Dhanwanthari Vaidyasala is ISO-9001:2000 and GMP certified Company. Dhanwanthari follow the preparation of herbal medicines according to GMP from raw material to finished product . GMP stands for “ Good Manufacturing Practices” and is an international certification for maintaining Quality manufacturing standards.

The Good Manufacturing Practices ensure that raw materials used in the manufacture of drugs are authentic, of prescribed quality and are free from contamination.

Raw materials are tracked to the origin and checked for morphological and taxonomical characters so that one particular drug is not assigned to more than one plant.

Since the quality of medicinal plants depends on the geographical origin, time and stage of growth when collection has been done, the regular labour pool responsible for collection of herbals for Dhanwanthari is adequately trained so that they pay attention to the stage of maturity before plucking, that herbs are dried properly and also stored in suitable conditions

The manufacturing process follows standard and well documented processes. Adequate quality control measures are adopted to make sure that the manufactured drug which is released for sale is of acceptable quality.

The factory premises is sufficiently spacious and have adequate space to house the raw material stores, manufacturing process areas, quality control sections, finished good stores, rejected product store and office areas.The manufacturing areas are suitably situated so as to avoid contamination from sewages , drain, and other unwanted elements like fumes, dust or smoke.

The manufacturing areas are setup in such a way to ensure that
? There is sufficient provision of light and ventilation
? The adjacent processes are compatible
? Damage from dampness is prevented
? Entry of insects and rodents are prevented
? Microbiological contamination is prevented
? Pure and potable water is available.
? Proper drainage system exists
? Waste matter is disposed after necessary treatments
? Provision to properly clean, wash and dry containers
? Different types of raw materials are stored in appropriate manner
? Raw material store can take care of materials from different sources such as metallic, mineral and animal sources.
? Raw materials like fresh &, dry Herbs or plant parts, excipients,volatile oils/perfumes & flavours.etc are stored in adequate containers.
? Raw material containers are labeled to identify the supply batches with lot no, date of receipt etc:.
? All raw materials are sampled and tested by inhouse quality control exports for the different batches.
? Any rejected material is kept in different specified locations. Raw materials are issued on first in first out basis and proper records are kept regarding receipts and testing..

The finished goods are transferred from the production area to the final finished good stores only after the QC checks on the correctness of packaging, labeling and other required tests as per procedures. The storing environments of the various types of the products like temperature etc: are given immense care.

At Dhanwanthari Quality is total and the way of life.


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