Kerala State Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited
Kerala State Drugs and Pharmaceutical Limited (KSDP) is an enterprise fully owned by Government of Kerala for manufacturing essential and life-saving medicines primarily to cater the needs of Government hospitals in the State. Alongside its primary objective, K.S.D.P exports drugs to other Indian states and also supplies to the Jan Oushadi scheme of Government of India.[1] K.S.D.P was established in the year 1974 and is situated in Kalavoor, Alappuzha.[2]
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| Type | Public Sector Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Pharmaceutical industry |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Headquarters | Kalavoor, Alappuzha, Kerala, India |
Area served | India |
Key people | Shri. C.B Chandrababu (chairman), Smt. S. SYAMALA (managing director) |
| Products | Pharmaceuticals |
Number of employees | 112 |
| Website | www |
Accreditation
The company received Good manufacturing practice (GMP) approval for its manufacturing facility from the World Health Organization. This would enable K.S.D.P to supply medicines to countries that follow quality standard based on GMP under the brand name of Kerala Generics. These countries include African nations such as Ghana, Kenya and Zimbabwe, and Asian countries like Cambodia.[3]
Activities
COVID-19 pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic in India in 2020, K.S.D.P was given order to manufacture One Lakh units of Hand Sanitizers by the Kerala Government for supply to the general public at cheaper rates.[4]
See also
References
- Paul, Biju (18 December 2017). "Shot in the arm: KSDP set to export lifesaving drugs to world market". New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- "KSDP".
- Babu, Gireesh (8 February 2018). "A languishing state-run drug maker pulls up its socks, is set to go global". Business Standard. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- "KSDP produces hand sanitisers".