မြန်မာ့ဆေးဝါးလုပ်ငန်း | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1957 |
Parent agency | Ministry of Industry |
Myanma Pharmaceutical Industrial Enterprise (MPIE; Burmese: မြန်မာ့ဆေးဝါးလုပ်ငန်း) is a state-owned enterprise (SOE) under the Ministry of Industry that conducts R&D, manufacturing and distribution for over 200 essential pharmaceuticals. [1]
MPIE has a domestic market share ranging between 3% and 10%. [2] MPIE also exports antivenom drugs to neighboring Cambodia and Laos. [3] In 2016, MPIE produced over 800 million tablets and capsules, and has launched new product lines including vaccinations and antibiotics, in recent years. [4] MPIE also supplies drugs to other government agencies, including the Ministry of Defence, and the Ministry of Health and Sports. [4]
During the socialist era, Burma had a single registered drug producer, the Burma Pharmaceutical Industry (BPI), whose brand had a solid reputation among domestic consumers. [5] It was renamed the Myanmar Pharmaceutical Factory (MPF) in 1988. [6] MPIE continues to use the BPI trademark, because the brand name remains reputable and highly recognized domestically. [2]
MPIE operates 3 state-owned pharmaceutical factories throughout Myanmar:
မြန်မာ့ဆေးဝါးလုပ်ငန်း | |
Agency overview | |
---|---|
Formed | 1957 |
Parent agency | Ministry of Industry |
Myanma Pharmaceutical Industrial Enterprise (MPIE; Burmese: မြန်မာ့ဆေးဝါးလုပ်ငန်း) is a state-owned enterprise (SOE) under the Ministry of Industry that conducts R&D, manufacturing and distribution for over 200 essential pharmaceuticals. [1]
MPIE has a domestic market share ranging between 3% and 10%. [2] MPIE also exports antivenom drugs to neighboring Cambodia and Laos. [3] In 2016, MPIE produced over 800 million tablets and capsules, and has launched new product lines including vaccinations and antibiotics, in recent years. [4] MPIE also supplies drugs to other government agencies, including the Ministry of Defence, and the Ministry of Health and Sports. [4]
During the socialist era, Burma had a single registered drug producer, the Burma Pharmaceutical Industry (BPI), whose brand had a solid reputation among domestic consumers. [5] It was renamed the Myanmar Pharmaceutical Factory (MPF) in 1988. [6] MPIE continues to use the BPI trademark, because the brand name remains reputable and highly recognized domestically. [2]
MPIE operates 3 state-owned pharmaceutical factories throughout Myanmar: