Aventis Pharma

Aventis Pharma or Aventis Pharma Limited is the Indian arm of the recently merged pharmaceutical companies Sanofi and Aventis. This France-based private pharmaceutical giant is having presence across all the continents of the world.

Aventis Pharma's parent company Sanofi Aventis operates its Indian arm from Mumbai, India. Aventis Pharma is one of the most respected innovations and generic based pharmaceuticals manufacturing company of the world. Aventis Pharma parent company - Sanofi Aventis have presence in more than 95 countries across the world. Its state-of -the-art manufacturing facilities across the world are well equipped for the development of new molecules across all therapeutic verticals. Its manufacturing units are quality-certified and strictly adhere to WHO-GMP guidelines. Sanofi Aventis owns a number of innovations to its credit. All of these innovations are protected across the world through patents. Aventis Pharma has registered total sales of Rs 2265 million for the year ended 31st March 2007. Aventis Pharma has posted Net Profit to the tune of Rs. 433 million for the year ended 31st March 2007.


Aventis Pharma products cover segments like –

• Cardio-vascular Disease
• Metabolics
• Oncology
• Respiratory System
• Central Nervous System
• Dermatology
• Analgesics
• Anti-infectives
• Bone and Joint
• Vaccines

Aventis Pharma products verticals are -

Cardiovascular Disease

• Lasix® (frusemide)
• Clexane® (enoxaparin sodium)
• Cardace® (ramipril)

Metabolics

• Amaryl® (glimepiride)
• Cetapin® XR (metformin)
• Daonil® (glibenclamide)
• Daonil® M (glibenclamide + metformin)
• Insuman® (NPH Human Insulin)
• Trental 400® (pentoxifylline)
• Lantus® (insulin glargine)

Oncology

• Taxotere® (docetaxel)
• Granocyte® (lenograstim - rHUG-CSF)

Respiratory System

• Allegra® (fexofenadine hydrochloride)
• Allegra® suspension (fexofenadine HCI)
• Avil® (pheniramine maleate)

Central Nervous System

• Frisium® (clobazam)

Dermatology

• Sofracort® (framycetin sulphate, gramicidin, dexamethasone)
• Soframycin® (framycetin sulphate)

Analgesics

• Combiflam® (ibuprofen, paracetamol)
• Baralgan M™ (analgin)
• Novalgin® (analgin)

Anti-infectives

• Targocid® (teicoplanin)
• Cefrom® (cefpirome sulphate)
• Tavanic® (levofloxacin)
• Tarivid® (ofloxacin)
• Hostacycline® (tetracycline HCI)

Bone and Joint

• Arava® (leflunomide)
• Actonel® (risedronate sodium)

Vaccines

• Rabipur® (purified chick embryo cell (PCEC) tissue culture rabies vaccine)

Aventis Pharma India office contact details are -

Aventis House
54/A, Sir Mathuradas Vasanji Road,
Andheri (E),
Mumbai 400 093
India

Board Tel: (91-22)28278000
Fax: (91-22) 2837093