Pharmaceutical
Pharmaceutical
Pharmaceutical
The rest of the world has only 20% of the total world Pharmaceutical market. Looking
at the Pakistan Pharmaceutical market, it is very competitive and challenging. About
759 Pharmaceutical companies are operating in Pakistan out of these companies 225 are
operating units. When we look back to the Pakistan Pharmaceutical industry, it is
obvious that the picture has completely changed. In the early nineties there was a
scenario that the Pakistan Pharmaceutical industry was occupied by the MNCs, but
during the last 18-years or so, the picture has completely changed of the 386 operating
units, 30 are MNCs, producing the drugs. Now-a-days, the ratio of MNCs and national
companies is 45% and 55%, respectively. It is an encouraging sign for the local investors
that the share of the national companies is increasing. Today the pharmaceutical
industry registers an annual growth of 11%, which is more than the global growth of
the Pharmaceutical industry. In the current scenario, as the national companies are
taking over, about 80% need is fulfilled domestically while 20% are covered by imports.
Almost all the raw materials are imported from China, India, Europe, North America
and other countries of the total imports made, about 20% are from Switzerland.
b. HS Codes
Chapter 30
e. Value Chain
Pharmaceutical companies are geographically spread all over Pakistan. Pharmaceutical
production units in provinces tend to concentrate in major cities like Karachi, Lahore
and Peshawar. Although the numbers reflect that majority of firms are in the province
of Punjab, but in terms of production, capacity utilization, volume and size of business,
Karachi leads the way as far as pharmaceutical firms are concerned.
f. Acceptance of Pakistani products in global markets.
Given the long lags in innovation of new products, increasing inflexibility in setting
higher prices and intense competition from countries like India, large pharmaceutical
firms are progressively turning towards research collaboration and portfolio
acquisitions. Mergers and acquisitions have seen a pickup in pace as large firms buy off
smaller firms. In 1989, there were 30 large pharmaceutical manufacturing firms in the
USA. Now, there are only 9 as firms like Pfizer bought off other companies.
Exported Exported
Exporters value in value in Exported value in 2016
2014 2015
Imported Imported
Importers value in value in Imported value in 2016
2014 2015
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