Krka (company)

Krka, d. d., Novo mesto is an international generic pharmaceutical company with headquarters in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. In 2014, Krka Group’s total sales amounted to EUR 1,191.6 million. Over the previous five years, average annual sales growth had been 12.8%. Krka’s was selling products to more than 70 countries. As well as a number of companies and representative offices abroad, Krka also had production and distribution centres in the Russian Federation, Poland, Croatia and Germany. At the end of March 2015, Krka employed 10,505.

Activities and products

Krka’s business is founded on pharmaceutical and chemical activities. Prescription pharmaceuticals remain its main product group, with an 83.1% share of Krka Group’s total sales. They are followed in sales volume by non-prescription products (10.3%) and animal health products (3.94%). Its Terme Krka spas, hotels and tourism subsidiary contributed 2.5% of the parent group's sales volume.

Prescription pharmaceuticals

The most important of Krka’s therapeutic groups include treatments for: cardiovascular diseases, alimentary tract diseases and metabolic disorders, and central nervous system diseases. They are followed by the medicines for the systemic treatment of infections, the medicines for the treatment of diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, and the medicines for urinary tract diseases as well as the medicines for respiratory system diseases.