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PHARMANOVA ZAMBIA LTD
Rakesh Shah
Managing Director
Plot No 7329, Moobola Rd.
PO Box 35722, Lusaka
Tel: +260-211-286926 / 287926 / 286001
Fax: +260-211-287977 / 23
phmanova@zamnet.zm
Pharmanova Zambia Ltd. has been in existence
since 1980 and was acquired by the Melcome Group
of Companies in 1990. Pharmanova Zambia Ltd. is
a leading, registered pharmaceutical manufactur-
ing company producing high quality pharmaceutical
products locally. Pharmanova is a manufacturer of
finished pharmaceutical products as well as plastic
and petroleum finished dosage forms of products.
Pharmanova is also heavily involved with pharma-
ceutical trading, engineering work, and agriculture
trading, in addition to financial and management ser-
vices in Zambia, as well as Zimbabwe and Malawi.
Pharmanova is extremely proud of its state of the
art manufacturing plant with modern machinery and
stringent quality control facilities. All facilities con-
form to the good manufacturing practices (GMP),
outlined by the World health Organization (WHO),
which enables Pharmanova Zambia Ltd to properly
manufacture and cater to the Zambian and neigh-
bouring markets to help appease their growing phar-
maceutical needs.
Pharmanova manufactures products such as: Pana-
do, Cefemol, Drews Liver Salt, Novafen and a host
of other ethical medicines in the form of tablets, liq-
uids and capsules.
As a pharmaceutical market leader in Zambia as
well as neighbouring Zimbabwe and Malawi, Phar-
Parmalat, the well established dairy producer
Zambian artifacts being sold by street vendors
manova Zambia Ltd continues to diversify its prod-
uct range by expanding into baby care products and
consequently have launched a new Nova Care Divi-
sion, producing products like Nova Care Baby Oil;
Body Lotion, Baby Shampoo, Baby Bath, Cocoa But-
ter, Hand & Body Lotion, Evening Primrose Face &
Body Lotion.
Pharmanova Zambia Ltd seeks to identify a product
mix of manufacturing activity and the marketing of
products from reputed pharmaceutical companies
from India and Europe. It has been quite success-
ful at disseminating pharmaceutical products to the
Zambian market and is a key player, and contact, for
those interested in entering or distributing pharma-
ceutical products in the region.
Pharmanova Zambia Ltd has already engaged in
bilateral agreements with major pharmaceutical
companies in India to market their comprehensive
range of branded products in Zambia. Pharmanova
Zambia Ltd hopes to continue to expand the number
of its partners and increase the products that it is
able to deliver to customers in the region and it looks
forward to helping, or working with foreign investors
or businesses interested in the Zambian market.