Website www.gpo.or.th Founded 1942 | Headquarters Bangkok, Thailand Number of employees 2,812 | |
Preceding agency Government Pharmaceutical Laboratory Jurisdiction Ministry of Public Health (Thailand) Minister responsible Dr Nopporn Cheanklin, MD, Managing Director | ||
The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) (Thai: องค์การเภสัชกรรม; rtgs: ong kan phesatchakam) is a Thai state enterprise which manufactures pharmaceutical products in Thailand. In 2011, the GPO netted a profit of 1.6 billion baht from the sale of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment. As of 2011, the GPO employed 2,812 persons. In 2016, the organization produced drugs at two government-owned factories.
GPO makes and sells four categories of products: medicines; antiretrovirals; chemicals/test kits/natural products; and preventive medicines. Besides Thailand, it markets its products in Nigeria, Ghana, Bhutan, Somalia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
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Government Pharmaceutical Organization Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA