General Pharma

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General Pharmaceuticals Limited
TypePharmaceutical
Industry Manufacturing of pharmaceutical finished products
Founded1984
Headquarters Shyamoli, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Key people
Momenul Haq ,Chairman
Number of employees
around 3000[ citation needed ]
Website generalpharma.com

General Pharmaceuticals Limited is a pharmaceutical company based in Dhaka, Bangladesh since 1987.

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History

General Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (GPL) was incorporated as a private limited company on 5 April 1984. Dr. Momenul Haq was the Managing Director, and Dr. Gazi Nurun Nabi was Director. The company began manufacturing drugs in 1987, initially with seven products. There are currently nearly 3000 employees, including around 2000 sales and marketing staff.[ citation needed ] The national distribution network has around 600 distribution workers.[ citation needed ]

Production facilities

General Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Factory Unit-1. General Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Factory Unit-1.jpg
General Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Factory Unit-1.

The company's manufacturing facility is located 72 kilometres (45 mi) from Dhaka in Gazipur, where they produce dosage forms including tablets in film-coated, enteric-coated , dispersible, immediate release, modified release, sustained release and chewable, as well as immediate release capsules, modified-release capsules, enteric-coated capsules, liquid in hard gelatin capsules, lotions, ORS, syrups, suspensions, oral gels, antiseptic mouthwash, antiseptic solutions, powder for suspensions, creams, and ointments (water based and oil based).[ citation needed ]

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General Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Factory Unit-2.

In 2011 the company extended their manufacturing facility, [1] 77 kilometres (48 mi) from Dhaka in Gazipur. [2]

The site has a total area of 29,792 square metres, and a building footprint of 14,444 square metres.[ citation needed ]

Exports

The company sells its products in Bangladesh and exporting to both developed and developing countries. They export with products registered in the following countries:

GPL is also aiming to export to other countries of South East Asia, the Middle East, [5] and Africa.

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References

  1. "Local medicine manufacturers mark 25pc growth in a year". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013.
  2. "General Pharmaceuticals runs new world-class drug unit in March". Daily Sun. Dhaka. 24 January 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013.
  3. "General Pharma takes up Tk 1.7b project to expand product range". Financial Express. 20 November 2008. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013.
  4. "General Pharma enters Kenyan market". The Daily Star. 28 March 2007.
  5. "GPL looks to Europe, ME". The Daily Star. 19 November 2008.