Manufacturing Standards
Sun Pharma describes compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice requirements as an important part of its global pharmaceutical manufacturing approach.
Explore Sun Pharma Bangladesh's history, pharmaceutical manufacturing, quality approach and its role within the wider global Sun Pharmaceutical group.
Sun Pharmaceutical (Bangladesh) Limited is the Bangladesh operation associated with Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, a global pharmaceutical company founded in 1983.
Sun Pharmaceutical (Bangladesh) Limited was incorporated in Bangladesh in 2001. According to the company, commercial operations in Bangladesh began in 2004.
Sun Pharma Bangladesh operates a pharmaceutical factory at Joydevpur, Gazipur. The company states that the facility covers approximately 25,000 square feet and manufactures pharmaceutical products for the local Bangladesh market.
Selected milestones from Sun Pharma's global history and its operations in Bangladesh.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries began operations in 1983 and subsequently expanded into a global specialty and generic pharmaceutical group.
Sun Pharma established its first dedicated research centre to strengthen pharmaceutical product and process development.
The group began production at an active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing plant in Panoli, Gujarat.
Sun Pharmaceutical (Bangladesh) Limited was incorporated in Bangladesh under the Companies Act.
Sun Pharma's global milestones record the commissioning of its first joint-venture manufacturing unit in Dhaka, while the Bangladesh company reports beginning commercial operations in 2004.
Sun Pharma acquired Ranbaxy in a major transaction that significantly expanded the group's international pharmaceutical footprint.
Sun Pharma reports a global pharmaceutical presence supported by dozens of manufacturing facilities and medicines supplied to more than 100 countries.
Sun Pharma operates a broad international manufacturing network covering pharmaceutical formulations, active ingredients and specialised dosage forms.
Sun Pharma describes compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice requirements as an important part of its global pharmaceutical manufacturing approach.
The wider Sun Pharma group operates formal systems intended to support consistent pharmaceutical quality across its manufacturing network.
Sun Pharma maintains pharmaceutical research and development capabilities covering formulations, process chemistry and analytical development.
Sun Pharma currently reports 41 manufacturing facilities supporting its global pharmaceutical operations.
The parent group states that its medicines reach healthcare professionals and patients in more than 100 countries.
Sun Pharma Bangladesh operates its own manufacturing site in Gazipur producing pharmaceutical products for the local Bangladesh market.
Sun Pharma Bangladesh manufactures and markets medicines across several therapeutic fields for the local Bangladesh market.
The manufacturer's Bangladesh information specifically identifies therapeutic areas including cardiology, diabetology, neurology, psychiatry and gastroenterology.
Pharmaceutical brand pages should distinguish the manufacturer from the medicine name printed on a product listing.
A medicine should only be described as a Sun Pharmaceutical product when reliable manufacturer information supports that association. Packaging appearance or the country of origin alone should not be used to assign a medicine to a pharmaceutical manufacturer.
Pharmaceutical production relies on trained personnel, manufacturing equipment, documented processes and quality systems working together.
The Sun Pharma group operates across a wide range of pharmaceutical dosage forms, including tablets, capsules, injectable medicines, liquids, creams and other specialised formulations.
Its manufacturing network is supported by pharmaceutical development, analytical capabilities and quality systems designed around regulated production.
Brand names, boxes, blister strips and tablets should not be used on their own to determine whether a medicine is genuine or who manufactured it.
Counterfeit and incorrectly labelled medicines can imitate established pharmaceutical branding. Manufacturer information, traceability, batch details, expiry information and professional pharmacy checks are more meaningful than appearance alone.
Common questions about Sun Pharma and its pharmaceutical operations in Bangladesh.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited states that the global company was founded in 1983.
Sun Pharmaceutical (Bangladesh) Limited was incorporated in Bangladesh in 2001.
Sun Pharma's Bangladesh website states that commercial operations began in 2004.
Sun Pharma Bangladesh states that its factory is located at Joydevpur in Gazipur, Bangladesh.
The company describes its Joydevpur factory site as covering approximately 25,000 square feet.
Sun Pharma Bangladesh identifies areas including cardiology, diabetology, neurology, psychiatry and gastroenterology.
Sun Pharma's Bangladesh page states that its Joydevpur plant manufactures products for the local Bangladesh market. This page therefore does not claim that products from that facility are specifically manufactured or authorised for the UK.
No. Packaging appearance alone should not be treated as proof of manufacturer or authenticity. Manufacturer details and appropriate pharmaceutical traceability should be checked.
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