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Pharmaceutical companies in South Africa — browse 2.7K records

Browse 2,711 pharmaceutical companies in South Africa — registry-sourced from CIPC, scoped to NACE 21. Each record carries up to 500 firmographic attributes — from Registration Number and registered address to revenue, headcount and corporate group structure. The largest by revenue are ASPEN SA MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS (PTY) LTD ($2.7B), ADCOCK INGRAM CRITICAL CARE (PTY) LTD ($207M) and SANDOZ SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD ($131M).

2.7K

Pharmaceutical companies

NACE codes

127

Group-linked records

Top companies

Largest pharmaceutical companies in South Africa (2026)

The largest pharmaceutical companies in South Africa by revenue are ASPEN SA MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS (PTY) LTD ($2.7B), ADCOCK INGRAM CRITICAL CARE (PTY) LTD ($207M) and SANDOZ SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD ($131M). The directory below ranks them — sort any column, or filter by sub-sector, company size and region.

Last updated June 2026.

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Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	Johannesburg	ROBBIE DE LANGE RD	48	$2.7B	1992	199200476907	Corporation	73
Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	Johannesburg	NEW RD 1	800	$207M	2000	200000420807	Corporation	9
Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	Vereeniging	MAGWA CRES WE	360	$131M	1990	199000197907	Corporation	160
Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	Germiston	SPARTAN RD 20	80	$122M	1984	198400683707	Corporation	369
Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	Germiston	STEEL ROAD 72	100	$40M	1946	194602067107	Corporation	570
Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	Brits	ELIAS MOTSOALEDI STR EXT CHURCH STR WEST R 104	360	$39M	2002	200202188007	Corporation	10
Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	Germiston	WRENCH RD 27	480	$39M	1968	196801119207	Corporation	1,363
Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	Johannesburg	COMMANDO RD 50	450	$39M	1997	199702082507	Corporation	81
Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	Johannesburg	GEORGIAN CRES 17	360	$39M	1992	199200585407	Corporation	474
Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	Pretoria	CRADOCK AV 260	110	$34M	2002	200203141207	Corporation	Not available
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products	EASTERN CAPE	PARKIN ST 1	140	$25M	2015	201524454207	Corporation	Not available
Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	Pretoria	BELL CRESCENT 13	500	$22M	1998	199801920507	Corporation	Not available
Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	Johannesburg	16TH RD 130	16	$21M	1966	196600269607	Corporation	Not available
Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	Germiston	VAN RIEBEECK AV 89	114	$20M	2000	200000196407	Corporation	Not available
Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	Durban	BELLADONNA RD 14	163	$18M	2004	200400228206	Corporation	4
Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	Cape Town	SHELDON WAY	63	$18M	1984	198400239107	Corporation	2
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products	Cape Town	LAVENDER LANE	305	$13M	1951	195100308107	Corporation	5
Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	Johannesburg	INDIANPOLIS ST 5	155	$11M	2020	202003458408	Non profit organization	Not available
Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	Germiston	GOLDEN DR 18	154	$11M	1983	198300112807	Corporation	408
Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	Johannesburg	WEDGEFIELD OFFICE PARK	110	$10M	1996	199600031107	Corporation	82
Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	Cape Town	PACKER AV 19	52	$9M	2001	200102706807	Corporation	864
Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	Durban	BURO CRES 18	70	$8M	1997	199701273206	Corporation	2
Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	Cape Town	BREE ST 4	12	$8M	1982	198200546907	Corporation	13
Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	Johannesburg	BAKSTEEN DRIVE	70	$8M	1916	191600485206	Corporation	2
Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	Cape Town	8 MELOMED OFFICE PARK 6	23	$8M	1998	199800430607	Corporation	2

This is a sample. The full database holds 2,711 South African pharmaceutical companies, each with every attribute in the dictionary below.

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Database overview

Pharmaceutical companies in South Africa — database overview

Distributions across all 2,711 pharmaceutical companies in South Africa — registry-sourced from CIPC and refreshed daily.

Company size (by employee band)

1–9
11%
10–49
39%
50–199
48%
200–999
1%
1,000+
0%

Sub-sector breakdown (NACE)

Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations94%
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products6%

Regional distribution

Gauteng
57%
KwaZulu-Natal
12%
Western Cape
12%
Limpopo
5%
Eastern Cape
4%
Mpumalanga
4%
Other
7%

Revenue (USD)

Less than $100K
2%
$100K – $1M
25%
$1M – $10M
72%
$10M – $100M
0%
$100M+
0%

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These distributions are computed from the full South African pharmaceutical companies database, not the sample above.

Data coverage

What data is available on pharmaceutical companies in South Africa

South Africa business database

Firmographics

Legal name, registered address, NACE sub-sector, legal form, founding year and website. Every record is keyed to its Registration Number — the stable CIPC identifier that survives name changes and rebrands, making it the most reliable CRM deduplication key for South Africa data.

Points of interest

Each company is geocoded to GPS coordinates covering its registered seat and operating locations across South Africa, with a precision level on every point — useful for territory planning and proximity targeting.

Tax IDs

Records carry the Registration Number and, where applicable, the VAT registration number, with a flag for when the two coincide. These are the cleanest match keys for enriching lists and cross-referencing against the national tax authority and your CRM.

Group structure

InfobelPRO resolves the corporate hierarchy — parent, subsidiaries and the size of the worldwide corporate family — so sales and compliance teams can see who controls an entity before engaging or onboarding it.

Financials

Annual revenue in local currency, EUR and USD, employee headcount and founding year, with multi-year history where filed. Figures are sourced from CIPC filings and carry an Actual-or-Modeled reliability flag.

Data dictionary

Every attribute in the South African pharmaceutical companies dataset

The full field catalogue behind each record. Contact data (email, phone, executives) is part of the licensed dataset but is never displayed on this page.

Identity

companyName: Registered legal name.
businessName: Trading / commercial name where it differs from the legal name.
tradeName: Additional registered trade name.
nationalID: Registration Number — the official CIPC company identifier.
nationalIDIsVat: Flag indicating whether the national ID doubles as the VAT number.

Location

addressStreet: Registered street address.
postCode: Postal code.
city: City / locality.
province: Region / province / county.
country: Country (ISO).
longitude / latitude: Geocoded coordinates of the location.
geoLevel: Precision level of the geocode.

Web

website: Primary corporate URL.
webDomain: Normalised root domain.
websiteStatusFlag: Live / dead / redirect status from the last crawl.
websiteCrawlDate: Date the website was last checked.

Activity

altInternationalCode01–06: Up to six NACE Rev. 2 activity codes plus labels.
internationalCode: US SIC code.
localCode: National activity code.
infobelCode: Proprietary Infobel activity code.

Size

employeesHere: Headcount at this location.
employeesTotal: Total headcount across the entity (with Actual / Modeled flag).

Financials

salesVolume: Annual revenue in local currency.
salesVolumeEuros: Annual revenue converted to EUR.
salesVolumeDollars: Annual revenue converted to USD — shown in the table.
currency: Reporting currency.
yearStarted: Year the company was founded.
financialHistory: Multi-year revenue history where filed.

Status & legal

statusCodeName: HQ, branch or single-location indicator.
legalStatusCodeDescription: Legal form (e.g. limited company / corporation).

Group structure

familyMembers: Number of entities in the worldwide corporate family.
subsidiaryIndicator: Whether the entity is a subsidiary.
parentLinkage: Link to the parent company.
domesticLinkage / globalLinkage: Domestic and global ownership links.
hierarchyCode: Position within the corporate hierarchy.

Source comparison

CIPC vs InfobelPRO

CIPC gives you legal registration data. InfobelPRO adds the commercial intelligence sales, marketing and compliance teams actually need.

Attribute	CIPCFree official registry	InfobelPRO
Registration Number	Yes	Yes — on 99.9% of records
Legal name & registered address	Yes	Yes
Company status (HQ / branch)	Yes	Yes — daily sync
NACE sub-sector classification	Yes	Yes — up to 6 codes
Annual revenue (local / EUR / USD)	Filings only	Yes — multi-currency
Employee count	No	Yes
Decision-maker contacts	No	Yes — licensed
Geocoded coordinates	No	Yes
Corporate group structure	Filings only	Yes — full hierarchy
API access	No	Yes — REST API
Bulk export (CSV / JSON / Parquet)	No	Yes
Update frequency	Periodic (filings)	Daily sync

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

By the revenue shown in the directory above, the largest pharmaceutical companies in South Africa include ASPEN SA MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS (PTY) LTD ($2.7B), ADCOCK INGRAM CRITICAL CARE (PTY) LTD ($207M) and SANDOZ SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD ($131M). Sort the Revenue column or filter by sub-sector, size and region to explore the full ranking.

InfobelPRO lists 2,711 pharmaceutical companies registered in South Africa, classified under NACE 21, sourced from CIPC. The directory covers all registered entities in scope, not a sampled subset.

Gauteng holds the largest share with 57% of South Africa's pharmaceutical companies, followed by KwaZulu-Natal (12%) and Western Cape (12%). The region chart above shows the full distribution.

Pharmaceutical companies in South Africa are classified under NACE 21 — 2 sub-sector codes appear in this segment. Each record can carry up to six NACE Rev. 2 activity codes, plus a US SIC code and the national activity code.

Core firmographics come directly from CIPC and are refreshed daily — new incorporations, address changes and status updates flow through within 24 hours of publication. Revenue and employee figures track annual report filings and carry an Actual-or-Modeled reliability flag.

Yes. InfobelPRO combines registry-sourced firmographics with licensed contact data, processed under GDPR Article 6(1)(f) — legitimate interest. Individual opt-outs are honoured and compliance documentation is available on request.

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See all company directories in South Africa, explore the full South Africa business database In the US classification, related SIC codes include SIC 2499 — Wood Products, Not Elsewhere Classified. The closest NAICS industry is NAICS 32541 — Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing, or see how South Africa fits into the wider Africa business database.