About Us




1892	A modern drug store called The British Dispensary was founded by Dr. Thomas Heyward Hays and a British pharmacist for distributing various imported pharmaceuticals products with full-time pharmacists. It’s Arrow - Struck Snake trade mark means prevention and cure sickness.
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1928	Dr. Luan, the ancestor of Vongvanij family, took over the drug store and expanded the business to be the authorized distributors of many international brands such as Boots, Elizabeth Arden, Christian Dior and etc.
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1932	The company started production of Quina products.
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1951	St. Luke's Baby Powder was first introduced to the public.
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1952	The legend of Snake Brand began, followed by Adora cosmetics, as high quality locally made products under a well – known slogan “Proudly…Thai Made”, then followed by Snake Brand baby antipyretic syrup, baby cough syrup, baby cold-remedy, brown mixture cough syrup and St. Luke’s sport oil respectively.
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1963	The British Dispensary Co., Ltd. set up a factory named “ L.P. Standard Laboratories Co.,Ltd.” at San Chao Ched Lane, New Road, Bangkok.
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1982	L.P. Standard Laboratories Co., Ltd. expanded their production lines and built a new modern factory on Teparuk Rd., Samutprakarn Province to manufacture many high quality products. Since 1989, they have consistently received a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Certificate from the Ministry of Public Health for 6 groups of pharmaceutical products: tablets, solution – oral preparations, capsules, cream, powder and sterile preparations.
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1992	The British Dispensary Co., Ltd. celebrated their centennial anniversary at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre.
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1997	The distribution sector of The British Dispensary Co., Ltd. merged with L.P. Standard Laboratories Co., Ltd. as a new company named “The British Dispensary (L.P.) Co., Ltd. with a registered capital of 60 millions baht, to operate production, made to order, distribution, import and export.
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1999	The company was certificated ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 and was the first drugs and cosmetics manufacturer in Thailand to receive these two certificates at the same time.
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2003	The company appointed Diethelm (Thailand) Co., Ltd as their sole distributor in Thailand.
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2004	The company was certificated OHSAS 18001 : 1999 (Safety and Vocational Health Management System) and also launched Snake Brand Prickly Heat powder, lavender scent.
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2005	The Company launched the new product “Snake Brand Prickly Heat powder”, herbal formula and create brand modernization of Snake brand under the special collection “Extreme cool”.
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2006	Implement the marketing strategy and perform fully developing brand modernization by promoting brand presenters, the duo singers Dan and Beam and launched new formula anti-bacteria agent powder
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2007	The British Dispensary (L.P.) Co., ltd has joined The Department of Environmental Quality Promotion of Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to reduce the threat of global warming. In addition, the company also encourages and provides knowledge to its employees to better take care of our environment. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

00000To be a business leader in good health creation, achiving global brand status.

Operate business according to the good corporative governance for righteousness and clearness for investors trustfulness.
Develop products and services in accordance with the international standard to meet the requirement of consumers and for better healthy living of Thai people.
Develop human resources in both quality and morality and also build up pleasant cooperating working culture.
Return profit to society by providing free training programs under the corporate slogan “Feel Good, Look Good & Do Good” such as St. Luke's Genius, Natural Energy and other conscious-building meditation courses.

Reliabilities : diligent, honest, patient, sacrificial, kind, friendly, warmness, highly cooperative and perception of each other’s values
Always update and Competitive : creative, easily adaptive, aware of other’s feeling, know how, and learn to success
Performance driven : to clearly set up the goal, good decision making, being proactive, responsible, economical and systematically achieve the aim

oooooPersonal Care and Health Care

Personal Care Products: Snake Brand, Quina, St. Luke's
Health Care Products: Gelimag, Emulax, Neozolone, Sketolene, Sedatuss, Expiran, Mul-Tab, Viradyl, Androlic, Herb Master, Cast Comfort.

Two year GMP Certificate for cosmetics : The manufacturer conform to the current Cosmetic Good Manufacturing Practice by The Ministry of Public Health
Two year GMP Certificate for 6 groups of pharmaceutical product: Non-Sterile products: Powder, Tablets, Capsules, Liquid dosage forms, Semi-Solid dosage forms and Non-Sterile penicillin products: Capsules
GMP Certificate for supplements: The certificate of the excellent tool manufacturing and food preservation including drinking water in sealed package
Halal Certificate
ISO 9001 : 2000 for Quality Control Management System
ISO 14001 for Environmental Management System
OHSAS 18001 for Safety and Vocational Health Management System

Manufacture and distribute high quality international standard pharmaceutical, cosmetics and health care products as well as continuously develop the quality of every product to satisfy customers.
Improve and protect from all dangers which may occur up from the medium level of risk, especially of fire, chemicals and electricity, including minimizing environmental pollution and pre s erving resources in order to prevent any effect on employees, all concerned and the public.
Manage and develop vocational health and environmental management systems complying with the law and other regulations which the company have committed to follow, as it is very important for business.
Provide sufficient and suitable human resources, time, budget and training.
Continuously check up, modify and correct for the development of the management systems at the most effective and efficient.