Apotex Inc. is a pharmaceutical company based in Canada.Established by Barry Sherman in 1974, the company is the biggest manufacturer of generic medications in Canada, with sales surpassing CA$2.5 billion annually. As the largest medicine maker in Canada by 2023, Apotex employed about 8,000 people and sold over 300 medications in over 115 countries.Generic drugs for a variety of illnesses and ailments, such as diabetes, cancer, high cholesterol, glaucoma, infections, and blood pressure, are produced and distributed by Apotex.
Apotex is an associate member of the Canadian Animal Health Institute (CAHI), the Canadian Association for Pharmacy Distribution Management (CAPDM), the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA), the Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association (CGPA), and the Partners in Project Green of the Greater Toronto Area.