Nationl Pharma

A Tradition Of Quality

The word “Ayurveda” is composed of two Sanskrit terms,“Ayur” meaning “Life” and “Veda meaning “Knowledge”. Taken together, it means the “Science of Life”.

The origin of Ayurveda dates back to more than two thousand years ago. According to the legend, Ayurvedism was the medical word of Hindu Brahmin or the ancient priests of India. Handed down from generation to generation, some twenty thousand recipes of the herbal remedies were systematically compiled and recorded on palm leaves by the King Serfoji II of south India. Today the great Ayurvedic manuscript is preserved in the Saraswathi Mahal Library of Thanjavur, India, which is now a popular institution of research being frequented by herbalists and medical experts from various parts of the world to study the contribution of traditional medicines.

RESEARCH BASED PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURERS

In Healthcare since 1968

National Pharma Phase - I (1968–1978)

With the founder chairman's vision to establish an advanced Research Based Pharmaceutical Manufacturing unit capable of undertaking all systems of Medicines, he took a huge risk and ventured to start his own Pharmaceutical Manufacturing unit, a small scale industry in the industrially backward and rural area of Lakshathopu Nilagiri Therku Thottam village in Thanjavur in the name of NATIONAL PHARMA in 1968. It later on went on to become a very popular name among all doctors in Tamil Nadu and nearby states which was a very unique one in those days.

Dr. L. Kamal Batcha’s ambition was to perfect the blend of modern medicine and ancient Indian medicines of Ayurveda and its usefulness, efficacy and safety in all.

National Pharma Phase - II

(1978 to till date) at Medical College - Vallam Road, Thanjavur
Opposite to present South Zone Cultural Centre (Erstwhile Open Air Jail)

The new facility was inaugurated in the year 1978, by Hon. Thiru. K. Raja Mohamed BABL., Minister for Rural Industries and Hon. Thiru R. Soundararajan B.Com. Minister for Health, a rare feat to achieve in an industrially backward area of Thanjavur four decades ago.

A Momentous Inauguration: June 25th, 1978

As a result of the founder chairman's relentless hard work and untiring efforts, it gained popularity and the demand made the existing small manufacturing facility started in In 1978, NATIONAL PHARMA achieved a remarkable milestone when it was inaugurated by Hon. Thiru. K. Raja Mohamed BABL, Minister for Rural Industries, and Hon. Thiru R. Soundararajan B.Com., Minister for Health. The inauguration photos captured this historic event, marking the facility’s transition from a small-scale setup to a spacious, state-of-the-art location near Thanjavur Medical College Hospital on Medical College Road, Thanjavur. Tamil Nadu. India, a rare feat to achieve in an industrially backward area of Thanjavur four decades ago.

Infrastructure and Vision

The facility was meticulously planned and equipped with modern machinery of those times equipped to handle Allopathic, Ayurvedic and Siddha drugs in oral, liquid and capsule forms. Our Founder Chairman Dr. L. Kamal Batcha’s unwavering ambition was to seamlessly integrate modern medicine with traditional Ayurveda, ensuring both efficacy and patient safety. To achieve this, he painstakingly acquired equipment from reputable manufacturing facilities such as Pharmalab and Cadmac (from Ahmadabad) and Master Mechanical and Gansons (from Bombay).

Quality Materials

National Pharma sourced raw materials from various suppliers to create high-quality products. Notably, the company procured customized glass bottles bearing its name from Hindustan Bottles in Calcutta and Haldyn Glass Limited in Bombay. Additionally, herbal raw materials were obtained from North India, while bottle caps came from Datta Tin Works in Ernakulam, Kerala.

Quality and Efficacy:

The company’s commitment to quality was evident as all its products received dual approval from both State and Central Governments. Additionally, National Pharma proudly held a GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) certificate recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO).

VITATONE, LIVERITE, SHARBOTONE, MALVIRONE, and MALVIPLEX - These product names resonated with health professionals and the public alike due to their consistent quality and efficacy. National Pharma’s product range included 15 liquid formulations and 30 capsules, spanning both allopathic and Ayurvedic medicines.

Our Founder Chairman followed a formula of his ancestors to develop his unique products which ensured acceptance at all levels by both among medical professionals and general public. Though the manufacturing facility possessed innovative technologically advanced methodologies, he preserved the active ingredients and contents of the product by using traditional methods of extraction and thereby ensuring efficacy of the active ingredients.

Research and Development (R&D): Ayurveda and Beyond

Research is the backbone of any industry that too especially for Ayurveda, the Indian System of Medicine. Research played a pivotal role in National Pharma’s success, particularly concerning Ayurveda—the Indian System of Medicine. In an era when herbal manufacturing units were scarce and often un-standardized, Dr. Kamal Batcha conducted groundbreaking research in the rural area. His clinical trials assessed the therapeutic efficacy of Indian medicine for common ailments such as liver diseases, urinary tract infections, upper respiratory illnesses, and neurogenic conditions. Despite limited resources and industrial backwardness, Dr. Batcha’s efforts led to quantifying and standardizing the efficacy of each ingredient—an extraordinary achievement.

Quality Assurance: Stringent Measures

Our Founder Chairman Dr. L. Kamal Batcha (LKB) was deeply committed to ensuring the quality and efficacy of his pharmaceutical products. Throughout the manufacturing process, raw materials underwent meticulous selection after rigorous quality checks. They then proceeded through stringent Quality Control (QC) procedures, meeting the high standards set for National Pharma’s products. As a result, the end products were not only effective but also boasted a long shelf life.

Clinical Trial

Our Founder Chairman. As a qualified pharmacist, he conducted drug trials for safety and therapeutic efficacy at various Government Hospitals and the results were published in leading medical journals like ANTISEPTIC.

With his enthusiasm, confidence and passion, he went on to carry out clinical trials of his Ayurvedic Products a very unique and new approach to prove his product’s therapeutic efficacy by modern scientific methods. Around 11 published original clinical trial researches done in various government hospitals under the supervision of leading medical doctors and all of them proved to be very effective. All the products were tested and permitted in five foreign countries, the first of its kind in Small Scale Industry (SSI) in Tamil Nadu in 1990s.

Though it is an SSI unit, the credibility of research is very much obvious as these trials were mainly conducted in Government medical colleges with the sample population selected by clinicians and experts. The selection of the cases for these studies without bias explains its own value. The above works have already been accepted and published in leading medical journals, which is indeed a unique feat as these journals usually publish mainly allopathic research works.

Armed with confidence and in-depth knowledge, the above research activities, he ventured to export these Ayurveda drugs.
No wonder this export activity earned foreign exchange thereby building the nation with goodwill and popularity of Indian products in the foreign soil which has tough standards and regulations for import, which itself is an achievement for an SSI industry from India.

During his venture when herbal manufacturing units were very few and apart and many were not standardized and in the unorganized sector, he ventured and conducted research in this rural area in assessing the therapeutic efficacy of Indian medicine especially for various common ailments like liver diseases, urinary tract infection, upper respiratory illness, neurogenic illness, etc.

These clinical trials paved the way for quantifying and standardizing the efficacy of each type of ingredient which is a unique work considering the cost, time taken for detailed work and limited facilities available at his disposal in this remote industrially backward area, which is being followed till date.

Manufacturing facility in Malaysia
VITARITE Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Unit
in MELAKA, MALAYSIA

Due to the huge demand for his products, LKB then initiated a step which was the first of its kind in India i.e. setting up of a modern and fully automatic Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Unit in MELAKA, MALAYSIA, a set up which boasted the quality of Indian Manufacturing Facility in the World Arena in association with the Prestigious Conglomerate M/S. LION GROUP SDN BHD of MALAYSIA. The name of the manufacturing unit itself was the name of his successful product VITARITE in MALAYSIA yet another mile stone proving the product’s importance and demand in a highly competitive market and the product is still in demand and also in production.