pharmaceuticals founded 1969 headquarters newry northern ireland key people lord ballyedmond founding ceo & chairman number of employees 3 000 website www.norbrook.com norbrook is a united kingdom based pharmaceutical company . it was founded in 1969 by lord ballyedmond as norbrook laboratories ltd in northern ireland . in 1970 norbrook began manufacturing of veterinary pharmaceuticals . in 2011 the norbrook group was listed by the belfast telegraph in its top 100 companies list as being in position 28 1 norbrook manufactures several pharmaceutical drugs the most well known of which are the antibiotic drugs noroclav and betamox nsaids such as carprieve loxicom and flunixin . contents 1 history 1.1 pharmaceuticals and consumer products 2 veterinary products 3 awards 4 references 5 external links history edit pharmaceuticals and consumer products edit veterinary products edit closamectin closamectin is a pioneer 2 3 drug developed by norbrook for the treatment of fluke worms and other external parasites . 4 5 carprieve a non steroidal anti inflammatory drug nsaid for the treatment of osteoarthritis in dogs . 6 7 loxicom oral suspension a non steroidal anti inflammatory drug nsaid for the treatment of pain in cats and dogs . 6 loxicom injectable a non steroidal anti inflammatory drug nsaid for the treatment of pain in cats and dogs scour in cattle musculo skeletal and locomotary conditions in horses and pigs . 6 noroclav flunixin a non steroidal anti inflammatory drug nsaid used in horses cattle and swine in different parts of the world . 6 peptizole first generic omeprazole for equine gastric ulcer syndrome in the uk . vetofol awards edit 1987 norbrook receives its first queens award for export 2002 norbrook receives the queens award for export achievement for the fourth time 2011 norbrook receives the queens award for enterprise 8 norbrook is the only company in the world which is licensed by the united states food and drugs administration to manufacture sterile injections for veterinary use outside the usa and import them for sale in usa territory . references edit 28 . norbrook group company list top 100 companies . the belfast telegraph . 8 april 2011 . retrieved 10 december 2011 . http www.ipo.org content contentfolders meetingsevents2 ipomeetingsevents annualmeeting 2005 morse howard.pdf generic drugs history approval process and current challenges . uspharmacist.com . retrieved 10 december 2011 . closamectin pour on and injection norbrook pharmaceutical worldwide . closamectin.com . retrieved 10 december 2011 . scientists create cattle wonder drug local & national news . the belfast telegraph . 2 september 2009 . retrieved 10 december 2011 . a b c d norbrook laboratories veterinary equine farm animal and pet products . norbrook.com . retrieved 10 december 2011 . carprieve at veterinary medicines directorate . search.vmd.gov.uk . retrieved 10 december 2011 . pharmaceutical firms win queen s awards for enterprise . manufacturingchemist.com 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