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was the leading pharmaceutical company in India as of May 2026, with a net profit of over ** billion Indian rupees. Zydus Life and Sun Pharma followed with net profits of around ** and ** billion rupees, respectively.

Cipla Limited in India

Cipla Limited has been one of India’s leading multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and was established in 1935. The company has been known for its generic drugs, of which the respiratory drugs segment made up the largest share of its total revenue, with over ** percent contribution in fiscal year 2025. While Cipla had a high market share in the Indian pharmaceuticals and medicine market, around ** percent of its revenue came from sales in India that year.

Strengths of Indian pharmaceuticals

Generic drugs have been a stronghold of the Indian pharmaceutical industry, and the country has been one of the largest providers of generic medicines globally. In fact, as of 2020, generics constituted over ** percent of the total market revenue within the sector. Other areas of recognition for India’s pharma sector have been bulk drugs like antibiotics, vitamins, steroids, along with drug intermediates and formulations, biologicals, and herbal products.