New GPC Inc.
Caribbean's oldest and largest pharmaceutical manufacturer.
New GPC Inc. is the Caribbean's oldest and largest manufacturer of pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter drugs, with origins dating to 1952 and nationalisation as the Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation in 1976. Located at Farm, East Bank Demerara, GPC manufactures a broad range of tablets, capsules, syrups, and topical preparations distributed throughout the CARICOM region. The company is a critical supplier of affordable essential medicines across the Caribbean.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Georgetown, Guyana
- Founded
- 1952
- Website
- newgpc.com
- Categories
- Medical & Healthcare Supplies, Chemicals & Plastics
- Markets
- Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Jamaica, Suriname
Verified facts
- certificate-page-on-site (amber), checked 2026-08-11 Company's own certification page
- facility-registered (green), checked 2026-08-21 Government Analyst Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD, Guyana), list of licensed food manufacturers 2022
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-09 Domain registry record
- corporate-mail-on-domain (green), checked 2026-08-09 Mail server of the company domain
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-09 OpenSanctions
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-09 OpenSanctions
Claimed certifications
- ISO 9001, Quality Management IAF CertSearch
- Good Manufacturing Practice
Import rules for these goods
- Medical devices sold in the EU must carry CE marking under the Medical Device Regulation (EU) 2017/745, with a conformity assessment matched to the device risk class. European Commission (MDR)
- For the US market, the maker must have an FDA device establishment registration and product listing; most instruments also need 510(k) premarket clearance. US FDA (devices)
- Chemical substances imported into the EU above 1 tonne/year must be REACH-registered. ECHA (REACH)