Metro Pharma Phils

Name

Metro Pharma Phils

Legal name

Metro Pharma Phils., Inc.

Website

https://metropharma.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals

NAICS

Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers (4242), Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers (42421)

SIC

Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries (5122)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Care Pharmaceuticals (HLAIAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Primary Care & General Medicine Pharmaceuticals (HLAIAAAA), Specialty Pharmaceutical Distributors (HLAIAJAB), Vitamins & Minerals (Single Nutrients) (CRADAGAB)

Keywords

• Pharmaceutical marketing
• Ethical drug distribution
• Nutraceutical supplements
• Women's health products
• Primary care therapeutics

Headquarters

HQ city

Pasig

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Pharmaceutical Sales: Revenue generated through the marketing and distribution of ethical pharmaceutical products including prescription medications for cardiovascular, anti-infective, gastrointestinal, respiratory, and metabolic conditions.
2. Nutraceutical Sales: Revenue from consumer-facing nutraceutical products including supplements for women's health, prenatal care, lactation, and general wellness.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Metro Pharma Phils., Inc. markets and distributes ethical pharmaceutical products (antihypertensives, antibiotics, antidiabetics, cardiac injectables, gastroenterology, respiratory, and dermatological preparations) and consumer nutraceutical supplements (prenatal vitamins, lactation support, PCOS management, folic acid, evening primrose oil) to Filipino healthcare consumers through pharmaceutical retail channels. The company was established to provide third-party service marketing to multinational principals and operates across two product pillars: Primary & Specialty Care and Women's Health.

Product overview

Metro Pharma Phils., Inc. is a Philippine-based pharmaceutical and nutraceutical company engaged in ethical and consumer marketing of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products. The company's product portfolio consists of two main categories: (1) Primary & Specialty Care products including AMZEF® (antihypertensive), CIPROMET® (antibiotic), COZIN® (vitamin supplement), DOBUZEF® (cardiac support), INNOXIDERM® (burn treatment), K-CAB® (acid reflux treatment), LEVOPRONT® (cough syrup), and SUGANON® (diabetes medication); and (2) Women's Health products including CARSITOL OVA® and CARSITOL® (PCOS management), EVEPRIM® (evening primrose oil), LACTAFLOW® (lactation support), NATALPLUS® (prenatal vitamins), and PURIFOL® (folic acid). The company operates as a single brand portfolio without a unified platform architecture, marketing products directly to healthcare providers and consumers through ethical and consumer marketing channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Innoderm Inc. Skin health brand/products

Products and services

• AMZEF 5mg/50mg Tablet Combination antihypertensive tablet containing Amlodipine 5mg and Losartan Potassium 50mg, used for the treatment of mild to moderate hypertension when monotherapy is inadequate.
• CIPROMET 500mg Tablet Ciprofloxacin 500mg film-coated tablet, a fluoroquinolone antibiotic used for respiratory tract, ear, sinus, eye, kidney, urinary tract, genital, abdominal, skin, and bone/joint infections.
• COZIN 3mg Capsule Dibencozide 3mg capsule indicated for adults with conditions including poor appetite, as adjuvant to TB treatment, and convalescence from acute infection or surgery.
• COZIN 1mg Capsule Dibencozide 1mg capsule for premature babies, low birth weight infants, retarded growth, poor appetite, as adjuvant to TB treatment and other chronic ailments, and convalescence.
• K-CAB 50mg Tablet Tegoprazan 50mg tablet, a potassium-competitive acid blocker used for treatment of Erosive and Non-Erosive Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and gastric ulcers, including H. pylori eradication.
• LEVOPRONT 30mg/5ml 120mL Syrup Levodropropizine cough syrup for symptomatic relief of cough with peripheral action on the tracheobronchial tree, supplied in a 120mL bottle.
• LEVOPRONT 30mg/5ml 60mL Syrup Levodropropizine cough syrup for symptomatic relief of cough with peripheral action on the tracheobronchial tree, supplied in a 60mL bottle.
• SUGANON 5mg Tablet Evogliptin 5mg film-coated tablet, a DPP-4 inhibitor indicated as adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus as monotherapy or combination therapy.
• DOBUZEF 50mg/ml Solution for Injection Dobutamine hydrochloride injection for increasing cardiac contractility in acute heart failure conditions including cardiogenic shock, myocardial infarction, and during cardiac surgery.
• INNOXIDERM 1% Cream Silver Sulfadiazine Cream 1%, a topical antimicrobial indicated as adjunct for prevention and treatment of wound sepsis in patients with second and third degree burns.
• CARSITOL OVA D-Chiro-Inositol and Myo-Inositol chewable tablet for management of PCOS and supporting hormonal balance in women.
• CARSITOL 500mg Capsule D-chiro-Inositol 500mg capsule for management of PCOS and supporting hormonal balance in women, for adult use 19 years and above.
• EVEPRIM 1000mg Softgel Capsule Evening Primrose Oil softgel capsule for relief of premenstrual syndrome symptoms and cervical ripening as advised by physician.
• EVEPRIM 1000mg Softgel Capsule Sulit Pack Evening Primrose Oil softgel capsule in economy package (10 boxes of 10 capsules each) for relief of premenstrual syndrome symptoms.
• LACTAFLOW 500mg Malunggay Capsule Moringa Oleifera Linn (Malunggay) capsule that aids in lactation, provides vitamins and minerals, and increases antioxidant levels; shown to increase breastmilk volume up to 124ml on day 7 of regular intake.
• NATALPLUS Capsule Prenatal supplement capsule containing Omega-3 with DHA, vitamins (C, E, A, D3, B-complex), iron, zinc, and sodium fluoride for vitamins and minerals supplementation during pregnancy.
• PURIFOL 5mg Capsule Folic acid 5mg capsule used for treatment and prevention of folate deficiency states, and during pregnancy to prevent neural tube defects and orofacial clefts in the fetus.

Quantifiable outcome

• LACTAFLOW significantly increases breastmilk volume up to 124ml on day 7 of regular intake

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Innoderm Inc.minorOthersRelated entity for Skin Health product category. Innoderm Inc. is referenced as the partner company for skin health products on the Metro Pharma website navigation.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Unilab (United Laboratories Inc.): The Philippines' largest domestic pharmaceutical company, marketing a broad Rx and consumer health portfolio across cardiovascular, anti-infective, GI, respiratory, and women's health. Comparable end-markets and ethical/consumer marketing motion.
• Zuellig Pharma: One of Asia's largest pharmaceutical distribution and marketing services providers with deep Philippines presence. Comparable breadth of multinational-principal partnerships and distribution-led revenue model.

Direct peers

• Euro-Med Laboratories Philippines: Philippine-based pharmaceutical company marketing branded Rx and consumer health products domestically, with overlapping cardiovascular, anti-infective, and women's health therapeutic focus.
• DKSH Holdings: Swiss-listed market expansion services group providing sales, marketing, and distribution services to consumer goods and healthcare companies across Asia. Direct functional analog to MPPI's third-party marketing-for-principals model.
• Hizon Laboratories Inc. Filipino pharmaceutical contract manufacturer and marketer producing Rx and supplements including vitamins, minerals, and women's health products for the domestic and regional market. Comparable product-mix and channel coverage.
• Amherst Laboratories (Unilab Group): Philippine pharma subsidiary of Unilab marketing branded prescription and consumer health products, including women's health. Comparable ethical marketing motion and PH channel footprint.
• Metro Drug Distribution Inc. Parent company and one of the Philippines' largest pharmaceutical distributors. Directly comparable as the originating entity of MPPI's distribution and pharmaceutical marketing infrastructure, with overlapping Philippines pharma market exposure.
• Pascual Laboratories Inc. Filipino pharmaceutical manufacturer-marketer with branded Rx and consumer health products across primary care and women's health categories, competing head-to-head with MPPI in Philippine channels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/metro_mppi
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/metro-pharma-phils-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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