Rankings

Generics leaders

Generics, biosimilar and parallel-import houses by number of authorisations.

This league table shows the 24 leading companies by number of human medicines authorised by Swissmedic. The source is the official list of authorised products as of 1 September 2026. Multiple strengths of one brand count as a single authorisation.

24 companies · 1 September 2026
Rank	Company	Sector	Canton	Medicines
1	Sandoz Pharmaceuticals AG	Generics	Zug	362
2	Mepha Pharma AG	Generics	Basel-Stadt	334
3	Dermapharm AG	Generics	Zug	222
4	Helvepharm AG	Generics	Thurgau	155
5	Viatris Pharma GmbH	Generics	Zug	135
6	Labatec Pharma SA	Generics	Geneva	105
7	axapharm ag	Generics	Zug	74
8	Medius AG	Generics	Basel-Landschaft	70
9	Teva Pharma AG	Generics	Basel-Stadt	68
10	Accord Healthcare AG	Generics	Basel-Landschaft	65
11	Leman SKL SA	Generics	Geneva	63
12	Streuli Pharma AG	Generics	St. Gallen	58
13	Fresenius Kabi (Schweiz) AG	Generics	Basel-Landschaft	53
14	NOBEL Pharma Schweiz AG	Generics	Zug	43
15	APS-Arzneimittel-Parallelimport- Service AG	Generics	Not available	39
16	Devatis AG	Generics	Zug	34
17	Aspen Pharma Schweiz GmbH	Generics	Zug	33
18	Gebro Pharma AG	Generics	Basel-Landschaft	32
19	Lagap SA	Generics	Ticino	29
20	EurimPharm Swiss AG	Generics	Not available	28
21	Neuraxpharm Switzerland AG	Generics	Zug	15
22	Rivopharm SA	Generics	Ticino	14
23	HELP Pharma Switzerland AG	Generics	Basel-Landschaft	13
24	MEDA Pharmaceuticals Switzerland GmbH	Generics	Zurich	11

Method

We count authorisation numbers for human medicines where the company is recorded as the marketing-authorisation holder. Dosage strengths are not counted separately. Veterinary medicines and medical devices are excluded because Swissmedic keeps them in separate registers.

Frequently asked questions

Who are the largest generics houses in Switzerland?

How is this league table calculated?

What share of all authorisations does this table cover?

2'055 authorisations (30 % of 6'770 authorisations).

Sources

Last updated: 17 September 2026

Data from the Swissmedic list of authorised medicinal products as of 1 September 2026. Location, sector and website added by our own research.

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