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Ghanaian Innovation Embraced by Indian Pharmaceutical Giants

Sun, 3 Jul 2011 Source: --

*Themis Medicare, research-based Indian pharmaceutical industry leader,

announces a new agreement with multi-award winning mPedigree Network to

boost patient safety and drug quality using mPedigree's free text-messaging

technology backed by HP. The technology was pioneered in Ghana and is now

being deployed in a growing number of countries.*

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The full release is here:

http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/medical/2011063090829.htm

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*

*Jun 29, 2011* – Themis Medicare, one of India’s leading research-based

healthcare companies, and a pioneer in pharmaceutical innovation in emerging

markets, has announced a new agreement with multiple award winning social

enterprise, mPedigree Network, which shall see consumers of Themis’

life-saving drugs verifying the authenticity and quality status of their

Themis’ brands for free via mobile phone text-messaging technology.

mPedigree Network which was first launched in Ghana in 2007 has quickly

grown to become one of the market-leading providers of electronic solutions

to the fake medicines problem in the African region, and now also in

South Asia.

The initial emphasis of the partnership is on Themis’ fast growing export

markets, with market-leading products, such as EMAL and Sepgard, benefitting

from this enhanced new product feature.

Themis Medicare thus joins an elite group of companies globally that have

deployed mPedigree’s best-in-class cloud computing platform, managed and

deployed by global technology leader Hewlett Packard, to protect and

reassure their customers about the quality and safety of their

pharmaceutical brands, using free text messages and unique scratch codes.

Dr. Dinesh Patel, CEO of Themis Medicare, remarked: “The philosophy of our

company is to break new ground in the provision of healthcare products at

the very cutting edge of therapeutic care. We recognize however that

increasing concerns about quality and safety requires that we must now go an

extra mile, in keeping with the same philosophy, to create a means for our

customers to be absolutely reassured that the medicine they are receiving

satisfies the high and uncompromising standards of quality we hold dear,

whatever the channel through which it was delivered, and that under no

circumstances could that promise of quality be compromised”.

Themis shall also draw on the extensive specialist knowledge and broad

expertise of mPedigree Network in further improving its electronic customer

satisfaction and supply chain visibility processes. Hundreds of millions of

South Asians and Africans now have access to mobile phones. This has

encouraged innovative companies like Themis to design new outreach services

best suited to needs of consumers in a digital age.

*About Themis Medicare*

Themis Medicare is a Mumbai-based, leading research-focused, pharmaceutical

company with four state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities at three

locations, in Vapi (Gujarat), Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), and Haridwar

(Uttarakhand). Themis is active in a growing number of therapeutic areas

like antituberculosis, antimalarials, cardiology, pain management,

anti-infectives, anesthesia, haematinics, Health & Nutrition, in addition to

an established presence in the active pharmaceutical ingredients space. The

company is also engaged in co-marketing its research based formulations with

other pharmaceutical companies in India and abroad. The 500 strong field

force of Themis Medicare, backed by a nationwide network of over 2000

stockists, ensures that the company's products are readily available across

India. This combined with the quality of the products means that Themis

Medicare is able to strengthen the hands of doctors by offering superior

treatment and healthcare solutions. It is Themis’ pledge to improve the

quality of life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer.

Themis Medicare has an expanding international portfolio of affiliates

across the globe with a presence in 40 countries. Additionally, the company

is planning to enter all 29 EU countries, USA, Canada, Australia with its

unique research formulations. A balanced geographical presence coupled with

a strong product flow from a wide therapeutic range serve as the core

strategic strength of the company. The official Themis Medicare website is:

http://www.themismedicare.com.

*About mPedigree Network

*mPedigree Networks partners 21 of the leading telecom companies in Africa

and Asia, leading pharmaceutical industry associations, and Fortune 100

technology powerhouses to empower African patients and consumers against the

fatal effects of pharmaceutical counterfeiting, which kills nearly a million

people a year, and maim countless more, in vulnerable parts of the world. As

a social enterprise, and a member of the Ashoka and World Economic Forum

communities, mPedigree maintains an equal obligation to consumer clients,

pharmaceutical clients, impact investors, and regulatory partners. mPedigree

has received the world’s most prestigious prizes for innovation, is endorsed

by intergovernmental organisations and is an accredited contractor to the

United States Federal Government. Additional information about mPedigree is

available at http://www.mpedigree.Net

For further information, Editors may contact:

Mr. Vikesh Tyagi

Themis Medicare Limited

11/12 Udyog Nagar, SV Road Goregaon (W), Mumbai - 400 104, India

Tel : 0091.22.67607080 Fax : 0091.22.67607070

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