Interview with Patrick Garrahy, Managing Director, Rottapharm Ireland
Mr. Garrahy, can you please begin by introducing yourself and this production facility to our readers? I joined…
Address: Damastown Industrial Park Mulhuddart, Dublin.,Ireland
Tel: +353-1-8852700
Web: http://www.rotta.com/en/index.html
Rottapharm established their Irish manufacturing facility in 1999. Construction of the facility commenced in 1998 on a 20 acre site in Mulhuddart, West Dublin. The facility was completed in July 1999 and obtained a manufacturing licence from the Irish Medicines Board in January 2000.
The main product manufactured in Mullhuddart is DONA for which the active ingredient is Glucosamine Sulphate. Both the active ingredient and the finished product in the form of capsules and sachets are manufactured in Mulhuddart. The company also manufactures Bromelain tablets (ANANASE), an anti-inflammatory agent derived from the pineapple tree and a sustained release formulation of Aspirin (TROMALYT).
Employment in the company currently stands at 150 people. The facility has a footprint of 10,000 sq. metres. Product manufactured on site is shipped to over 60 contries.
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