SCOPE OF MANUFACTURING
Edelweiss Pharmaceuticals' primary business
focus is contract manufacturing and the company has built up
considerable experience since it’s inception, particularly in the field
of complimentary medicines and cosmetics which are manufactured in
adjacent units. We have
chosen to specialise in the manufacture of
complementary health products where we have built up a strong competence
in the management of the manufacture these types of products.
Manufacturing capabilities
include the encapsulation of hard gelatine capsules, and the manufacture
of creams, gels and ointments, tinctures, liquids and powders.
Packaging capabilities include tablet and capsule
packaging, cream, ointment and liquid filling (including plastic tube
filling), ear drop filling and powder filling. Blister packing is
secured through Pharmaceutical Enterprises.
All processes are supervised by an industrial pharmacist with many years
of experience as well as other qualified staff who attend to a full
compliment of in-process controls and procedures. All of the
manufacturing processes are governed by current GMP standards, and
pharmaceutical manufacture takes place under the auspices of the
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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Edelweiss Pharmaceuticals provides expert advice
in new product development. New products need to be designed so as to
ensure that they behave as they are supposed to, have the required
pharmacological affect, and are stable under given storage conditions.
Edelweiss will develop samples of all products in accordance with the
Client's directives. This process may include amongst others the choice
of fragrance, the taste profile, the viscosity of semi-solid products,
interactions with base materials or other active ingredients and the
choice of preservative.
Once sample batches have been produced, further laboratory testing is
called for. These tests include accelerated stability testing,
preservative challenge testing and dissolution testing, with an option
for product assay. We recommend preservative challenge testing for all
liquids and semi-solids and refer these procedures to the CSIR affiliate
Swift Laboratories for completion and certification. Procedures that are
currently sub-contracted are HPLC and Gas Chromatography.
While samples are being tested and proved suitable for production,
packaging is chosen for marketing aesthetics as well product stability.
Edelweiss keeps a small range of 'off-the-shelf' packaging and will
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OTHER SERVICES OFFERED
Edelweiss Pharmaceuticals provides a full research
and development programme for creams, ointments, gels, liquids,
tinctures and capsules. R & D is headed up by James Gibson, a pharmacist
with over 20 years of experience in developing pharmaceuticals and
cosmetics. The Quality Control laboratory is managed by Phaldie Cassiem
who is an analytical chemist with over 20 years of experience in
pharmaceutical quality control.
Edelweiss Pharmaceuticals provides services for a wide range of
clientele whose applications include Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine,
homeopathy, naturopathy and allopathic or orthodox pharmaceutical
systems. We offer a comprehensive cosmetic development portfolio and
will advise on formulation, perfumery, essential oil, cosmetic and
botanical actives. In particular we are able to advise on the use of
indigenous Southern African herbal extracts, essential oils and
tinctures used in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. We are proud of the
standards that we maintain at our facility in Cape Town and welcome the
opportunity for our clientele to visit us.
Edelweiss is committed to the manufacture of quality products and all
processes are GMP-based. Additionally, the facility is registered as a
Pharmacy with the South African Pharmacy Council and is HACCP approved.
Edelweiss Pharmaceuticals is available for the development and contract
manufacture of herbal and nutriceutical preparations under own brands.
Edelweiss will advise on all aspects of product development and research
and provide insight for marketing, pharmaceutical registration,
labelling and web page development.
Edelweiss is fortunate to count the following companies amongst it's
clients: Adcock-Ingram, Tiger Brands, Glenmark Marketing, Aloe Ferox,
Nature Fresh, Karapeka Olive, Sh'zen, Phytomed, Own Brands, Prime Quest,
Easi Slim, Dermasure, Be Safe Paramedical and Lucoderm.
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