Question : RETAIL MARKET OF MEDICINES

(a) whether the retail market of medicines in the country has increased constantly during the last few years;

(b) if so, the average annual growth rate of the business in retail market during the last three years;

(c) whether the business of foreign medicine manufacturing companies and joint ventures with foreign companies in the country is increasing thereby;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the names of the ten companies doing maximum business in retail market alongwith the number of foreign joint ventures in this regard?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI SRIKANT KUMAR JENA)

(a) & (b): As per the information available from ORG-IMS, the Moving Average Turnover value for the last 3 years along with annual growth rate is given below:

Year/Month	MAT value	Annual % increase	(Rs. Crore)
May 2007	28559.18	-
May 2008	32604.53	14.16
May 2009	36048.38	10.56
May 2010	43176.89	19.77

S.No.	Company Name
1	CIPU
2	PIRAMAL HEALTHCARE
3	GLAXOSMITH KLINE
4	SUN PHARMA
5	MANKIND
6	ALKEM
7	LUPIN LIMITED
8	ZYDUS CADILA
9	ABBOTT
10	DR REDDY5 LABS