Rankings

Largest authorisation holders

The companies with the most human medicines authorised by Swissmedic.

This league table shows the 50 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.

50 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	Spirig HealthCare AG	OTC and phyto	Solothurn	319
4	Dermapharm AG	Generics	Zug	222
5	Helvepharm AG	Generics	Thurgau	155
6	ebi-pharm ag	OTC and phyto	Bern	151
7	Viatris Pharma GmbH	Generics	Zug	135
8	Verfora SA	OTC and phyto	Fribourg	133
9	Novartis Pharma Schweiz AG	Originators	Zug	130
10	Pfizer AG	Originators	Zurich	129
11	Labatec Pharma SA	Generics	Geneva	105
12	Bayer (Schweiz) AG	Originators	Zurich	100
13	GlaxoSmithKline AG	Originators	Bern	91
14	Sanofi-Aventis (Suisse) SA	Originators	Geneva	81
15	Similasan AG	OTC and phyto	Aargau	81
16	axapharm ag	Generics	Zug	74
17	Medius AG	Generics	Basel-Landschaft	70
18	Teva Pharma AG	Generics	Basel-Stadt	68
19	Uriach Switzerland AG	OTC and phyto	Aargau	68
20	Accord Healthcare AG	Generics	Basel-Landschaft	65
21	Janssen-Cilag AG	Originators	Zug	64
22	Leman SKL SA	Generics	Geneva	63
23	Drossapharm AG	OTC and phyto	Basel-Stadt	62
24	Laboratoire Jacques Reboh et fils SA	OTC and phyto	Fribourg	61
25	Cheplapharm Schweiz GmbH	Originators	Basel-Landschaft	59
26	Streuli Pharma AG	Generics	St. Gallen	58
27	Sintetica SA	Originators	Ticino	57
28	Fresenius Kabi (Schweiz) AG	Generics	Basel-Landschaft	53
29	Roche Pharma (Schweiz) AG	Originators	Basel-Stadt	53
30	Takeda Pharma AG	Originators	Zurich	50
31	Haleon Schweiz AG	OTC and phyto	Zug	49
32	Organon GmbH	Originators	Lucerne	47
33	IBSA Institut Biochimique SA	Originators	Ticino	44
34	NOBEL Pharma Schweiz AG	Generics	Zug	43
35	AbbVie AG	Originators	Zug	42
36	MSD Merck Sharp & Dohme AG	Originators	Lucerne	40
37	Schwabe Pharma AG	OTC and phyto	Schwyz	40
38	APS-Arzneimittel-Parallelimport- Service AG	Generics	Not available	39
39	AstraZeneca AG	Originators	Zug	39
40	B. Braun Medical AG	MedTech	Lucerne	39
41	Eli Lilly (Suisse) SA	Originators	Geneva	39
42	Zambon Svizzera SA	Originators	Ticino	39
43	A.Vogel AG	OTC and phyto	Thurgau	38
44	Novo Nordisk Pharma AG	Originators	Zurich	36
45	Tentan AG	OTC and phyto	Basel-Landschaft	36
46	Weleda AG	OTC and phyto	Basel-Landschaft	35
47	Devatis AG	Generics	Zug	34
48	OM Pharma Suisse SA	Originators	Geneva	34
49	Aspen Pharma Schweiz GmbH	Generics	Zug	33
50	Doetsch Grether AG	OTC and phyto	Basel-Stadt	32

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 authorisation holders in Switzerland?

How is this league table calculated?

What share of all authorisations does this table cover?

4'231 authorisations (62 % 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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