Under Decision No. 1176/BYT-QD dated October 24th, 1977, of the Ministry of Health, OPC Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company was established through the merger of eight private pharmaceutical laboratories in former Saigon.
At the beginning of its establishment, No.26 Central Pharmaceutical Enterprise had a workforce of
Just over 100 employees
The office and factory covered an area of approximately 7,000 square
Gold Star Balm and OPC products are present in
15 countries, reaching a turnover of 1.4 million USD
OPC introduced to the market Kim Tien Thao – Tablet for kidney stone brand “Ong gia”. The product quickly became a phenomenon in the Vietnamese pharmaceutical industry in terms of sales and opened up a pioneering step in internal medicine for the treatment of kidney stones.
Applying GMP-ASEAN standards to the first softgel capsule manufacturing line in Vietnam
Being a state-owned pharmaceutical enterprise under the Ministry of Health that was the first and most successful to be equitized, with the new name OPC Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company.
Develop GMP-ASEAN standards for the entire manufacturing plant.
The Ministry of Health of Vietnam certified OPC to meet the GMP, GLP, and GSP standards, and the DNV-UKAS of the Netherlands certified OPC to meet the ISO 9001:2000 standard.
Established OPC Binh Duong Pharmaceutical One Member Company Limited with a charter capital of 15 billion VND.
Listed on the HOSE exchange with stock code OPC. Inaugurated the first ethanol factory in the country to meet GMP-WHO standards.
Commencement of the production factory covering an area of 5.7 hectares in Binh Duong with an initial investment of more than 200 billion VND.
Established OPC Bac Giang Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company (growing and processing medicinal herbs) meeting GMP-WHO standards by the Ministry of Health (July 2014).
OPC Binh Duong Pharmaceutical Factory meets GMP-WHO standards (Drug Administration of Vietnam – Ministry of Health)
The growing area of Kim Tien Thao (Bac Giang) meets GACP-WHO standards (Traditional Medicine Administration – Ministry of Health).
September 2016, officially become the holding company of No.25 Central Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company (Uphace)
Met GACP-WHO standards for the production of two medicinal herbs: Kim Tien Thao and Cao Ich Mau (Traditional Medicine Administration – Ministry of Health).
Dinh Lang growing region (Gia Lai) meets GACP-WHO standards (Traditional Medicine Administration – Ministry of Health).
Revenue reached the milestone of VND 1,000 billion.
Officially named in the TOP 1000 billion enterprises.
Issuance of shares
Increase charter capital to more than 640 billion VND
OPC has added four new medicinal plant cultivation areas that have been certified as GACP-WHO standard: Lien Diep in Dong Thap, Hung Chanh in Can Tho, Vong Nem and Trinh Nu in Bac Giang.
Over 45 years of establishment and development, OPC Pharmaceutical has always strived for its mission to:
Turn Vietnam’s herbal potential into high-quality products of international standards.
Bring value to the community and local economy from medicinal plant-growing areas, creating a close value chain for Vietnamese agricultural products.
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