ESKAYEF PHARMACEUTICALS

ABOUT

Eskayef Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is one of the leaders in Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical industry. With its presence across the world, it has earned coveted accreditations from the US FDA, UK MHRA, EU EMA, TGA Australia, and more. Eskayef spread its wings in 1990 when the Bangladeshi operations of SmithKline & French were acquired by Transcom Group.

Milestones

1979

Multinational SmithKline & French (SK&F) enters Bangladesh

1990

Transcom acquires SmithKline & French (SK&F) and becomes Eskayef Bangladesh Ltd

2017

Eskayef Bangladesh Ltd. emerges as Eskayef Pharmaceuticals Ltd. to go more global

1999

Pioneering of Pellet Technology in Bangladesh

2001

Acquisition of Squibb Plant at Tongi
Beginning of Animal Health Business

2003-2004

Beginning of International Business

2008

Accreditation by UK MHRA & EU GMP
Commissioning of Dedicated Cephalosporin Plant

2009-2010

Accreditation by TGA Australia

2011-2012

Accreditation by VMD UK
Starts manufacturing Insulin for Novo Nordisk

2013

Commissioning of Sterile Unit at Tongi
Eskayef ventures into Eyecare segments by launching Ophthalmic Drops

2014-2015

Approval by UNICEF
Acquisition of Salna Plant

2016

Commissioning of Rupganj Plant

2017

Commissioning of future-ready and state-of the art manufacturing plant, Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain Building and its accreditation by UK MHRA.
Launching of Carbapenem products from dedicated state-of-the-art facility

2018

With the mission of fighting together and winning the battle against Cancer, Eskayef launches oncology products from its dedicated Oncology plant with 1st time in Bangladesh ISOLATOR technology
Eskayef establishes its state-of the art dedicated R&D Centre at Salna

2020

Eskayef redefines its capability by introducing Remivir injection, the 1st generic Remdesivir brand in the world for treating hospitalized Covid-19 patients
Eskayef Oncology manufacturing plant receives EU GMP Approval, which is the 1st and only EU GMP certified Oncology Facility in Bangladesh

2021

Eskayef introduces Monuvir brand, the 1st Generic Molnupiravir brand in the world for the treatment of COVID-19 patients
Eskayef introduces Paxovir brand, the 1st Generic Nirmatrelvir + Ritonavir brand in the world for the treatment of COVID-19 patients
Eskayef Oncology manufacturing plant receives ANVISA Brazil Approval, which is the 1st and only ANVISA certified Oncology Facility in Bangladesh

2022

The Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain Building manufacturing facility receives the prestigious US FDA approval.

Global Quality Standards

International Accreditations

YEAR: 2022

YEAR: 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017

YEAR: 2011, 2014, 2017

Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain Building

Tablet, Capsule & Pellets (2017)

& Eskayef Oncology

Sterile injection & Oral Solid (2020)

YEAR: 2010, 2012, 2015

Eskayef Oncology

Sterile injection (2021)

Novo Nordisk
Servier

Major Products

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Esoral Mups

Esomeprazole

Ostocal

Calcium Carbonate + Vitamin D3

Lumona

Montelukast Sodium

Etorix

Etoricoxib

Xinc B

Vitamins B-Complex + Zinc

Tufnil

Tolfenamic Acid

Biltin

Bilastine

Roxim

Cefixim

Norium

Flunarizine Hydrochloride

Pregabalin

See All

Manufacturing & Quality Expertise

Tablet Coating Machine

For coating of tablets and pellets

Tablet Compression Machine

For compression of Tablet

Code Cap and Labelling machine

Code cap and labelling

Tablet Compression Machine

For compression of Tablet

Washing and De-Pyrogenation Tunnel

Vial and Cartridge washing

Autoclave

Moist Heat Sterilization

Autoclave

Moist Heat Sterilization

CPE (Closer Processing Unit)

Cap and plunger washing

Automatic Blister Machine

Blistering of Cartridge

Fluid Bed Dryer

For drying of the granules

Fluid Bed Processor

For drying of the granules

High Shear Granulator

For mixing and granulation of the material

High Shear Mixer

For mixing and granulation of the material

Automatic Capsule Filling Machine

For Encapsulation

Container Filling Machine

Filling of Tablets and Capsules inside the container

Container Filling Machine

Filling of Tablets and Capsules inside the container

Blister Machine

For primary and secondary packing of tablets and capsules.

Automatic Blister & Packing Machine

For primary and secondary packing of tablets and capsules.

High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) system

To separate, identify, and quantify each component in a mixture of drug product or Active Pharmaceuticals Ingredient.

Gas Chromatography System (GS)

To separate and identify components in a volatile sample.

Inductively coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS)

For elemental determination (metals and several non-metals) at concentrations below ppt level (parts per trillion).

Malvern Particle Size Analyzer (Mastersizer 3000)

For measuring particle sizes ranges from 0.1 um - 3500 um by laser diffraction technique.

Malvern Zetasizer Ultra-Red

For the measurement of particle (0.03 nm to 10 um in diameter), molecular size, particle charge and particle concentration using the technique of Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS).

Microbial Identification System

To Identify the Microorganism.

Total Organic Carbon (TOC) analyzer

To measure the amount of organic carbon in pharmaceutical water (WFI, Purified water, pure steam etc.) and cleaning validation sample.

Sl. No. Name of the Equipment Manufacturer Purpose of Use Capacity 01. CPE (Closer Processing Unit) Steelco, Italy Cap and plunger washing 1000 L 02. Automatic Blister Machine Uhlman, Garmany Blistering of Cartridge 400 Cartridge/Minute 03. Autoclave Fedegari, Italy Moist Heat Sterilization 1000 L 04. Autoclave LAST, Italy Moist Heat Sterilization 500 L 05. Washing and De-Pyrogenation Tunnel BAUSCH+STROBEL, Germany Vial and Cartridge washing 300 Cartridge/Minute 06. Vial and Cartridge Filling machine BAUSCH+STROBEL, Germany Filling of Vial and Cartridge 300 Cartridge/Minute 07. Code Cap and Labelling machine BAUSCH+STROBEL, Germany Code cap and labelling 300 Cartridge/Minute 08. Tablet Coating Machine Nicomac, Italy For coating of tablets and pellets 600 kg 09. Tablet Compression Machine Fette, Germany For compression of Tablet 7,20,000 Tablet/Hour 10 Tablet Compression Machine Riva, Argentina For compression of Tablet 50,000 Tablet/Hour 11. Fluid Bed Dryer Cosmec, Italy For drying of the granules 550 kg 12. Fluid Bed Processor Glatt, Germany For drying of the granules 500 kg 13. High Shear Granulator Glatt, Germany For mixing and granulation of the material 300 kg 14. High Shear Mixer Cosmec, Italy For mixing and granulation of the material 550 kg 15. Automatic Capsule Filling Machine ACG-PAM, India For Encapsulation 120000 Capsules/Hour 16. Container Filling Machine CVC, Taiwan Filling of Tablets and Capsules inside the container 150 Container/Minute 17. Blister Machine Mediseal, Germany For primary and secondary packing of tablets and capsules. 600 Strip/Minute 18. Automatic Blister & Packing Machine Double Crane, China For primary and secondary packing of tablets and capsules. 300 Strip/Minute Analytical Instrument Sl. No. Name of the Equipment Manufacturer Purpose of Use 01. High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) system. Waters, USA To separate, identify, and quantify each component in a mixture of drug product or Active Pharmaceuticals Ingredient. 02. Gas Chromatography System (GS) PerkinElmer, USA. To separate and identify components in a volatile sample. 03. Inductively coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) PerkinElmer, USA, For elemental determination (metals and several non-metals) at concentrations below ppt level (parts per trillion). 04. Malvern Particle Size Analyzer (Mastersizer 3000) Malvern, UK For measuring particle sizes ranges from 0.1 um - 3500 um by lasar diffraction technique. 05. Malvern Zetasizer Ultra-Red Malvern, UK For the measurement of particle (0.03 nm to 10 um in diameter), molecular size, particle charge and particle concentration using the technique of Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS). 06. Microbial Identification System Bectin Dicinson, USA To Identify the Microorganism. 07. Total Organic Carbon (TOC) analyzer Veolia, USA To measure the amount of organic carbon in pharmaceutical water (WFI, Purified water, pure steam etc.) and cleaning validation sample. 08. Kinetic LAL Analyzer Biotek, USA To perform Endotoxin test.

To perform Endotoxin test.