EMS (pharmaceuticals)

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EMS S.A.
ProductsDrugs and generic drug
RevenueIncrease US$ 1.3 billion (2016)
Number of employees
4,500
SubsidiariesGalenika a.d.
Brace Pharma
Websitewww.ems.com.br

EMS is the biggest domestic

EMS operates through five divisions:

  • EMS Similars - markets similares; a class of pharmaceuticals peculiar to the Brazilian market. Not generics but not original brands either;
  • EMS Generics - markets generics;
  • EMS Sigma Pharma - markets branded medicines;
  • EMS Hospital - markets drugs to hospitals;
  • EMS Consumer - markets OTC drugs.

Today the company has a presence in over 30 countries through joint-ventures and strategic partnerships with other pharmaceutical companies.[2]

EMS's Brazilian main competitors are

Hypermarcas, Eurofarma, Aché and Cristália
.

References

  1. ^ Focus Reports "Brazil: Big Dancer Takes the Floor" Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine Pharmaceutical Executive, October 2007
  2. ^ "EMS adquire farmacêutica sérvia Galenika". Exame (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2023-11-01.

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