Who owns Panadrex?
Panadrex is owned by Mezzan Holding (Kuwait, Boursa Kuwait: MEZZAN).[1]
Mezzan Holding owns 80.04% of Panadrex rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Mezzan Holding — Our Brands, Mezzan Holding Co. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Mezzan Holding Company K.S.C.P. (80.04% stake) reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇼 Kuwait, Ardiya
- Origin
- 🇰🇼 Kuwait
- Category
- Consumer health › Over-the-counter medicine › Pain relief
- Parent ticker
- Boursa Kuwait: MEZZAN
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Panadrex
Panadrex is a painkiller for headache, toothache, fever and muscular pain made by Kuwait Saudi Pharmaceutical Industries Company, the manufacturer Mezzan took a majority stake in during 2019 to enter pharmaceutical production. It is one of more than forty medicines that company makes, and Mezzan's holding in it stood at 80.04 per cent at the end of 2025 rather than at the whole of it.
Ownership timeline of Panadrex
- Current owner Mezzan Holding (80.04%) [1] reported
Where Panadrex sits in Mezzan Holding
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Mezzan Holding brand portfolio (7) →
Other brands owned by Mezzan Holding
Mezzan Holding controls 7 brands on Brandtree.
Other brands in pain relief, and who owns them
The 37 brands in pain relief on Brandtree belong to 21 owners. The largest is Haleon, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Advil | Haleon | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Air Salonpas | Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Motrin | Kenvue | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Dafalgan | Taisho Pharmaceutical | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Nicotex | Cipla | 🇮🇳 India |
| Mentho Plus | Emami | 🇮🇳 India |
| Bufferin (United States) | Genomma Lab | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Doril | Hypera | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
About the owner: Mezzan Holding
Mezzan Holding is a publicly listed company headquartered in Ardiya, Kuwait, founded in 1999. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as Boursa Kuwait: MEZZAN.
Mezzan Holding is a Kuwaiti food, healthcare and consumer products group whose own reports trace its origins to the 1940s, when Jassim Mohammad Ali Al Wazzan opened a retail store in Kuwait's Altararih Souk selling rice, sugar and other staples. The present holding company was incorporated on 3 August 1999 and listed on Boursa Kuwait on 11 June 2015. It manufactures and distributes more than 34,000 stock keeping units through 34 subsidiaries and around 6,700 employees in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Iraq. Most of the names it carries belong to other companies: its brand list is dominated by products it distributes for their owners rather than makes.
Mezzan Holding: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇰🇼 Panadrex and other Kuwaiti brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 16 brands that began in Kuwait. 2 of them (13%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Panadrex is not one of them.
- 1·2·3 — KDD 🇰🇼
- Centrepoint — Landmark Group 🇦🇪
- Jazeera Airways — Jazeera Airways 🇰🇼
- Kuwait Airways — Kuwait Airways 🇰🇼
- Q8 — KPC 🇰🇼
- Wimpy (Middle East) — Americana Restaurants 🇦🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Panadrex?
The parent company of Panadrex is Mezzan Holding, a publicly listed company headquartered in Kuwait.
Is Panadrex Kuwaiti?
Yes. Panadrex originated in Kuwait and its owner, Mezzan Holding, is also headquartered in Kuwait.
Is Panadrex still owned by Mezzan Holding?
Yes. As of 17 September 2026, Panadrex is still owned by Mezzan Holding (80.04% stake). The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (3) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Mezzan Holding — Our Brands — Mezzan Holding Co., Official document; retrieved 17 September 2026.
- [2] Mezzan Holding Company K.S.C.P. and subsidiaries — consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 — Mezzan Holding Co., Annual report, published 18 March 2026; retrieved 17 September 2026.
- [3] Mezzan Holding Sustainability Report 2025 — Mezzan Holding Co., Official document; retrieved 17 September 2026.
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