Government Pharmaceutical Organization

Government Pharmaceutical Organization
องค์การเภสัชกรรม
Agency overview
Preceding agency
  • Government Pharmaceutical Laboratory
Jurisdiction Ministry of Public Health (Thailand)
Headquarters 75/1 Rama VI Rd, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Employees 2,812[1]:104
Minister responsible
  • Dr Nopporn Cheanklin, MD, Managing Director[2]
Website www.gpo.or.th

The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) (Thai: องค์การเภสัชกรรม; rtgs: ong kan phesatcha kam) is a Thai governmental agency responsible for the oversight and manufacture of pharmaceutical and medical products in Thailand. In 2011, the GPO netted a profit of 1.6 billion baht from the sale of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment.[1]:87 As of 2011, the GPO employed 2,812 persons. In 2016, the organization produced drugs at two government-owned factories.[3]

GPO makes and sells four categories of products: medicines; antiretrovirals; chemicals/test kits/natural products; and preventive medicines.[1]:55 Besides Thailand, it markets its products in Nigeria, Ghana, Bhutan, Somalia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Vietnam.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Annual Report, 2554/2011 (2554/2011 ed.). Bangkok: Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO). Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Interview: Dr. Nopporn Cheanklin – Managing Director, The Government Pharmaceutical Organization, Thailand". PharmaBoardroom. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Our Factories". Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO). Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Company Overview of The Government Pharmaceutical Organization". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 5 February 2016.

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