- CEO
- Chirayu Ramanbhai Amin
- Full Time Employees
- 20,149
- Sector
- Health technology
- Industry
- Pharmaceuticals: major
- Address
- Alembic Road Vadodara GU India 390003
- IPO Date
- Sep 17, 2011
- Business
- Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited (Alembic Pharma) manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of pharmaceutical products including active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), domestic formulations, international generics, and animal health products; its offerings span therapeutic areas such as cardiology, dermatology, diabetes, ophthalmology, infectious diseases, gastroenterology, oncology, orthopedics, anti-infectives, anti-diabetics, gynecology, and treatments for cold and cough, with branded generics like Althrocin (erythromycin) and specialized formulations including oral solids, injectables, ophthalmics, oncology medicines, and dermatology products; the company also produces animal health formulations such as Sharkoferrol (oral hematinic), Moxel Inj (amoxicillin and cloxacillin), Xceft Inj (ceftiofur sodium), and Mceft Inj (ceftizoxime sodium).
Founded in 1907 and headquartered in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, Alembic Pharma operates manufacturing facilities in Panelav, Karakhadi, Jarod, and Sikkim in India, plus Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh, with research and development centers in Vadodara, Hyderabad (India), and New Jersey (USA); it generates approximately 40% of revenues from the US generics market (with over 250 ANDA filings and 223 approvals as of mid-2025), 30% from India formulations reaching 1.75 lakh doctors via 17 marketing divisions, 18% from third-party API sales, and the balance from other international markets including Europe, China (via joint venture), Algeria, Australia, Brazil, and over 90 countries globally.
Recent developments include the July 2025 acquisition of UK-based Utility Therapeutics Ltd. by its US subsidiary for $12 million, securing FDA-approved branded product Pivya (pivmecillinam) for uncomplicated urinary tract infections with commercialization planned for Q4 2025, marking entry into the US specialty branded market; in April 2025, the company commissioned a Rs 205 crore formulations facility in Pithampur to enhance in-house production and supply chain efficiency; FY25 saw 16 new US product launches (including 9 oral solids, 2 injectables, 2 ophthalmics, 3 dermatology), US FDA approvals for generics like Rivaroxaban (Xarelto), Amlodipine-Atorvastatin (Caduet), Doxorubicin Liposome (Doxil), Tretinoin Cream (Retin-A), and Olopatadine Ophthalmic (Pataday), plus a 2024 strategic distribution agreement with Amlan International for poultry feed additives via its Animal Health Division.