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ParamountParamount Inc. Tokyo, Japan

A Paramount carton opens; fine powder is compressed into a tablet in a tablet press, the tablet is tested for quality and packed back into the carton with a release seal.

Prescription medicine · since 1994

Medicine the world can depend on.

DRAP GMP certified, 266 registered formulations, made in Islamabad since 1994. A subsidiary of Paramount Inc. of Tokyo, founded in Japan in 1982.

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Registered formulations
0Registered formulations
Therapeutic segments
0Therapeutic segments
Export markets, Asia & Africa
0Export markets, Asia & Africa
People behind every batch
0People behind every batch
  • TÜV AUSTRIA CERT

    ISO 9001 · 14001 · 45001

    Reg. 20100213012820 · valid to Feb 2027

    Verify at tuv.at
  • DRAP

    GMP certificate

    GMP/C/000154/112026 · valid to Nov 2029 · DML 000439

    See the certificates
  • Paramount Inc.

    Tokyo, Japan · since 1982

    Parent company of Paramount Pharmaceuticals

    The group
  • 10 markets

    Registered abroad

    Dossiers accepted by regulators in Asia and Africa

    Export division

01 · The range, by the body

  1. 01Cardiovascular01 / 12

    Hypertension, cholesterol and thrombosis · 28 products

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  2. 02Endocrinology02 / 12

    Thyroid, pancreas, adrenal and pituitary glands. Current range: type 2 diabetes · 2 products

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  3. 03Central Nervous System03 / 12

    Depression, epilepsy, psychosis and neuropathic pain · 38 products

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  4. 04Anthelmintic, Antifungal, Antimalarial & Antiviral04 / 12

    Worms, fungal infections, malaria and viral disease · 26 products

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  5. 05Antibiotics05 / 12

    Respiratory, urinary, skin and enteric infections · 56 products

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  6. 06Respiratory Tract06 / 12

    Allergy, asthma, cough and cold · 22 products

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  7. 07Analgesics & NSAIDs07 / 12

    Arthritis, musculoskeletal pain and spasm · 30 products

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  8. 08Gastrointestinal08 / 12

    Reflux, ulcers, nausea and IBS · 29 products

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  9. 09Minerals, Vitamins & Haematinics09 / 12

    Bone health, deficiencies and anaemia · 18 products

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  10. 10Urology10 / 12

    Hyperuricaemia and gout · 2 products

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  11. 11Dermatology11 / 12

    Skin infections, dermatitis and acne · 10 products

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  12. 12Miscellaneous12 / 12

    Specialty preparations · 5 products

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The range · in pack

Selected presentations

02Quality & range

Made to standard, carried nationwide.

Four decades of Japanese quality discipline, carried from the Tokyo parent to our Islamabad plant and into the field by our own sales team.

Operator at a tablet press in the Islamabad plantQC analyst pipetting a sampleCartons loaded for nationwide distribution
  1. 01Five production sectionsTablets, capsules, dry suspensions, oral liquids and topicals, all under one DRAP GMP certificate.
  2. 02Tested batch by batchEvery batch is released with a Certificate of Analysis before it reaches the field.
  3. 03A segregated cephalosporin sectionSeparate air handling and material flows, so cephalosporins never share space with anything else.
  • DRAP GMP
  • ISO 9001:2015
  • ISO 14001:2015
  • ISO 45001:2018
  • 153 tablets
  • 47 capsules
  • 21 syrups
  • 16 dry suspensions
  • 11 oral suspensions
  • 8 creams & ointments
  • 4 chewable tablets
  • 3 gels
  • 2 drops
  • 1 dragées

03Why Paramount costs what it costs

What you’re paying for.

A Paramount pack is rarely the cheapest on the shelf. Here is what the difference buys, and where on this site you can check each point.

0

Recall or safety alerts published by DRAP that name a Paramount product. Ever.

Where a provincial laboratory has queried a sample, we requested re-testing by the Central Drugs Laboratory and our result was upheld. We publish DRAP’s full list of recalls and alerts, live, including any that would name us. See the notices

Last checked against dra.gov.pk on 9 November 2026. Confirmed by Regulatory Affairs, Nov 2026.

  1. 01A Japanese parentOwned by Paramount Inc. of Tokyo since 1982. Four decades of Japanese quality discipline are the standard we are held to.
  2. 02Every raw material released by QCNothing is weighed for a batch until our own laboratory has tested and released it, under a second person’s check.
  3. 03A Certificate of Analysis with every batchIdentity, assay, dissolution and microbial limits are tested and documented before a single pack leaves the plant.
  4. 04A segregated cephalosporin sectionSeparate air handling and material flows. Cephalosporins never share a room with anything else.
  5. 05Three management systems, audited by TÜV AustriaQuality, environment and occupational safety, certified in 2024 and re-audited each year.
  6. How every batch is released

04Our history

From Tokyo to Islamabad, and out to ten markets.

  1. 01 / 06

    1982

    Paramount Inc. founded in Tokyo

    Nasir M. Qureshi founds Paramount in Japan, after early training in pharmaceutical sales with Aspro-Nicholas, an Australian company in Pakistan.

  2. 02 / 06

    1994

    Manufacturing begins in Islamabad

    Paramount Pharmaceuticals opens its plant on the Industrial Triangle, Kahuta Road.

  3. 03 / 06

    2000s

    Nationwide, and research-led

    Our own marketing arm takes the range nationwide; an NSAID research project begins with Army Medical College, Rawalpindi.

  4. 04 / 06

    2010

    Medicines cross borders

    Exports begin to Afghanistan, Central Asia and West Africa, and later Tajikistan.

  5. 05 / 06

    2016

    Paramount HealthCare

    A separate nutraceutical unit opens. It now makes 55 formulations.

  6. 06 / 06

    2026

    266 formulations, 10 markets

    Twelve therapeutic segments under one DRAP GMP certificate, ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001, and about 350 people.

Nasir M. Qureshi, Founder, Chairman and CEO

05Founder, Chairman & CEO

“Contributing to the health and quality of life of people around the world is our inspiration, and our dream.”

Nasir M. Qureshi

Founder, Chairman & CEO

06A growing group

What we added this year, and what’s next.

A new national sales group, a new product line in development, and a plant that is hiring.

07 Inside Paramount

The teams behind every pack.

08Paramount HealthCare

Paramount HealthCare logo

Nutraceuticals from Paramount HealthCare.

Our nutraceutical subsidiary: 55 formulations from its own unit since 2016, including vitamin D, bone health, immunity, iron and children’s nutrition. Shop the range on its own website.

09Export edition

Let’s put these formulations to work in your market.

Current export price lists, samples and registration dossiers, or a private-label proposal built around your brand. Our export division replies within one working day.

Export fast-track. DRAP export registration in about a month for products developed against export orders. Describe the formulation

10

Export markets across Asia & Africa, including

  • Afghanistan
  • Tajikistan
  • Central Asia
  • West Africa

10Questions

Common questions.

Can’t find it? Ask us directly.

  • Yes. Paramount exports to 10 markets across Asia and Africa, including Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Our export division provides price lists, samples, registration dossiers and private-label proposals.

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