Tablets are still the bread and butter of most PCD ranges. Doctors write them, chemists stock them without much thought, and they travel well. But a tablet list is not just a list of molecules. The type of tablet, the way it is packed and the molecules you pick for your area decide how fast the stock moves and how much of it comes back as expiry.
The companies listed above sell tablets in their franchise ranges. Open a profile to see the actual product list, then use the points below to judge which range suits your market.
Tablet types and packing
Types you will see in a franchise list
Most product lists mix plain uncoated tablets with several other types. Each has its own reason to exist, and its own price point.
- Film coated: a thin coat that masks bitter taste, protects the molecule and makes the tablet easier to swallow. Most antibiotics, antihypertensives and antidiabetics come this way.
- Sustained release (SR) and extended release (ER): release the drug slowly over hours, so the patient takes fewer doses. Common in combinations like pregabalin with methylcobalamin, or metformin ER. These cost more to make and doctors ask about them by name.
- Dispersible (DT): dissolve in a little water before taking. Useful for children and elderly patients, and you will see them in antibiotic and zinc ranges.
- Chewable: calcium, antacid and some paediatric products. Taste and flavour matter a lot here.
- Mouth dissolving (MD or ODT): melt on the tongue without water. Ondansetron MD is the usual example.
A balanced range has the plain versions for chemist sales and a few SR, MD and DT products to give your MR something specific to talk about in front of a doctor.
Alu-alu, blister or strip
Packing is not cosmetic. It decides shelf life, what the chemist sees on the counter and a good part of the cost.
Alu-alu (cold form aluminium on both sides) gives the best protection from moisture and light. Molecules that pick up moisture easily, such as amoxicillin with clavulanic acid, are usually packed this way. It costs more and pushes up the PTR a little. Blister packing (PVC or PVDC with a foil back) lets the patient see the tablet, and is fine for stable molecules. Strip packing in aluminium foil is cheap and protective but looks more basic on the shelf.
When two companies quote different rates for the same molecule, check the packing first. An alu-alu pack at a slightly higher rate is often the safer buy in humid areas like coastal Maharashtra, Kerala, Bengal or the North East, where a blister pack of a sensitive molecule can lose quality before expiry.
Picking molecules for your area
Do not take the full product list just because it is available. Ask the doctors and chemists you already know what moves.
A town with a busy diabetologist and two cardiologists needs a good metformin, glimepiride, teneligliptin and telmisartan line. A rural belt with more general practitioners will move antibiotics, painkillers, antacids and multivitamins. Orthopaedic clinics write calcium, vitamin D3 and aceclofenac combinations. Gynaecologists ask for iron, folic acid and progesterone products.
Start with fifteen to twenty fast moving tablets that fit your doctors, and add more after the first two or three orders. Check the PTR and MRP of each against the brands already selling in your district. If the margin is good but the MRP is far above the local market leader, chemists will push back.
What to confirm before the first order
A tablet franchise looks simple on paper, so buyers often skip the details. Get these in writing:
The rate list with PTR, PTS and MRP for every tablet. The minimum first order value. Whether monopoly covers your whole district or only a few towns. How many visual aids, product cards and samples come with the order. Dispatch time from order to delivery. The expiry and breakage return policy, especially for slow movers. Also ask whether the company plans new launches in your therapy area, because a stale range is hard to sell after the first year.
Send your requirement from this page
If you already know what you want, the quickest way to get rates is the free requirement form on this page. Write the therapy areas or molecules you need (for example, "diabetic and cardiac tablets, SR versions preferred"), your district, your expected first order value and when you want to start. Your number is not published. The requirement goes only to companies that offer a tablet franchise in your range and area, and they call you back with their rate list.
Related pages: PCD Pharma Franchise Company For Protein Powder and PCD Pharma Franchise Company for Gel. Molecules most listed here: Paracetamol, Metformin, Aceclofenac.
