Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd, d/b/a Torrent Pharma, is an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company, part of the Torrent Group and headquartered in Ahmedabad. It was promoted by U. N. Mehta, initially as Trinity Laboratories Ltd, and was later renamed Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Torrent Pharmaceuticals operates in more than 40 countries with over 2,000 product registrations globally. Torrent Pharma is active in the therapeutic areas of cardiovascular, central nervous system, gastro-intestinal, diabetology, anti-infective and pain management segments. It also has a presence in therapeutic segments of nephrology, oncology, gynecology, respiratory and pediatrics.[4]
History
Torrent Pharmaceuticals was established in 1959 by U. N. Mehta as Trinity Laboratories. It was renamed Torrent Pharmaceuticals in 1971.[5]
In 1997, Torrent Pharma and Sanofi established a 50:50 joint venture called Sanofi Torrent for selling Torrent Pharma's products.