Manufacturing
Two factories, four production departments and the latest cGMP processes — producing an average of 250,000 packs every day.
A pharmaceutical factory built for every dosage form
The pharmaceutical factory spans two floors of around 6,500 m² each, divided into four departments.
The ground floor houses tablets and capsules, and syrups and suspensions. The first floor houses ampoules and drops, and creams, ointments and suppositories. Every process follows the latest cGMP versions, with in-process control and QA release at each step.
Our lines produce tablets, capsules, syrups, suspensions, ampoules, eye and ear drops, Carbol dental cartridges, human and veterinary solutions, ointments, creams and suppositories — and the newer ODF and unidose forms, across 210 pharmaceutical preparations.
Four production departments
Rising output, year on year
Units produced by dosage form across the last two published fiscal years.
| Dosage form | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | Increase | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tablets | 1,035,514,382 | 1,304,926,046 | +269,411,664 | +26.0% |
| Syrups (glass) | 6,224,234 | 6,878,484 | +654,250 | +10.5% |
| Creams & ointments (tubes) | 3,690,872 | 4,582,836 | +891,964 | +24.2% |
| Carbol | 26,859,550 | 28,343,530 | +1,483,980 | +5.5% |
| Drops | 4,703,759 | 7,415,886 | +2,712,127 | +57.7% |
| Veterinary infusions | 93,937 | 285,953 | +192,016 | +204.4% |
Investing in new machines
New equipment is being supplied across departments to keep increasing productivity, with a production target of EGP 1.35 billion for fiscal year 2020/21.
- A new sterile area under construction on the first floor
- A disinfectant production area in the syrups department
- Upgrading the creams, ointments and suppositories area
- Working towards ISO 45001:2018 certification
| Department | Machine | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tablets | Tablet press — Jacomco | Supplied & installed |
| Tablet press — Sejong | Supplied & installed | |
| Filling & wrapping line — Honga | Supply in progress | |
| Tablet press — Ronchi | Supply in progress | |
| Kneader, 150 kg capacity | Supply in progress | |
| Track & trace barcode printers | First unit supplied, rest in progress | |
| Syrups & suspensions | Disinfectant packaging line | Supply & installation in progress |
| Solution pumps (2) | Supplied | |
| Track & trace barcode printers | Supply in progress | |
| Ampoules & drops | Two sterilisation tunnels for glass vials | Supply in progress |
| Ampoule filling machine | Supply in progress | |
| Polypropylene line (wash, sterilise, fill) | Supply in progress |
Contract manufacturing for international brands
Spare capacity is put to work manufacturing for other companies. We produce every Panadol variant for GlaxoSmithKline, and manufacture for leading local and international firms.
- ACDIMA
- Mepaco – Arab Co. for Pharmaceuticals & Medicinal Plants
- El Nasr Company
- CID Company
- Gelatin Capsules Company
- EGY Pharma
- Ranbaxy
- Rotabiogen
Panadol ExtraMade for GSK
Panadol AdvanceMade for GSK
Panadol Cold & Flu DayMade for GSK
Panadol JointMade for GSK
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