Ranked API manufacturers
01 India
Makes the APIFinished dose
Credentials confirmed against the regulator files on 25 July 2026
Holds 5 active US DMFs and one valid CEP for ibuprofen, filing since 1987. Its 2026 FDA inspection closed as VAI, and its GMP is recognised in 1 market.
Last FDA inspection
2026 · VAI
GMP recognised in
1 markets
02 India
Makes the APIFinished dose
Credentials confirmed against the regulator files on 25 July 2026
Holds one active US DMF and 2 valid CEPs for ibuprofen, filing since 2009. Its 2019 FDA inspection closed as VAI, and its GMP is recognised in 1 market.
Last FDA inspection
2019 · VAI
GMP recognised in
1 markets
03 China
Makes the APIFinished dose
Credentials confirmed against the regulator files on 25 July 2026
Holds 2 active US DMFs and one valid CEP for ibuprofen, filing since 2002. Its 2025 FDA inspection closed as VAI, and its GMP is recognised in 1 market.
Last FDA inspection
2025 · VAI
GMP recognised in
1 markets
04 Germany
Makes the APIFinished dose
Holds 3 active US DMFs for ibuprofen, filing since 1990. Its 2025 FDA inspection closed as VAI, and its GMP is recognised in 10 markets.
Last FDA inspection
2025 · VAI
GMP recognised in
10 markets
05 United States
Makes the API
Credentials confirmed against the regulator files on 25 July 2026
Holds one active US DMF and one valid CEP for ibuprofen, filing since 1984. Its 2025 FDA inspection closed as VAI.
Last FDA inspection
2025 · VAI
GMP recognised in
Not established
Credentials confirmed against the regulator files on 25 July 2026
Holds one active US DMF for ibuprofen, filing since 1993. Its 2025 FDA inspection closed as VAI, and its GMP is recognised in 7 markets.
Last FDA inspection
2025 · VAI
GMP recognised in
7 markets
Holds one active US DMF and one valid CEP for ibuprofen, filing since 2022.
Last FDA inspection
Not established
GMP recognised in
Not established
Credentials confirmed against the regulator files on 25 July 2026
Holds one valid CEP for ibuprofen, filing since 2022. Its 2025 FDA inspection closed as VAI, and its GMP is recognised in 10 markets.
Last FDA inspection
2025 · VAI
GMP recognised in
10 markets
Credentials confirmed against the regulator files on 25 July 2026
Holds 4 active US DMFs and 2 valid CEPs for ibuprofen, filing since 2020. Its 2025 FDA inspection closed as OAI, and its GMP is recognised in 6 markets.
Last FDA inspection
2025 · OAI
GMP recognised in
6 markets
Credentials confirmed against the regulator files on 25 July 2026
Holds one active US DMF for ibuprofen, filing since 2008. Its 2022 FDA inspection closed as VAI, and its GMP is recognised in 1 market.
Last FDA inspection
2022 · VAI
GMP recognised in
1 markets
Credentials confirmed against the regulator files on 25 July 2026
Holds one active US DMF for ibuprofen, filing since 2005. Its 2024 FDA inspection closed as VAI.
Last FDA inspection
2024 · VAI
GMP recognised in
Not established
Credentials confirmed against the regulator files on 25 July 2026
Holds one valid CEP for ibuprofen, filing since 2018. Its 2024 FDA inspection closed as VAI, and its GMP is recognised in 2 markets.
Last FDA inspection
2024 · VAI
GMP recognised in
2 markets
13 China
Makes the APIFinished dose
Credentials confirmed against the regulator files on 25 July 2026
Holds 4 active US DMFs for ibuprofen, filing since 2001. Its GMP is recognised in 5 markets.
Last FDA inspection
Not established
GMP recognised in
5 markets
Holds one active US DMF for ibuprofen, filing since 2009.
Last FDA inspection
Not established
GMP recognised in
Not established
Holds one active US DMF for ibuprofen, filing since 2023.
Last FDA inspection
Not established
GMP recognised in
Not established
Registered with SFDA (Saudi Arabia) for ibuprofen. Its GMP is recognised in 2 markets.
Last FDA inspection
Not established
GMP recognised in
2 markets
How this listing is sourced Regulator filings, warehouse snapshot 9 July 2026
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Credentials confirmed against the regulator files on 25 July 2026
Holds one valid CEP for ibuprofen, filing since 2025.
Last FDA inspection
Not established
GMP recognised in
Not established
18 Vietnam
Makes the APIFinished dose
Registered with DAV (Vietnam) for ibuprofen. Its GMP is recognised in 3 markets.
Last FDA inspection
Not established
GMP recognised in
3 markets
How this listing is sourced Regulator filings, warehouse snapshot 9 July 2026
View profile 19 Vietnam
Makes the APIFinished dose
Registered with DAV (Vietnam) for ibuprofen. Its GMP is recognised in 1 market.
Last FDA inspection
Not established
GMP recognised in
1 markets
How this listing is sourced Regulator filings, warehouse snapshot 9 July 2026
View profile 20 Vietnam
Makes the APIFinished dose
Registered with DAV (Vietnam) for ibuprofen. Its GMP is recognised in 1 market.
Last FDA inspection
Not established
GMP recognised in
1 markets
How this listing is sourced Regulator filings, warehouse snapshot 9 July 2026
View profile 34 more manufacturers hold filings for ibuprofen
The names are listed below. The filings, inspection history and GMP certificates behind
each one are available with a free account.
Open the full list with a free account Contract manufacturers (16)
Contract manufacturers make to order rather than holding their own filing for this
molecule.
Finished-dose makers (261)
How this list is built
The order is set by active filings weighted by regulator, inspection outcomes and their
recency, breadth of GMP recognition, and evidence of real exports, less any open risk flags.
Every factor appears on the card it produced.
Read the full method.
- Active US DMFs
- FDA, List of Drug Master Files
- Valid CEPs
- EDQM certificate database
- Inspection outcomes
- FDA inspection classifications
- GMP certificates
- EudraGMDP and national regulators
- Price band
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Customs export unit values for 2025. These are export values rather than
contract prices for regulated-market grade material, which are higher.