Darou Pakhsh

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Darou Pakhsh Holding Company
TypePublic
TSE: DARO1
ISIN: IRO1DARO0008
IndustryPharmaceuticals, chemicals
Founded1956; 66 years ago (1956) (as Darou Pakhsh)
1997 (as Darou Pakhsh Holding)
HeadquartersTehran , Iran
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsVeterinary drugs, diagnostic imaging, general and specialty medicines, women's health products, over-the-counter drugs, diabetes care, pesticides, plant biotechnology
OwnerTPICO (74.5%)[1]
Websitewww.dpholding.com

Darou Pakhsh Holding Company (Persian: شرکت کارخانجات داروپخش, Shirkat-e Karxanujat Darvipexesh, lit. drug distribution company) is a major pharmaceutical company in Iran. The company is majority-owned by the Social Security Organization of Iran. The company manufactures, distributes, imports and exports finished products and pharmaceutical raw materials. Darou Pakhsh has an annual turnover of US$400m and claims to have the largest research and development operation of any Iranian drug firm.[2] The company formed a plasmapheresis joint venture with a German medical firm, , in early 2004.[2] Darou Pakhsh is listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange.

History[]

Initially, the plant had been designed to produce 20 dosage forms. During over 40 years of activity in pharmaceutical industry, the company has been employing many qualified pharmacists, expert chemists, & skilled technicians. Also, modern machinery installation, equipping the laboratory with new analytical instruments, taking advantage of facilities along with decades of gaining scientific knowledge has brought the company up-to-date in all its sections which conform to the latest standards

See also[]

  • Pharmaceutical industry in Iran

References[]

  1. ^ "Daroupakhsh ( DARO1 ) info". tsetmc.com. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  2. ^ a b IRAN: Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals Forecast, Economist Intelligence Unit, August 18, 2008

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