Other Platform Technologies – Oral & Topical
Softigel by Procaps
July 2017
About Us
One of the world’s
largest softgel
producer with
facilities in Brazil,
Colombia and
Venezuela, and
exports reaching
more than 48
countries worldwide.
Specialized in innovative
softgel associated
technologies such as
UnigelTM, VersagelsTM,
G- tabsTM &
GummygelsTM
Experience with more
than 500 softgel
formulations,
partnering with Big
Pharma players,
Generic Companies in
high regulated
markets, Start-up
companies; among
many others.
Approved by FDA,
MHRA, TGA,
ANVISA, HEALTH
CANADA, among
others
Strategically Located Sites
Sunrise, Florida
San Salvador, El Salvador
Caracas,
Venezuela
Barranquilla, Colombia
Bogota,
Colombia
Bogota,
Colombia
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Our Quality Assurance
FDA
TGA AUSTRALIA
INVIMA
ISO 9001
ISO 14001
GMP – ICA
Health Canada
FDA
ANMAT (Argentina)
ANVISA (Brazil)
UAE Ministry of Health
COFEPRIS (México)
BASC (Business Anti-Smuggling
Coalition)
MHRA
Gelatin, Free of BSE/TSE.
Gelatin, HALAL Certified.
Procaps Strategic Business Units
B2C
Model
B2B
Model
Softigel
Contract manufacturing and Product
Development Services, supporting
healthcare and related businesses by
developing, manufacturing
pharmaceutical products, nutritional
supplements, veterinary formulations and
cosmetics in soft gelatin capsules and
advanced delivery technologies.
B2B
Model
Our value proposal
FLEXIBILITY
We adapt to our customers needs with various
options, we develop products and services with
speed and the required support.
DIFFERENTIATION
We bring differentiation to your product
category through our innovation, robust
formulations and our technology platforms.
VALUE
Through our Vertical Integration
We know the value chain from the market,
product design, gelatin manufacturing, unique
technologies, launches, line extensions and in
some cases reinventing products.
EXCEPTIONAL
Experience
As a result, our customer gets for
their consumers, high acceptance
and superior adherence to therapy,
benefit its profitability and brand
positioning.
Softgel associated
technologies
Softgel associated technologies
The only technique available
for fixed dose combinations
which incorporates the benefits
of the soft gelatin capsule
dosage form.
Nutritional Gummies,
Offering consumers a tastier,
more pleasant way of taking
vitamins and supplements
Versatile Non-animal gelatin
technology that provides
compatibility with high pH
formulations and a broader
r a n g e of fill excipients.
Gelatin coated tablets, the
best way of preventing
counterfeiting and masking
unpleasant tastes and odors.
A new solution in chewable
softgels for inspiring product
formulations that offers immediate
and long lasting results.
Softgel associated technologies
Twist off
A soft gelatin capsule with twistoff cap allows access to a
measured dose for topical and/or
oral applications.
Enteric-Clear
A great option to stabilize acidsensitive drug products, to
improve tolerance, to delay
onset of action and to reduce
aftertaste.
The best way to stabilize acidsensitive drug products, now in a
commercial and patient appealing
product, since consumers prefer
clear capsules over opaque capsules.
Other Platform Technologies
Other Platform Technologies
Tablets: a mixture of active substances
and excipients, usually in powder form,
pressed or compacted from a powder into
a solid dose. We produce both tablets and
powders for pharmaceutical applications.
Different Release modes
Advantages of Tablets:
• Greatest dose precision and least content variability
• Lower cost – better suited for large scale production
• Easy to package and ship
• Product identification is simpler
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Other Platform Technologies
Hard Gelatin Capsules: Capsules in
which the shell is made up by two
pieces, a body and a cap containing either
a blend of powders or liquid fill
formulations. The formulator is able to
prepare products that have the desired
release characteristics, a rapid, controlled
or modified release.
Advantages of Hard Capsules:
• Can be filled with formulations that have
a wide range of physical properties,
from dry solids to non-aqueous
solutions.
• Easier manufacturing process than other
pharmaceutical forms
• Less production and development costs
• Different release profiles
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Other Platform Technologies
Powders:
Advantages of Powders:
We create quality flavored and unflavored
• No compression/encapsulation/coating needed -less
powder supplements. Our facility is specialized in
time consuming
nutritional drink mixes, vitamin-mineral blends
• No size limitations
and more, made from a variety of ingredients &
• Great flavors and blends
sources.
• Ideal for patients with difficulty swallowing capsules
or tablets
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Other Platform Technologies
Oral Liquid Dosage Forms:
•
Syrups
•
Suspensions
•
Creams
•
Drops
•
Emulsions.
Topical
• Creams
• Gels
• Ointments
Facility
Overview
Barranquilla Pharmix - Facility Overview
At our Pharmix facility located in Barranquilla, we manufacture other
drug delivery forms such as:
• Liquids (Syrups, drops, suspensions)
• Solids (Tablets, with coating and without coating)
• Powders
• Hard Capsules
• Semisolids (creams and gels)
Primary Packaging
• Blistering Technology for:
• Softgels, Hard Capsules and Tablets
• Blistering & Bottling for:
• Capsules, Tablets, Liquids, Powders & Creams
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Barranquilla Pharmix - Facility Overview
Liquids
Creams
Hard Capsules
Tablets
Solids
Coating
Unit/Month
162,000 L
48,000 Kg
18,000,000
68,400,000
45,300 Kg
14,844,000
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PLANTA FARMIX
Packaging
Lines
Packaging Lines
1rio
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Blíster (9)
Blíster Bosch (3)
Blister Mac III
Blister Neo
Blister Marchesinni
Blister Ulhman 300 (2)
Blíster Noack
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Container Lines (7)
Liquids
Creams (2)
Powders
Capsules and tablets
 Semiautomatic Bipak Cartoner (2)
 Marchesini Cartoner
 Fabrima Cartoner Stacker (2)
 Semiautomatic Stacker
 Labeler (3)
 Coding machines (4)
Packaging Lines
2rio
 Shrink Wrapers(2)
 Sealing machine (7)
 Packing table (9)
Tableting Machines
STOKE
TABLET PRESS
MANESTY EXPRESS
TABLET PRESS
MANESTY D4
TABLET PRESS
KIKUSUI
ROTARY PRESS
MANESTY
UNIPRESS
MANESTY D4
TABLET PRESS
Stokes 36 M /months units
Manesty Express 18 M/ months units
Manesty D4 18 M/ months units
Total: 72 M/tablets x month
Kikusui 45 M / months units
Manesty Unipress 22 M/Tablets/month
Manesty D4 18 M/Tab/month
Total: 85 M/ Tab/month
Stokes 6 M /month
Manesty Express 3 M/month units
Manesty D4 3 M/month units
Total: 12 M/mes tablets
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