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FA ceutica ”
(www.zafa.com.pk)

Members:
• Fahad-Ur-Rehman Khan (1496)
• umais Zakai
• Junaid ughal

Submitted To:
• Saima Akber Ahmed
Political:
The most common problem a pharmaceutical company faces is the Price Press ure
that rustled in increasing prices of ”Medical Drugs” which somehow creates an
inflationary impact on our society and on our organizing as well. Due to the strikes
in our city (Karachi) most of the organizational work stuck which puts ZAFA in to a
dire situation While, Customer wants Medical Drugs at low costs which becomes
impossible to them.

On the other hand, ZAFA faces a problem of Raw Material supply on time
because of uncertain conditions which we faces every day in Karachi makes their
way to produce more Drugs cut in manufacturing in huge amount which somehow
creating rigiditv in availability in drug availabilitv all over the Pakistan and outside
of Pakistan.

Economic:
Now a days, Pakistan is facing a huge amount of inflation where Taxes are high.
Excise Dutv (State & Central), Custom Duty, Service Tax, Profession Tax, License
Fees, Royalty, Pollution Clearance Tax, Hazardous substance (Storage & Handling)
license, income tax, Stamp Duty and a host of other levies and charges have to be
paid. On an average it amounts to no less than 40-45% of the costs. So, it's really
hard to determine that whether, Tomorrow, ZAFA uses the same policies rules
and regulations or not.

ZAFA want to work on latest DRUGS which haven’t introduced in Pakistan but
unfortunately there are some economic factors which are lacking as described
above that makes a huge hindrance in the path or learning and growing up in
ZAFA. Economic factors affects a lot on an organization but when it comes to
pharmacy it needs innovation every dav and economy should be growing to
produce huge amount of less cost drugs for facilitating every single person living
in our society.
SOC!aI:
There is also the problem of the increasing obesitv amongst the population and its
associated health risks. Now a davs, Poverty is the biggest problem we are facing
and the high cost drugs are killing them and ZAFA cannot cut their prices just
because of the Economic and Political factors they are facing. Moreover, The
growing diseases we have in our societv which are gowning so fast are TB, Dengue
and Heart Attack which needs high medication which can be fulfilled by huge
amount of money. Patients and home careers are becoming more informed. Their
expectations have changed and they have become more demanding. Fulfilling
their demand is the first job for them.

The drugs needed them to produce needed high amount of raw material and
economic stability to cut down their prices so that it can be provided to everv
single person living in our society.

Technolo ical:
Innovation is the first step on the stars ofs uccess. Industry has manv regulatorv
and legislative restrictions. There is also a growing culture of litigation in manv
countries. The evolution of the internet is also stretching the legislative
boundaries with patient’s demanding more rights in their healthcare
programmers’. ZAFA has to upgrade their bio-tech infrastructure by investing in
bio technological structure but no one wants to invest because of recession and
inflation.

While, Other competitors which mostly European are getting it very easily but in
Pakistan ZAFA faces a huge problem in investing in technology and the other
factor we face here is load shedding which makes technological factor nothing but
a piece of iron. So, not just investing but electricitv failure in technological part.