Hikma Pharmaceuticals

Infobox_Company
company_name = Hikma Pharmaceuticals
company_
company_type = Public (lse|HIK)
company_slogan = Improving people's quality of life globally
foundation = 1978
location = London, UK
key_people = Samih Darwazah Chairman Said Darwazah CEO

num_employees = 3,000 (2007)
industry =

Hikma Pharmaceuticals (LSE|HIK) is a multinational pharmaceutical company based in London, that manufactures branded and non-branded generic and in-licensed pharmaceutical products. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

History

The Company was founded by Samih Darwazah in 1978 in Amman in Jordan. [http://www.hikma.com/aboutus/history/ Hikma History] ] In August 1996 it became the first Arab company to export pharmaceutical products to the United States [ [http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/economy9.html#Industry Economy - Sectoral Analysis] ] . It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2005. Recent acquisitions include Instituto Biochimico Pavese Pharma in Italy in 2005 [ [http://www.hikma.com/files/financialreport/3505/hikma_report_2006.pdf Hikma Annual Report 2006 Page 62] ] and Jazeera Pharmaceutical Industries in Saudi Arabia in 2006. In 2007 the Company went on to buy APM in Jordan, [http://www.hikma.com/files/financialreport/10883/HIKMA_R_A_2007.pdf Hikma Annual Report 2007 Page 15] ] Alkan Pharma in Egypt, Thymoorgan in Germany and Ribosepharm in Germany.

Operations

The Company's production facilities are located in the following countries:
* USA (FDA approved)
* Portugal (FDA approved)
* Italy
* Jordan (FDA & MHRA approved)
* Saudi Arabia (FDA approved)
* Algeria
* Germany
* Egypt

Products

Products produced by the Company include:
Allopurinol, Alprazolam, Amoxicillin, Amoxicillin / Clavulanic acid, Atenolol, Atenolol / Chlortalidone, Atorvastatin, Azithromycin, Bromocriptine, Carvedilol, Cefadroxil, Cefalexin, Cefdinir, Cefixime, Chlordiazepoxide, Ciprofloxacin, Clarithromycin, Diclofenac, Doxazosin, Erdosteine, Famotidine, Fluconazole, Flutrimazole, Gabapentin, Gemifloxacin, Glibenclamide, Glimepiride, Hydrocortisone, Ibuprofen, Imidapril, Indometacin, Iron Ferrous, Isoconazole, Isoconazole / Diflucortolone, Ketotifen, Lisinopril, Loratadine, Lornoxicam, Mefenamic Acid, Metronidazole, Micafungin, Naproxen, Norethisterone, Omeprazole, Paracetamol, Pseudoephedrine / Triprolidine, Ranitidine, Risperidone, Sertraline, Tacrolimus, Terbinafine

References

External links

* [http://www.hikma.com/ Official site]