The powerful presence of Astan Quds in the pharmaceutical industry / contributing to the country’s pharmaceutical self-sufficiency with the exclusive production of 50 drugs

Samen Pharmaceutical Company was established in 1984 in Mashhad, and was put into operation in 1992. Although this company first started its activity as Samen Serum, it gradually increased the range of its production activities in terms of the number of products, the type of their packaging and the different volumes of products to the point where it is now one of the largest and active pharmaceutical companies in eastern Iran. comes.

Production of more than 90 different products
Currently, Samen Pharmaceuticals has the possibility of producing more than 90 products, of which nearly 50 products have been produced for the first time in the country. The products of this company are in the pharmaceutical categories of “nutritional solutions with mineral and electrolytes”, “dialysis solutions”, “diluents and washes”, “antibacterial”, “analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic”, “local anesthetics” and “plasma increasing products and “Blood-forming” and… is divided, and more than 50 of its products are placed in the category of mineral and electrolyte supplement nutritional solutions.

From serums to antibiotics
Bulk injectable solutions, i.e. all kinds of serums, can be named as the most important strategic products of Saman Company. In fact, these products are widely used in hospitals and clinics, and during any natural disaster, epidemic, etc., due to lack of alternatives, the lack of access to them increases human casualties. For example, during the outbreak of the Corona disease, the importance of this vital medicinal product became clear to everyone, and due to the round-the-clock and jihad-like activity of the employees of pharmaceutical companies such as Samen, we were able to meet the needs of the country’s patients by increasing the production of various serums. Currently, according to existing standards, Samen company produces more than 170,000 types of serum in bottles and bags in different volumes.
Antibiotics, like serums, are among the strategic pharmaceutical products of the pharmaceutical production cycle, which are widely used, and the lack of proper and constant access to them by the medical community will cause irreparable consequences for the safety of the health and treatment of the community. For example, we can mention the ready-to-use “ciprofloxacin” injection solution and the ready-to-use “metronidazole” injection solution as two strategic injection antibiotic solutions produced by Sahamen, which were supplied through imports in the past.

Peritoneal dialysis solutions
This company affiliated with Astan Quds Razavi has paid special attention to the needs of special and incurable patients in its various products. In this regard, since 1996, Samen entered the field of producing peritoneal dialysis solutions as an alternative method in the treatment of acute kidney patients with hemodialysis, so that considering the advantages of peritoneal dialysis compared to hemodialysis, it can provide more comfortable living conditions for this category of patients. provide special In fact, Samen Pharmaceuticals is mentioned as the only exclusive producer of peritoneal dialysis solutions and a provider of special care services of this product to kidney patients in the country. In addition, in 2018, Saman, in cooperation with Lafaf Khazar multilayer film production company, succeeded in acquiring the knowledge of producing peritoneal dialysis materials and equipment in the country. In this way, Saman no longer needs to import these basic materials and equipment, which, in addition to saving foreign currency in the country, has provided the company with the opportunity to follow up on the export conditions of peritoneal dialysis products in addition to meeting the medical needs of all peritoneal dialysis patients in the country.

Other indicated drugs
In addition to paying attention to the strategic pharmaceutical needs of society in defining its research plans for the production of new products, Saman Pharmaceutical has also taken a special look at the specific medical needs of society, which is perhaps less favored by other pharmaceutical companies in the country. Production of “Sodium Chloride Inhalation Solution”, the first and most essential medicine for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients, which in the past was not available to the country’s patients even in imported form, as well as “Cardioplegic Solution” and “Plasmalite Solution”, two solutions that make up the portfolio of solutions Open heart surgery is one of these products. In the meantime, you can choose “Acetaminophen injection solution” in volumes of 10, 50 and 100, which is the first and only injectable acetaminophen ready for use in the country and suitable for all age groups according to the European consumption pattern, “Recombinant human somatropin”, the first recombinant human growth hormone. In the country, which was imported in the past, as well as high-volume sterile solutions, which are sensitively used in urinary tract surgeries, were mentioned as other flagship products of this company.