Five members of the Karnataka Drugs & Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association (KDPMA) have bagged awards for exports performance over a five-year period.

The public sector pharmaceutical company, Karnataka Antibiotics and Pharmaceuticals Limited (KAPL) lead the list with the distinction of being the top exporter of the State. Bal Pharma bagged the second place.

Eros Pharma Ltd. received a certificate of merit along with the State’s bulk drug majors RL Fine Chemicals, and Resonance Laboratories.

The awards were given away in Bangalore at a function organised by the Visvesvaraya Industrial Trade Centre.