Saudi Arabia has the largest pharmaceutical sector in the Arabian peninsula. There is a growing number of pharmaceutical companies in Saudi Arabia owing to government increased spending on the health sector, and a focus on local production of drugs. There are more than 40 licensed pharmaceutical manufacturer in Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) established in 2003 alongside the Federal Ministry of Health, regulates the pharmaceutical sector in Saudi Arabia. SFDA regulates the registration, licensing, importation, pricing, drug supply chain, inspection, and approval or suspension of medicines.
The National Unified Procurement Company (NUPCO) is a private sector involvement in the pharmaceutical industry of Saudi Arabia. They manage the supply chain, procurement, and logistics.
Main local pharmaceutical companies in Saudi Arabia are Tabuk Pharmaceuticals Company, Saudi Pharmaceutical Industries and Medical Appliances Corporation (SPIMACO), and Al Jazeera Pharmaceutical Industries. Although they were mainly importing and packaging finished drugs from foreign countries, they now produce locally.
Pharmaceutical sales from Saudi Arabia are the highest in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, ahead of Egypt, Morocco, UAE, but there is still low local production of branded drugs with much emphasis on generic drugs.
Major foreign multinational pharmaceutical companies in Saudi Arabia are Sanofi, GSK, AstraZeneca, Baxter International.
There are many R&D projects with over 400 clinical trials conducted in different therapeutic classes.
The country still relies largely on imported drugs from China, India, Europe, USA, with almost half of drug purchases in the Gulf.
Pharmaceutical Companies in Saudi Arabia
- Pharmaceutical Companies in Saudi Arabia
- ABBOTT SAUDI ARABIA TRADING LLC.
- AbbVie Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
- AcedrA Pharmaceutical Company
- AJA Pharma
- Al Madina Al Mnawara
- Al Naghi Company
- Al Rai Pharma
- Al Razi Pharma
- Algorithm Pharmaceutical Company
- Alpha Pharma
- AMCO
- APEX Pharma Factory
- Arabian Medical & Pharmaceutical Company (AMPC)
- AstraZeneca
- Avalon Pharmaceutical
- Baxter
- BatterjeePharma
- Beckman Coulter Saudi Arabia
- Boehringer Ingelheim Saudi Arabia Trading
- Bristol Myers Squibb – Saudi Arabia
- CAD Middle East Pharmaceutical Industries LLC
- Dallah Pharma
- Dammam Pharma. Co
- Dar Aldawa
- Dayarn Pharma
- Deef Pharmaceutical
- Dox Pharmaceuticals
- Drug Lantern
- Elixir Pharmaceuticals Company LLC
- Ferring Saudi Arabia
- GSK Saudi Arabia
- Hakeem Pharma
- Hikma Saudi Arabia
- Jamjoom Pharmaceuticals Co.
- Jerash Pharmaceutical
- Johnson & Johnson Middle East FZ Branch
- Jubail Pharma
- LEO Pharma
- Med City Pharma (Axantia)
- Meda Pharmaceuticals
- Merck Serono Office
- Merck Scientific Office
- Merz Pharmaceuticals Saudi Arabia
- MPS Pharma
- MS Pharma
- Montajat Pharmaceuticals
- National Pharmaceutical Industries Co. (SAOC)
- NewBridge Pharmaceuticals
- Novartis
- Novo Nordisk Saudi Arabia
- Nuevoways
- Pfizer Saudi
- Pharma Care
- Pharma Pharmaceutical Industries, Saudi Arabia
- Pharmaceutical Solutions Industry Ltd.
- Pharmascience Regional KSA & GCC Office
- PharoDerma
- Riyadh Pharma
- Roche Diagnostics Saudi Arabia LLC.
- SAJA
- Sanofi in Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Pharmaceutical Distribution Co. Ltd., Jeddah Office
- Saudi Pharmaceutical Industries & Medical Appliances Corporation (SPIMACO)
- Saudi Biotechnology Manufacturing Company
- Saudi Pharmaceutical Industries
- Scien Pharma
- Sedra Pharma
- Servier
- SITCO Pharma
- Spectro Med Group
- Sudair Pharma
- Tabuk Pharmaceuticals
- Takeda Austria GmbH Technical & Scientific Office–Saudi Arabia
- Thimar Al Jazirah Company
- United Pharmaceutical Company
- Viatris
ABBOTT SAUDI ARABIA TRADING LLC.
P.O.Box. 16082 Riyadh, 11464
Saudi Arabia
Tel Jeddah Office: +966-12-5781530
Tel Riyadh Office: +966-11-2848100
Tel Dammam Office: +966-13-8312700
Fax:+966-11-2180200
AbbVie Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
Abraj Attawuneyyah
North Tower, 16th Floor
P.O. Box 9710, Riyadh 11423
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Office: +966 11 299 42 00
Fax: +966 11 299 42 88
http://www.abbvie.com/
AcedrA Pharmaceutical Company
Head Office: Al Riyadh, Platinum Centre, Az Zahra, Riyadh 12811, Saudi Arabia.
Tel: +966 11 400 0036
https://acedrarx.com/
AJA Pharma
Airport Rd C2 Building,Office 7, The Business Gate،, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia
+966 11 268 7988
info@ajapharma.com
https://ajapharma.com/
Al Madina Al Mnawara
Al Madina Al Mnawara – industrial area – 48 St, Industrial Cities Authority.
Telephone: +966 14 869 0721
Telephone: +966 14 869 0721
E-mail: info@razial-madina.com
http://www.razial-madina.com/
Al Naghi Company
Al Naghi Headquarters, King Abdul Aziz Road, Al Shatee District, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Tel: +966 12 633 8599
Email: ahmed_naghi@alnaghi.com
https://alnaghi.com/
Al Rai Pharma
P. O. Box: 9224, Jeddah – 21413, K.S.A
+966 12 2900127 , +966 12 2888949
info@alraipharma.com
http://alraipharma.com/
Al Razi Pharma
Street 67 / 110, 2nd Industrial City,
Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
+966 13 828 1919
+966 13 828 1313
info@alrazi-pharma.com
https://www.alrazi-pharma.com/
Algorithm Pharmaceutical Company
Abu Ayoub Al Ansari St Abu Ayoub Al Ansari St, 9385, Al Tubayshi, Dammam 32233, Saudi Arabia
Phone: +966 1 1464 6955
Mobile: +966 55 999 4037
https://www.algorithm-lb.com/
Alpha Pharma
3289–Industrial Valley Phase II,
King Abdullah Economic City. 23994–8711, Rabigh, KSA
Ph. +966 12 212 9013
Mail. Info@alphapharma.com.sa
https://alphapharma.com.sa/
AMCO
Abdulmalik Ibn Marwan Street, Al Mutamarat Area.
Tel No.: 0114655075
Fax No.: 011458954
P.O.Box 442, Riyadh 11411
https://www.alhaya-medical.com/
APEX Pharma Factory
Intersection of King Fahd & King Abdullah Roads, AlJumaiah Building,
7th floor, North Tower, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Tel: (+966) 114502030
Fax: (+966) 114709161
Email: ecg-ksa@ecgsa.com
https://www.ecgsa.com/
Arabian Medical & Pharmaceutical Company (AMPC)
P.O.Box – 13577
Falasteen Street East,
Al Nakheel District, Jeddah–23242
Saudi Arabia
Tel: 920019221
sales@ampc-sa.com, info@ampc-sa.co
https://tamergroup.com/
AstraZeneca
Al-Nakhla Tower, 13th floor,
Ath Thumamah Road
Al Sahafa District. 7198
Unit No. 20
Riyadh 13315 – 3642
Tel: +966 (011) 22 492 00
Fax: +966 (011) 22 492 91
https://www.astrazeneca.com/
Avalon Pharmaceutical
P.O.Box 301332 Riyadh 11372
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
info@avalon.com.sa
https://www.avalonpharmaceutical.com/
Baxter
6th Street, Dammam 34334, Saudi Arabia
00966118747305
https://mea.baxter.com/ar-SA/atsl-bna
BatterjeePharma
Batterjee Pharmaceutical Factory, Industrial Area,
P.O. Box 10667, Jeddah 21443, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Phone Number: +966 12 6089999
Fax Number: +966 12 6080909
Email: group@batterjeepharma.com
info@batterjeepharma.com
Beckman Coulter Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: King Abdallah Road
Exit 10 Al Mugharazat Area
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Phone: +966 11 4519100
Jeddah: Jeddah – Al Barrak Tower 7th Floor
Al-Baghdadiyah
Al-Gharbiyah
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Phone: +966 12 2636272
https://www.beckmancoulter.com/
Boehringer Ingelheim Saudi Arabia Trading
Riyadh Front, Business Area,
King Khalid International Airport Road
Opp. Prince Noura Women University
KADAN Properties, Building S9, Floor 2, Riyadh,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Tel: +966 11 5116 500
Fax: +966 11 5116 545
https://www.mea.boehringer-ingelheim.com/
Bristol Myers Squibb – Saudi Arabia
Al Olaya, 12212, Saudi Arabia
+966 11 244 3535
CAD Middle East Pharmaceutical Industries LLC
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
King Khalid Airport Road, Industrial Estate.
+966 11 2201151,2201167
+966 11 2201163
http://www.cadmiddleast.com/
Dallah Pharma
3046 Khaldiya Towers,
Al Futah, Riyadh 12633
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Phone: +966 (011) 403-2299
email: info@dallah-pharma.com
dallah-pharma.com
Dammam Pharma. Co
P.O. Box 7137
1st Industrial City, Unit No.1
Dammam 32234-3631
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
00966-138216444
00966-138216400
info@dammampharma.sa
https://dammampharma.com.sa/
Dar Aldawa
P.O Box: 9364 Amman 11191 Jordan
Tel: +9626 5539416
Fax: +9626 5533199
Tel. Factory: +9626 5727132
Fax: +9626 5727776
Email: Admin.Dad@Dadgroup.Com
Amman Office
Tel : +96265539176
https://www.dadgroup.com/
Dayarn Pharma
Ahmad Al Hawwari St, Al Murabba, Riyadh 12626, Saudi Arabia
+966 12 692 4428
http://www.dayarnpharma.com/
Deef Pharmaceutical
Office # 408–Rosayes Building–front of Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry HQ Prince Abdulaziz Ibn Musaid Ibn Jalawi St, Al Murabba, Riyadh
+966 11 4029595, +966 11 4029696
info@deef.com
https://www.deef.com/
Dox Pharmaceuticals
Eastern Ring Rd Ext, Riyadh 14545, Saudi Arabia
+966 11 410 6664
www.doxpharma.com.sa
Drug Lantern
2984, Al-Maadi Street, Al-Hamra Dist, Jeddah 23212.
+966 12 657 1318
http://www.druglantern.com/
Elixir Pharmaceuticals Company LLC
Building No. 7984, Additional No. 3834, Unit NO.1
Entaj District, King Abdullah Economic City
Zip Code 23989
npioman.com/elixir-pharmaceuticals-llc-ksa/
Ferring Saudi Arabia
Office #737, Al Akaria Bldg. 2, Olaya St., P.O. Box 215,
Riyadh 11411, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Tel: +966-1-4191323
Fax: +966-1-4191703
https://sa.ferring.com/
GSK Saudi Arabia
22nd Floor
Headquarters Business Park
PO Box #55850 Jeddah #21544 Saudi Arabia
Tel: +966126536666
Factory: Ad Dahiah District, Ad Dahiah District 7274, Jeddah 22529, Saudi Arabia
https://www.gsk.com/
Hakeem Pharma
Sudair Industrial City, 15312 Saudi Arabia
Email: info@hakeempharma.com.sa
Web: www.hakeempharma.com.sa
Phone:00966-11-4642364
Fax: 00966-11-4624751
Hikma Saudi Arabia
Riyadh Gallery
King Fahd Rd
King Fahd
Riyadh 12262
Saudi Arabia
Tel: +966 11 417 3731
Jamjoom Pharmaceuticals Co.
Plot No. ME1:3, Phase V, Industrial City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Head Office: Al-Hamra Dist, Corniche Road, Jeddah 21442, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
00966-12-6081111
00966-12-6081222
http://www.jamjoompharma.com
Jerash Pharmaceutical
6521, King Abdullah Branch Road, 23214, Jeddah, SA Saudi Arabia
Phone: +966 12 652 2226
Web: www.jerashpharma.com
Johnson & Johnson Middle East FZ Branch
Prince Muhammed Bin Abdulaziz Rd,
Tower B, Level 30, Olaya towers ,
PO Box 65305, Riyadh11556
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Tel: +966 (11) 4339151
https://www.janssen.com/
Jubail Pharma
1st Floor, Gushat Tower
Prince Hammoud Street
Aqrabiya, Al- Khobar
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
+966 13 832 9232
Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia
info@jubailpharma.com
http://www.jubailpharma.com/