Krishna Kumar

Founder

According to industry reports, the Indian pharmaceutical market will likely reach a net value of 130 Bn dollars by 2030 and an astonishing 450 Bn by 2047. This growth is being driven by several factors. Technology integrations in pharmaceutical supply chain and inventory management have heavily boosted pharmaceutical distribution in India. Additionally, the country is home to many manufacturers of global repute like Sun Pharma, Glenmark, and others. Organizations like Sun Pharma have created large-scale distribution channels and through that cater to demands in different segments of medicine.

Here, pharmaceutical distributors play a vital role as the bridge between the manufacturer and the seller. Various challenges in terms of costs, area expertise, and market understanding are faced by sellers across India. In many cases, it has been seen that they are not aware of all the modern medicines available which finally affects the sales figures of organizations and also proves an inability to get the desired outcome. Sapthagiri Pharma Distributors understands these market challenges and always makes it a point to make the sellers aware of the medicines in their inventories. Keeping up to date with the latest products in the market has helped this company become one of the emerging pharmaceutical distributors in India which is currently supplying medicines and hospital supplies of more than 200 brands.

We have all witnessed the havoc that was created in the Indian healthcare sector during COVID-19. Major decisions need to be taken in terms of supply chain management and timely delivery of drugs at healthcare establishments. Sapthagiri Pharma Distributors jumped into the crisis and made significant efforts in making timely delivery of many life-saving drugs. “Apart from timely delivery, we also provide hospitals with complete information about the drugs to create awareness. During Covid, we were one of the largest suppliers of life-saving drug remdesivir”, mentioned Krishna Kumar, Founder, of Sapthagiri Pharma Distributors.

Keeping Up With the Industry

The company was started in 2000 in the most humble way possible. Slowly and steadily it grew and now distributes pharmaceutical products and hospital supplies of many brands. It has faced several hurdles along the way but faced all of them and emerged as a successful pharmaceutical distributor. In 2007, it opened its website where it provided information about all the brands that are available under its umbrella. This is one of the first technology-savvy decisions taken by the company which turned out to be utterly successful as the website now has a separate portal for customer log-in. Any seller who is registered with Sapthagiri is provided with their login ID and password. On accessing that, all the required information about medicines available and transactions made can be accessed by the customer. This gesture is one of the factors that make the company stand apart in the market. “Our customers can access all information through our website. This provides them with a greater sense of clarity on business operations and makes us a trusted pharmaceutical distributor”, stated the Founder.

The company is one of the prominent distributors of medicines manufactured by Sun Pharma. As a distributor, it has to keep track of the innovations that are being made by Sun Pharma in different segments of medicine. Being one of the significant manufacturers of medicines of various kinds, Sun Pharma is one of the top players in the pharmaceutical value chain. Sapthagiri Pharma Distributors has made a significant name in the market as a distributor of Sun Pharma products for more than a decade. “Sun Pharma is emerging in all medicines segments and we are distributors for all of them. Especially in the chronic therapy segment, its medicines are impeccable. Sun Pharma is associated with a good chain of distributors and has its field force management team and looks into the fact that it caters to the requirements of all communities. We feel honored to be a part of this network”, he added.

Looking Ahead The company has gained considerable trust and recognition in the market since its inception with relentless efforts towards providing better healthcare. It has created an example of cold chain logistics in the country which is a vital part of the pharmaceutical supply chain. Looking ahead, the company is planning on keeping up to date with the changing requirements of the pharmaceutical sector and keeps evolving along with the industry. “We want to expand our horizons and add more brands to our portfolio in the years to come”, concluded the Founder.