Elder Pharmaceuticals

Sante Mernaud Pharmaceuticals pvt. Ltd

Type	Public company (: ; : ELDERPHARM)
Industry	Pharmaceuticals, Drugs & healthcare
Founded	1989
Founder	Mr. Jagdish Saxena
Headquarters	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Key people	Jagdish Saxena, Managing Director, Alok Saxena, Joint Managing Director
Products	Medicines and Vaccines
Revenue	₹8.33 billion (US$120 million) (2010-2011)
Number of employees	4300
Subsidiaries	NeutraHealth, Elvista
Website	Official Website

Elder Pharmaceuticals Ltd is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Its main activities include the manufacturing and marketing of prescription pharmaceutical brands, surgical and medical devices. Its largest presence in three therapeutic segments, Women's Healthcare, Wound Care and Nutraceuticals. It has 6 manufacturing plants in India & 1 in Nepal. It manufacture various dosage forms like tablets, capsules, syrups, injectables, topical creams and ointments.

In 1989, Jagdish Saxena formed Elder Pharmaceuticals in Mumbai. The first manufacturing plant was set up in 1989 at Nerul. It was listed on and in 2000. It was founded by Saxena, when he lost his job due to the shut down of the pharma division of a company for which he was working.

On 13 Dec 2013 Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd has signed a definitive deal to acquire the branded domestic formulations business in India and Nepal of Elder Pharmaceuticals Ltd for Rs 20 billion.