Rephco Laboratories Limited. Bangladesh

The philosophy

Rephco Laboratories Limited is one of the leading Pharmaceutical manufacturing and marketing organization in Bangladesh engaged in manufacturing and marketing diverse range of medical products with the vision "Saving Lives Everyday".

The state of the art plants, high level of quality control, manufacturing expertise, innovative efforts by Rephco people we helped connect the nation with world class technology in pharmaceuticals.

Rephco has orchestrated the slogan "Saving Lives Everyday" to reach the hearts of millions through uncompromising quest for quality blending with the GMP using modular concept approved by the WHO.

In the universe where movement is perfectly synchronized and perpetual Rephco has conglomerated the technology and human resources at the same pace and orchestrated a symphony in motion.
With a substantial growth and a quantum leap in capacities Rephco stands poised at the threshold of a future that knows no limit.

A Brief History of The Company

REPHCO, a dream was born in the year 1968. Originally the idea of establishing a pharmaceutical manufacturing organization was conceived by Late Mr. Khalilur Rahman Akhond, the Founder Chairman along with some enthusiastic Physicians, Representatives of some pharmaceutical companies and some Pharmacists. Hence the name "REPHCO" came where "RE" stands for Representatives, "PH" stands for both Physicians and Pharmacists and "CO" stands for Company. Thus REPHCO has brought the whole ranks of medical professionals under one umbrella of faith. And the dream came to a reality.

It was licensed on 1968 and started functioning from Barisal where it is today.

                     

Quality control

We consider the quality control department as the heart of the manufacturing plant. Equipped with the professionals we adhere to the GMP in every stages of production with uninterrupted labor and quest.
We believe, where there is a question of quality there will be consistent growth. So QC unit is equipped with the most modern and sophisticated instruments. To incorporate the standard an efficient record keeping system will give you rapid access to our product batch data and fullest manufacturing history.

A team of highly qualified professionals and technically trained personnel are in constant motion to back CGMP with their uninterrupted labor and alertness. To ensure consistent high standard to quality and safety, tight and thorough control of procedures are strictly conducted at each stage of production, starting from procurement of raw materials from world wide reputed sources. QC identifies the raw material through the I.R where cross graph checking with standard graph facilities are available. Both HPLC and titration method are used to carry out the Potency test. The QC unit with its modern analytical Chemistry and bioassay laboratories has enabled us to maintain the high standard.

Product Research & Development

As we have always believed the principle of quality, it is our pride that we have blended the Product Research and Development Laboratory with the QC in such a motion that Rephco has taken a lead in the pharmaceutical industries of Bangladesh.

Both the units are active to back cGMP with their uninterrupted labor and alertness. Here consumer feedback and suggestions are utilized to maintain and improve the quality of the products.

Marketing

Product Management Department

Product management department (PMD) is an integral part of the whole business and we consider it as the nervous system of the organization. Feed backed by an efficient Market Research department it is engaged in developing the product's acceptability in the field of their presentation, dosage form, cost-effectiveness. It keeps a constant watch from procuring quality raw materials to the end of the production line so that, products are managed in a dignified way. It surveys market to introduce newer cost-effective products in context of Bangladesh to fight diseases. To ensure best services to the prescribers it is also engaged in preparing product literatures, booklets and other promotional materials regularly. To enrich the Sales people in latest product knowledge it has definite plans and regular evaluation procedures.

A training department is engaged in train up of all ranks of sales people whenever needed.

Two Medical graduates, two postgraduate pharmacists and one computer graphic designer and one computer officer are presently responsible to carry out these tasks. In near future there will be a substantial rise in manpower.

Market Research Department

We consider Market Research department as the circulatory system of the whole organization. It is a consistent and integrated activity in its fullest form in all units of manufacturing and marketing. Through extensive market research, consumer feed back and suggestions are processed and utilized to improve our services we are committed to the nation.

Presently it is manned by 22 officers who are resourceful in their respective field.

Sales

An enthusiastic team of executives with management training in their individual field is leading a folk of marketing people, one of the largest marketing field forces in the pharmaceutical arena. Manned by 439 marketing and sales people it operates marketing throughout the country in a segmented way so that, we can use our full potential to reach the medical professionals as well as to the people.

The growth rate is minimum 10 per cent per annum and we have grown from capacity to capacity in the last 33 years. Now we are poised at the threshold of a future with no limit. It is so, because we know excellence is not a fixed standard but a continuous process of evaluation.

We are sincere to co-operate with friends in and abroad to develop business opportunities.

We have the production capabilities to meet the market demand inland and to handle the demand of outside our boundary.

Distribution

Distribution is the core of whole marketing operation. As we believe our slogan "Saving lives Everyday" we are absolutely committed to the people. Hence a well co-ordinate distribution network is developed and is working in it's fullest to serve the purpose. 11 depots countrywide connected to a Central Supply Store at Barisal are efficiently engaged in the task so that quality chain is maintained.

One Central Supply Store at Barisal

Eleven Sales Depot in Bangladesh -
Barisal (A).
Jessore (B).
Bogra (C).
Chittagong (D).
Dhaka (E).
Sylhet (F).
Khulna (G).
Rangpur (H).
Mymensing (I).
Comilla (J).
Rajshahi (K).