Unilab, Inc., commonly known as Unilab (stylized in

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), is a Philippine

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company headquartered in

Mandaluyong Mandaluyong ( ; ), officially the City of Mandaluyong (, ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly-urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a popula ...

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. It specializes in a wide range of consumer healthcare products such as prescription and over-the counter medications, vitamins and food supplements, and

biotechnology Biotechnology is a multidisciplinary field that involves the integration of natural sciences and Engineering Science, engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms and parts thereof for products and services. Specialists ...

. It is the largest manufacturer of health products in the Philippines, with a vast manufacturing network composed of: * Amherst Laboratories, Inc. * Amherst Parenterals, Inc. * Amherst Nutraceuticals, Inc. * Asian Antibiotics, Inc. * Belmont Softgel Pharma Corporation * Unilab Manufacturing Unilab also has its own distribution center, First Pioneer Distribution, Inc. enabling logistical efficiencies in distributing their products nationwide.

History

Unilab was founded in 1945 as United Drug Company, Inc., a small drugstore on Sto. Cristo Street in Binondo, Manila. Over time, they renamed it United Laboratories, Inc. and recently changed to Unilab, Inc. to represent the pharmaceutical business. It was co-founded by Jose Yao Campos and Mariano K. Tan. With the aid of Howard Q. Dee, Yao Campos' brother-in-law, the company significantly grew within its first 14 years of operations and by 1959, the business was already exporting its products to

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

. From the 1960s to the 2000s, Unilab established a presence in other countries including

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Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

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Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

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Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

and

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

Products

Unilab's products include branded over-the-counter and prescription medicines and vitamins such as Biogesic, Ceelin, Tiki-Tiki, Neozep, Enervon, Decolgen, Forti-D, Revicon, Medicol, Growee, Solmux, Conzace, ImmunPro, and Alaxan. Under the Unilab Group is RiteMED Phils., Inc. which offers

generic drug A generic drug is a pharmaceutical drug that contains the same chemical substance as a drug that was originally protected by chemical patents. Generic drugs are allowed for sale after the patents on the original drugs expire. Because the active ch ...

products through brands such as RiteMED and Pharex. Also under the Unilab Group is UL Skin Sciences, Inc. which offers beauty and personal care products such as Myra, Celeteque, and pH Care.

Subsidiaries

*Unilab Group **Unilab, Inc. ***Amherst Laboratories, Inc. ***Belmont Softgel Pharma Corporation ***Bio-ONCO (Cancer Care) ***Biofemme (Women's Health) ***Biomedis (General Health) ***LRI-Therapharma (Cardio-Metabolic) ***Medichem (CNS) ***Pediatrica, Inc. (Pedia) ***United American Pharmaceuticals (UAP) (Respiratory Health) ***Unilab Consumer Health ***Westmont Laboratories (General Health) **UL Skin Sciences, Inc. **Pharex Health Corp. **RiteMED Philippines, Inc. **UL Health Services **Univet Nutrition and Animal Healthcare Company (UNAHCO, formerly Univet Agricultural Products) ** PT Darya-Varia Laboratoria Tbk **PT Medifarma Laboratories

References

External links

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