Pharmaceutical & Cosmetic Review

Pharmaceutical manufacturing

11 Apr 2020

Level up & join the fight against counterfeiting

Annually, pharmaceutical counterfeiting puts millions of lives at risk. In order to address this growing problem, governments around the world are taking action by implementing serialisation requirements. Similar to the requirements of Europe’s Falsified Medicines Directive, South Africa will be joining the global fight against counterfeit medicines with the promulgation of track and trace regulations,...
09 Apr 2020

Candies and desserts are the sweet new trend in bath products

Indulgent products inspired by dessert and candy fragrances are the latest trend in bath/shower and soap products. Personal care brands are appealing to experimental shoppers and their sense of nostalgia, says data and analytics company GlobalData. Love Hearts Khalid Peerbaccus, senior researcher at GlobalData, comments, ‘‘We have recently seen soap and body wash products use...
08 Apr 2020

BASF produces and donates hand sanitiser to health care facilities in Europe

BASF Personal Care is producing and distributing hand sanitisers in Europe to assist with the COVID-19 outbreak on the continent. The company produces the hand sanitisers at different production sites in Europe. The products are being provided free of charge to hospitals, care facilities and other institutions in regions surrounding production plants. The company wants...
06 Apr 2020

Mondi adapts manufacturing plant to produce elastic straps for face masks

Mondi continues to produce important supplies and components during the COVID-19 outbreak. As a global leader in packaging and paper, Mondi’s Personal Care Components team has found a way to convert a production line at its Gronau plant in Germany to manufacture soft, elastic straps which are now being used for face masks and used...
01 Apr 2020

Virtual platforms get a boost in the pharma industry due to COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a transformational impact on the entire healthcare landscape as sales reps become more reliant on virtual platforms to meet with physicians. This according to data and analytics company GlobalData. Valentina Gburcik, PhD, senior director of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, Gender Health and Digital at GlobalData, comments: ‘The shift from in-person...
31 Mar 2020

SAHPRA urges South Africans to be wary of falsified health products

In the midst of the global COVID19 outbreak the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) urges the public not to buy medicines or medical devices from unauthorised vendors, websites or social media platforms. At a time of unprecedented demand for health products that can be used to prevent, diagnose or manage the novel coronavirus,...
31 Mar 2020

COVID-19 outbreak threatens biopharma in-house manufacturing

The novel coronavirus is complicating the global biopharma industry’s supply chain because several mega cap biopharma companies have their vital manufacturing steps in Chinese facilities. This is according to leading data and analytics company, GlobalData. Quarantined workforce Supply chain problems in China include a largely quarantined workforce, delays in transporting materials and several other logistical...
30 Mar 2020

Romaco Noack’s new blister packaging line impresses

Romaco Noack’s new Unity 600 blister packaging line is a high speed machine for medium to large batch sizes. Compact – carbon neutral – digital The Romaco Noack Unity 600 blister packaging line is a monobloc transfer solution that was specifically designed for blister formats arranged crosswise to the running direction. With a maximum output...
27 Mar 2020

Austell offers to donate COVID-19 treatment to SA Department of Health

Austell Pharmaceuticals has offered to supply the South African Department of Health with 500 000 tablets of Chloroquine Phosphate free of charge, which has shown to substantially reduce the infection and recovery time of patients with COVID-19. Austell is South Africa’s largest black-owned pharmaceutical company. The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has given approval for...
23 Mar 2020

Good hair days are here to stay with Naturally Africa hair care

Naturally Africa aims to do away with bad hair days by treating your hair with the care and attention it deserves. The Naturally Africa team invested months in perfecting each product, ensuring that the range would protect, moisturise and nourish your hair and scalp – from root to tip. Clean beauty Each ingredient used in...