Hetero Drugs is an Indian pharmaceutical company and the world's largest producer of anti-retroviral drugs. Hetero's business includes APIs, generics, biosimilars, custom pharmaceutical services, and branded generics.
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Pharmaceuticals |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Dr BPS Reddy |
| Headquarters | Hyderabad, India |
Key people | Dr Vamsi Krishna Reddy Bandi |
Number of employees | Over 22,000 |
| Website | www.hetero.com |
Operations
editHetero group employs over 22,000 people. Hetero is a player in the active pharmaceutical ingredients market and finished dosages.[1] It has marketing presence in over 140 countries.
Hetero has supplied antiretroviral drugs to patients across more than 100 countries globally.[2]
Today, Oseltamivir, sold under its brand name Fluvir, is also indicated for A[H1N1] virus, also known as swine flu.[citation needed]
Hetero also produces hepatitis C antivirals such as Sofovir (sofosbuvir) and Ledifos (a fixed-dose combination of sofosbuvir and ledipasvir).[citation needed]
Company structure
editHetero Group's subsidiaries include Hetero Drugs, Hetero Labs, Hetero Research Foundation, Genx Laboratories and also foreign subsidiaries such as Camber Pharmaceuticals in the United States,[3] Hetero Europe in Europe, Amarox Pharma Global in Indonesia, and Richmond Labs in Argentina. The group is also investing in the wind power industry with a goal to reach 1000 megawatts by 2017.[4]
2009 Swine flu outbreak
editIn 2009, as the swine flu outbreak was spreading across the globe and various health organizations and government agencies were piling up stocks of Oseltamivir as precautionary measures, Hetero supplied generic Oseltamivir under its brand name Fluvir.[5]
Hetero delivered 10 million doses of Oseltamivir to the Indian government in 2009,[6] and shipped about 80 million doses to over 60 countries.[7] Hetero received its second order from Indian government to supply another 10 million doses of Oseltamivir later in 2009.[8]
COVID-19 experimental drugs
editThe company has launched the generic version of experimental COVID-19 drug Remdesivir under brand name Covifor after acquiring license from Gilead Sciences and obtaining approval from CDSCO, the Indian drug control authority.[9] On 29 July 2020, the company launched its version of the anti viral drug Favipiravir under the brand name Favivir, after getting approval from Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), used in the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 patients.[10] On 27 November 2020, Hetero Labs signed an agreement with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to manufacture 100 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ ":: Welcome to Hetero ::". Heterodrugs.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ Walsh, James D. (19 February 2024). "The Empty Adderall Factory". Intelligencer. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Hetero Windpower". Hetero. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ Swine flu: Centre taps Hetero for generic Tamiflu supplyArchived 30 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Khomba Singh (5 May 2009). "Hetero bags mega chunk of govt's anti-flu drug deal". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ "Hyderabad pharma cos cash in on Swine-Flu fever". Moneycontrol.com. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ Khomba Singh (22 August 2009). "Hetero bags deal for 10 m Tamiflu". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ "Covid-19: Hyderabad-based Hetero Labs Ltd prices generic version of remdesivir at Rs 5,400 per vial". The Indian Express. 25 June 2020.
- ^ Kumar, N. Ravi (29 July 2020). "India's Hetero Labs wins approval to sell COVID-19 drug favipiravir". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ Das, Sohini (27 November 2020). "Hetero Labs to manufacture 100 mn doses of Sputnik V vaccine for India". Business Standard India. Retrieved 28 November 2020.