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{{Infobox company<br />
| name = Kerala State Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited<br />
| logo = Logo_of_Kerala_State_Drugs_and_Pharmaceuticals_Limited.png<br />
| logo_caption = <br />
| logo_size = 150px<br />
| type = Public Sector Company<br />
| industry = Pharmaceutical industry<br />
| foundation = 1974<br />
| location = [[Kalavoor, Alappuzha, Kerala]], India<br />
| area_served = India<br />
| key_people = Shri. C.B Chandrababu (chairman), Sri. K.Harikumar (managing director)<br />
| products = Pharmaceuticals<br />
| revenue = <br />
| operating_income = <br />
| net_income = <br />
| num_employees = 112<br />
| homepage = {{url|www.ksdp.co.in}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Kerala State Drugs and Pharmaceutical Limited''' (KSDP) is an enterprise fully owned by [[Government of Kerala]] for manufacturing essential and life-saving medicines primarily to cater the needs of Government hospitals in the State. Alongside its primary objective, K.S.D.P exports drugs to other Indian states and also supplies to the ''Jan Oushadi'' scheme of [[Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2017/dec/18/shot-in-the-arm-ksdp-set-to-export-lifesaving-drugs-to-world-market-1729942.html|title=Shot in the arm: KSDP set to export lifesaving drugs to world market|last=Paul|first=Biju|date=18 December 2017|work=New Indian Express|access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref> K.S.D.P was established in the year 1974 and is situated in [[Kalavoor]], [[Alappuzha]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ksdp.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44&Itemid=27|title=KSDP}}</ref><br />
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== Accreditation ==<br />
The company received [[Good manufacturing practice]] (GMP) approval for its manufacturing facility from the [[World Health Organization]]. This would enable K.S.D.P to supply medicines to countries that follow quality standard based on GMP under the brand name of Kerala Generics. These countries include African nations such as Ghana, Kenya and Zimbabwe, and Asian countries like Cambodia.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/a-languishing-state-run-drug-maker-pulls-up-its-socks-is-set-to-go-global-118020800472_1.html|title=A languishing state-run drug maker pulls up its socks, is set to go global|last=Babu|first=Gireesh|date=8 February 2018|work=Business Standard|access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Activities==<br />
===COVID-19 pandemic===<br />
During the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]] in 2020, K.S.D.P was given order to manufacture One Lakh units of Hand Sanitizers by the Kerala Government for supply to the general public at cheaper rates.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ksdp-produces-hand-sanitisers/article31064325.ece|title= KSDP produces hand sanitisers}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Public sector undertakings in Kerala]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:1974 establishments in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Pharmaceutical companies of India]]<br />
[[Category:Prevention in India]]<br />
[[Category:Government-owned companies of Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Pharmaceutical companies established in 1974]]<br />
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