“IMPCOPS”, The Indian Medical Practitioners’ Co.operative Pharmacy and Stores Ltd., was established in the year 1944 by the doyens and leading stalwarts of
Indian Systems of Medicine like Vaidya Ratna Captain G.Srinivasamurthy, Professor Dr.C. Dwarakanath, former Adviser in Indian Systems of Medicine,
Government of India, Dr.Y. Suryanarayana Rao, Ayurvedacharya, D.M.Visweswara Sastry, H.P.I.M., Former Principal, Government College of Indian
Medicine, Madras and Special Officer, Department of Indian Medicine, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Padmashri Dr.V.Narayanaswamy,
Former President of Impcops, Dr.Y.Kondal Rao, Former Secretary of Impcops, Dr.C.S. Uthamarayan
and many more illustrious personnel.
“Service with quality” and “reasonability in price” being its ideals, Impcops is
engaged in the manufacturing of nearly 800 varieties by centuries old, time proven
traditional medicines in a reasonably modernized plant employing sophisticated techniques under expert supervision. The medicines manufactured here are consumed by the public, the Medical Practitioners and the Government Hospitals. Initially this Society was registered under the Tamilnadu Co.op. Societies Act 1932 on 06.07.1944 and started functioning from 12.09.1944 onwards. Now it is brought under the purview of Multi State Co.operative Societies Act and under the control of The Central Registrar of Co.op. This Multi-State Co-operative institution is situated on a 9 acres plot purchased by the Society way back in 1949.
