SKG PHARMA LAUNCHES NEW PRODUCTS INTO THE MARKET

Poised by the need for quality products and quality health care, SKG Pharma Limited recently unveiled three new products to further cater for the Nigeria populace. The new products launched are Novalyn Cough Linctus, Novalyn for children both designed to take care of both adults and infants cough problems and Biophage for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. 

Mr. Okey Akpa, Managing Director of SKG Pharma noted that the company used natural products like honey in the preparation of Novalyn Cough Linctus for the effective treatment of cough. “The new products are in line with this year’s conference theme; “Accelerating Business Growth,” which in essence means that the new products will join other existing products to fast track the market share of SKG Pharma Limited.” 

Special guest of honour and president of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Mr. Olumide Akintayo, urged the Federal and other levels of government to encourage local drug manufacturing companies like SKG Pharma by patronizing them instead of importing from India and other countries. “It is a tragedy if these companies are coming up with essential medicines and you are spending billions of Naira to import the same thing from other climes. We will continue to interact with the government to see a need to do more than it is currently doing to patronize local pharmaceutical industries.” 

According to him the business philosophy of SKG Pharma is in tandem with the spirit of the national drug policy because SKG Pharma is one of the top manufacturers of quality products in the country

Making a presentation on the efficacy of the new products, Mr. Osita Ezigbo, Product Brand Manager, SKG Pharma, explained that the selling point of Novalyn Cough Linctus, dwells on the richness of purified honey which he said is the first of its kind in Nigeria market.  According to him, it is a non drowsy cough syrup for soothing of relief in adults and children. 

Biophage on the other hand “is a brand of metformin, an oral anti-diabetic drug. It comes in tablet form and the strength is 500mg used to manage diabetes mellitus. The brain behind this particular product is as a result of the high incidence of diabetes mellitus among both the aged and young ones. At SKG Pharma, we are constantly researching and innovative with our products to add value to the health Nigerians.” 

Meanwhile, SKG Pharma Limited rewarded their trade partners with different prizes at zonal, regional and national levels according to their level of performance.