. 2017-01-24.
  5. "Eskayef beats rivals in sales growth". The Daily Star. 2012-01-26.
  6. "Beximco, Eskayef to produce Covid drug". businesspostbd.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.

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