Proyecto de factibilidad para la creación de un laboratorio farmacéutico dedicado a la producción y comercialización de medicamentos tipo sólidos, semisólidos y líquidos en la ciudad de Riobamba, provincia de Chimborazo, período 2021 – 2026

Abstract

The Ecuadorian pharmaceutical sector depends mainly on the importation of medicines as well as raw materials, packaging and containers for nationally manufactured pharmaceutical products; currently the city of Riobamba does not have any pharmaceutical laboratory, there are only distributors of medicines, which causes their price to be higher, therefore, the objective of this research was to determine the feasibility for the creation of a pharmaceutical laboratory dedicated to the production and marketing of solid, semi-solid and liquid medicines in the city of Riobamba, province of Chimborazo, period 2021-2026. The methodology used had a qualitative and quantitative approach, a non-experimental and cross-sectional design was used because the variables were not manipulated and the information was collected at a specific time, the type of study was documentary and field because a bibliographic review of information related to the research was conducted and 2 types of surveys were applied to the study population; the population considered were the citizens of the 5 urban parishes of the city of Riobamba, who were segmented by families. The main findings were that 86,09% of the families surveyed preferentially use drugs to treat their health problems and of this percentage 52,44% use brand name drugs; it was also determined that the current supply of brand name drugs does not cover all the needs of the demand, and that there is great support for the construction of the pharmaceutical laboratory; also in the financial analysis it was determined that the NPV of the project is equal to $ 114. 252,86; the IRR is 26%; the CBR is $ 1,37 and the IRR is 2 years, 5 months and 12 days. Finally, it was concluded that the project is feasible and it is recommended to execute it because all the variables analyzed are favorable.