Production Department

Evans Baroque Production Department and Activities

The EB Production Department responsible for converting raw materials into finished medicines and nutraceuticals in a controlled, documented, and compliant manner. This process is carried out in two plants viz:-

The Pharma Plant

Where Capsules, Tablets, oral and external liquids, creams and ointments are made.

The Nutraceuticals Plant

Where oral powders are made

Main Objectives of the EB Production Department

Manufacture medicinal products and nutraceuticals safely, consistently, and efficiently

Follow Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)

Maintain product quality and traceability

Prevent contamination and mix-ups

Meet production targets and regulatory requirements

Production Operations in EB are headed by the Production Manager who reports to the Factory Manager.

The key activities in the sections include:-

A. Dispensing / Weighing

Raw materials are sampled and weighed according to batch records. Strict controls prevent mix-ups.

B. Granulation Processes include:

Dry mixing Wet granulation Fluid bed drying Milling/sieving

C. Compression

Granules compressed into tablets.

D. Coating

Film coating or sugar coating of tablets.

E. Capsule Filling

Hard gelatin capsules filled with powders or pellets.

F. Oral Liquid Manufacturing Section Manufactures:

Syrups Suspensions Oral solutions Emulsions

Main Operations

Water treatment Sugar syrup preparation Mixing/homogenization Filtration Filling

G. External Liquids / Semisolids Section Manufactures:

Creams Ointments Gels Lotions

H. Packaging Department

Primary Packaging

Direct contact with product: Blistering Bottling Tube filling Strip packing

Secondary Packaging

Outer presentation:

Cartoning Labeling Shrink wrapping Case packing

I. Nutraceuticals

Manufactures and packs nutraceutical powders.

Key activities include:-

Can folding Kibling Pre – blending & Mixing Powder filling Canning and Sacheting Sleeving and shrink wrapping

Cross-Functional Collaboration

To effectively carry out her role the production department maintains good relationships with the Supply Chain, Quality Assurance (Quality Control & Quality Compliance), Engineering and Regulatory departments and sections.