Operations
Operations of RPGLS is divided mainly into pharmaceutical formulation and Fermentation and Biotechnology.
Pharmaceutical Formulation
This division, which manufacturing unit is located in Ankleshwar in Gujarat, caters to the domestic market for formulations. The company has more than 50 products, which cater to various therapeutic segments: gastroenterology, diabetes, cardiology, psychiatry, anti-infective, antibiotics, oncology, etc. This business area is divided in two segments: ACUMED – catering to the acute illness; and SERTEC – catering to the chronic disease, like diabetes, hypertension, psychiatry, etc.
The primary customers for the above products are doctors, who in turn prescribe the products to patients. RPGLS has a total strength of about 350 medical representatives / field staff, who make the products available to 75,000 doctors out of 5,00,000 doctors all over India. The products are available to customers across the length and breadth of the country and this is achieved through an extensive distribution network comprising about 18 C&F agents, 1200 stockists and 45,000 chemists all over India.
Fermentation and Biotechnology
RPGLS entered into the fermentation business with a selection of novel and unique products. The product list includes Doxorubicin and epirubicin- anticancer products, ciclosporin, a critical product used in organ transplant.
RPGLS is the only company in India manufacturing these products and among the handful of companies’ world wide with the technology to manufacture these life-saving bulk drugs.
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