plans to start manufacturing multivitamin brand Centrum in the country for domestic sales and export, its chief executive officer (CEO) said, as it seeks to boost sales in the country amid . The Pakistan unit of British consumer healthcare firm Haleon plans to expand its pain management offerings next year by adding the Panadol range for menstrual pain and migraines, CEO Farhan Muhammad Haroon told in an interview. “Pakistan has a Rs24 billion ($86.30 million) Vitamin Mineral Supplement market. This does not include the grey market. We already make up Rs7.5bn ($26.97m) of the market through our [vitamin] products CAC-1000 Plus and Qalsium-D,” said Haroon. “With the launch of Centrum, we plan to capture 7 to 8 per cent of the remaining market immediately, which is a sizeable portion of the category.” Haroon said the company plans to sell Centrum in smaller bottles so customers do not have to worry about high upfront costs, as purchasing power has diminished in the country after inflation hit a of around 40pc last year. In November, Pakistan’s consumer price index inflation . Haroon said in the first stage of the Centrum launch — expected in the first quarter of 2025 — the product will be imported, and in the second stage, it will be made locally with market-specific variants to suit the needs of Pakistanis and other export markets. “We already export our calcium and vitamin D supplement CAC-1000 Plus and topical pain relief product Voltral Emulgel to Vietnam and Philippines, we will be ready to export to 19 countries in the next 1-1.5 years,” he said. Haleon Pakistan sees at least 10pc of its sales coming from exports in the next two years, up from 5pc-6pc during its peak in 2022, Haroon said, adding that it had invested $10m last year to enhance local production capabilities.