Orthopaedic prescriptions come in two kinds. A sprain or post-surgery patient gets an anti-inflammatory, a muscle relaxant and a gel for a week or ten days. A patient with osteoarthritis or weak bones takes calcium and a joint supplement for months. An ortho PCD franchise lets you sell both, and that mix keeps money moving while the long-term prescriptions build up.
The range also reaches into surgical support. Hospitals and nursing homes that handle fractures and joint surgery need pain injections, antibiotics for surgical cover and post-operative products, so the right company can open doors beyond the clinic.
What an ortho range should cover
- Pain and inflammation: aceclofenac, etoricoxib and diclofenac, alone and with paracetamol, serratiopeptidase or trypsin-chymotrypsin.
- Muscle relaxants: thiocolchicoside and chlorzoxazone combinations.
- Bone health: calcium citrate or carbonate with vitamin D3, calcitriol combinations, and vitamin D3 60,000 IU in sachet and capsule form.
- Joint support: glucosamine, chondroitin, collagen peptides and diacerein. Several joint products are sold as supplements under FSSAI rules, so check how each is labelled.
- Gels and sprays: diclofenac and other pain-relief gels, sprays and oils, which also sell across the chemist counter.
- Surgical support: diclofenac and paracetamol injections, PPIs, and antibiotics used for surgical cover.
A company does not need every item on day one, but it should be strong in the first three groups, because that is where most daily prescriptions come from.
Who you will be selling to
Ortho surgeons are your main prescribers, followed by trauma centres and nursing homes with an operation theatre. In district towns, general surgeons and physicians see a lot of back and joint pain too, so keep them on your list. Physiotherapy clinics do not prescribe drugs, but patients ask the physiotherapist what to use at home and then buy gels, sprays and supplements from the nearest chemist. A product card left at the clinic and stock at the chemist next door works well for topicals.
For hospitals, find out who actually places purchase orders. Injectables and post-operative items go through the hospital pharmacy, often on credit and sometimes after vendor registration. Be clear about your payment terms before you agree to supply, because hospital dues can stretch longer than chemist dues.
Checking an ortho company before you sign
Ask for the full product list and look at strengths, not just names. Etoricoxib should come in the strengths your surgeons use, calcium in more than one salt, and vitamin D3 in more than one form. Gels and sprays need pack sizes and MRPs that can hold their own on the chemist counter, where buyers compare. If the company offers injections, ask which plant makes them and whether it is a sterile facility.
Then compare PTR and MRP across two or three companies for the same items, the minimum first order, the monopoly area for your district, dispatch time and promotional inputs such as visual aids, product cards and gel samples. Read the expiry and breakage policy carefully. Gels, sprays and glass vials get damaged in transit more often than strips, and you want that cost on the company, not on you. Each profile on this page shows the company's product list, and the licence-checked badge tells you its licence details were looked at.
Get offers for your area
Use the filters to see ortho PCD franchise companies in your state or city, or post your requirement through the form on this page and let them call you. Write which groups you want (pain, calcium, joint supplements, gels, surgical items), your district, the first order you expect and when you want to start. Mention if you already supply hospitals. The form is free, your number is kept private, and only companies that match your range and area get your ortho PCD franchise requirement.
Related pages: Gastro PCD Franchise and Allopathic PCD Franchise. Molecules most listed here: Paracetamol, Aceclofenac, Diclofenac.
