Molecule intelOpportunity: Moderate0Crowded market

Cephalexin

300 brands · 129 companies · product forms

5 DRAP alerts

Opportunity snapshot

Launch attractiveness
46
Market saturation
100
Price room
100
Regulatory risk
90
300
brands
129
companies
Rs 188.05
median price
331
price points
9.63x
price spread
90
confidence %

Who competes here

Top companies by brand count — fragmented market (no dominant player) · leader share 2%

Price room

Across observed sources and strengths
CheapestRs 73.86
MedianRs 188.05
Most expensiveRs 710.92
Spread9.63×
Sources: DRAP-official, DVAGO, Servaid

max/min price ratio 9.63x across 331 trusted points (Rs 73.86-710.92). NOTE: mixes strengths (graph prices carry no strength), so treat as indicative.

Brands & products on the market

Sample of 12 live products for Cephalexin — each links to its own medicine page.

Regulatory alerts

Shortage exposureRecall exposurelatest 2026-05-06
The National Pharmacovigilance Center, DRAP urge the manufacturers and importers to nomina
Strategic Plan 2026-2030
DRAP invites Comments on Draft Guideline for Storage and Destruction of Substandard-Falsif
Drug Product Recall; Water for Injection (Batch#LI-961) by M/s Safe Pharmaceuticals Pvt. L
Directive on the security of online portals and engagement with authorized personnel/consu

Why this score

Launch attractiveness

40% supply-gap(20) + 25% price-variation(100) + 20% low-competition(0) + 15% supply-disruption(100), damped by confidence(90). Higher = more attractive, less crowded opportunity.

Market saturation

129 canonical companies and 300 brands compete (saturation pegged at 30 companies / 150 brands).

Price room

max/min price ratio 9.63x across 331 trusted points (Rs 73.86-710.92). NOTE: mixes strengths (graph prices carry no strength), so treat as indicative.

Regulatory risk

5 DRAP alert(s), latest 2026-05-06 incl. recall/safety.

Confidence

Reduced by: no ATC code.

Packaged brief for this moderate opportunity?

Molecule page + company profiles + price-room analysis are the pilot package for pharma teams.

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Molecule intelligence as of 2026-07-30. Brand/company counts from DRAP registry and observed retail sources.

For medicine intelligence and professional reference only. Not medical advice.