UNITED PHARMACEUTICAL DISTRIBUTORS (UPD)

UNITED PHARMACEUTICAL DISTRIBUTORS (UPD)

The leading healthcare wholesaler

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nited Pharmaceutical Distributors (UPD) is the leading full-line pharmaceutical wholesaler operating in South Africa, delivering exceptional service to pharmacies, private hospitals and retail health stores alike.

For more than 40 years UPD has been thoroughly involved in the healthcare market, successfully providing the distribution capabilities for the larger Group’s integrated route into the continent’s healthcare market.

At present the Company’s aforementioned presence in the African healthcare market is strategically spread across five distribution centres, all of which are dedicated to exceptional service delivery.

Each of these distribution centres are managed and verified to international quality standards to ensure careful supply chain management, and this has inevitably led to UPD becoming the preferred supplier within the pharmaceutical retail pharmacy network.

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United Pharmaceutical Distributors is striving to become the leading healthcare supply chain partner in Southern Africa, building upon many years of success within the industry Writer: Phoebe Calver Project Manager: Callam Waller

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“After many years of hard work and dedication within the industry, we are renowned for our delivery across the complete healthcare spectrum,” explains Vikash Singh, Managing Director at United Pharmaceutical Distributors. “We repeatedly deliver to doctors, independent pharmacies, wholesalers, hospitals and clinics,

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health shops, public sector healthcare facilities and veterinary facilities.”

It has and continues to be the Company’s aim to achieve the status as the leading supply chain partner operating in South Africa, sticking resolutely to its values of integrity through honesty and openness, understanding, discipline in its

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approach and an overall passion for the service it’s delivering to its customers.

United vision

What originally started as a small collection of individuals with a united vision, has now grown to exceptional levels within the industry.

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“The Company was created on the belief that there was a need to provide a wholesaling function to pharmacies across South Africa,” continues Singh.

“Since that point there was a lot of growth to achieve, which we have met through our tireless approach to the business and has led us to our current position as the leading wholesaler in

the country.”

Now in its present state the Company is a fully-fledged pharmaceutical wholesaler, but it hasn’t settled there as Singh goes on to explain: “Over the years we have gone on to create separate divisions within the UPD family, for example UPD Speciality.

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“That division of UPD enables us to distribute niche products such as oncology requirements; a key aspect to remember is that we operate in a business with low-margin for error and therefore we have worked hard to ensure there are no issues with our distribution.”

In order to ensure the low-margin for error is retained throughout all aspects of business, the Company continues to look into operational costs and ways to successfully make the business more efficient through automation and improvements across the distribution process.

Dependable service

Under the umbrella of UPD many successful business units have been established, a prime example being Link Pharmacy, which is now synonymous within the industry for

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making people feel better.

Link has been around for more than 30 years and during that time has developed from a handful of pharmacies, to a nationally recognised establishment that provides aid and guidance from highly-knowledgeable pharmacists.

“At present the chain has more than 180 locations spread across South Africa, making it readily accessible within the country,” adds Singh.

“Similarly in terms of reach - by volume - UPD is the largest distributor in the South African private market, offering our customers a preferred supplier model.

“We are able to distribute throughout South Africa and utilise our excellent export services to African countries, with a strategy of investment and support in certain territories.”

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SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES A history of pharmaceutical excellence and innovation Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd is the fourth largest specialty-generic pharmaceutical company in the world.

We provide high-quality, affordable medicines which are trusted by healthcare professionals and patients in more than 150 countries globally.

Driven by Innovation SUN PHARMA invests six-seven percent of global revenues into research & development. R&D initiatives are led by a strong team of around 2,000 scientists based at our R&D facilities around the world.

South Africa Sun Pharma is ranked among the top seven generic pharmaceutical companies in South Africa, and provides prescription medicines to treat disorders and diseases of the gastro intestinal tract, cardiovascular system, central nervous system as well as anti-infectives, pain products, oncology therapies, ARVs – and a range of over-the-counter products.

SUN PHARMA acquired Ranbaxy in 2014 and today SUN PHARMA South Africa employs 500 people and is made up of four entities: SUN PHARMA (PTY) Ltd, Ranbaxy SA (Pty) Ltd, Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals (Pty) Ltd and Sonke Pharmaceuticals (Pty) Ltd – the largest supplier of ARV medicines to the South African Government, and an essential partner in controlling the AIDS epidemic.

We remain committed to providing affordable pharmaceutical products of global quality standards to patients all over the world.

T +27 (0)12 643 2000 E shailesh.somvanshi@sunpharma.com

www.sunpharma.com Supporting and distributing throughout South Africa

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Touching the lives of every South African under the Sun. GLOBAL FOOTPRINT

EMERGING MARKETS

Our global presence is supported by 42 manufacturing

SUN PHARMA is present in over 100 markets with a focus on

facilities, designed, equipped and operated to meet world class quality standards. As far as sales volumes are concerned: USA accounts for 48% of revenue, India for 26%, developing countries 13% and the rest of world, 13%.

high-growth emerging markets such as Brazil, Mexico, Russia, Romania, and South Africa and other markets. Our network of over 2 300 sales representatives has enabled us to develop strong relationships with medical professionals and a strong customer focus.

DIVERSIFIED SPECIALITY AND GENERICS PORTFOLIO We manufacture and market a large basket of pharmaceutical formulations covering a broad spectrum of chronic and acute therapies.

DELIVERING VALUE SUN PHARMA’s multi-cultural workforce, comprises more than 45,000 team members of over 50 nationalities, and is highly motivated in creating additional value for all stakeholders.

Reaching People. Touching Lives.

Sun Pharma is proud to be associated with United Pharmaceutical Distributers.

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www.dallis.co.za The UPD Export division of the Company is comfortably able to meet with the requirements of all customer categories, with experience in wholesaling. Holding an impressive market share it is a true specialist in the country.

“We are proud to say that over a long period of time we have been able to retain our reputation as one of South Africa’s most dependable and professional suppliers of pharmaceuticals, repeatedly meeting our customers’ needs both promptly and in a professional manner,” states Singh, “developing and nurturing professional relationships with suppliers, while providing a customercentric service”.

Progressive opportunities

In order to reach the level of success that it has done since fruition, the Company has had to ensure that it has the right people behind it.

“Within our organisation we firmly

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believe that the business is only as good as the people that are working within it, and therefore having the right mindset is paramount to our success,” explains Singh. “The employees that we have working for us are of the right calibre in terms of

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attitude, while also having the right skills needed to succeed.

“We achieve this by ensuring that there is a high level of training within our organisation, and are incredibly active in offering coaching and employment progression opportunities that are attractive prospects for potential workers.”

Looking forward there are some key growth areas for both employment opportunities and market share that are driving the Company to aim for new heights.

“We are incentivised by the prospect of making our business more efficient and although we are already agile as a company, it is important that we grow to continue in our drive for value for our customers and shareholders,” concludes Singh. “We are incredibly passionate about ensuring that we deliver the best service for our customers at the best possible value, and this is something that we will continue on with moving forward.”

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United Pharmaceutical Distributors 14 Tamar Avenue Roodepoort, 1709 South Africa Tel: +27 11 470 1000 info@upd.co.za

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