The pharmaceutical sector in Zimbabwe, just like most of its neighbours, relies heavily on imported raw materials and finished drug products. Also, few local pharmaceutical companies in Zimbabwe manufacture drugs. This means they do not meet most of the drug needs of the population. Almost 90% of the drugs used in Zimbabwe are imported.
The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) is the regulatory authority in Zimbabwe. They register and license products and premises. They also determine the fees paid by pharmaceutical companies in Zimbabwe for their products. The Zimbabwean Government started the 2021-2025 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Strategy in June 2021 to improve local manufacturing and make drugs readily available for Zimbabweans.
The major pharmaceutical companies in Zimbabwe, such as Pharmanova, Varichem, Zim Laboratories, B. Braun, Datlabs, Caps (Pvt) Ltd, control the pharma market. Varichem Pharmaceuticals was the first pharma in Africa to produce an ARV drug in 2006, though the drug did not make the mar because of changes in formulation.
The majorly manufactured drugs are generic medicines using imported Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API). The drug forms are oral solid and liquid dosage forms. Only a few African countries such as Egypt, Morocco has developed a pharma industry capable of producing active ingredients for the drug manufacturing.
Pharmaceutical Companies in Zimbabwe
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Pharmaceutical Companies in Zimbabwe
- B. Braun Zimbabwe
- Biopharm
- CAPS (Private) Limited
- Cospharm Pharmaceuticals Zimbabwe
- Datlabs (Pvt) Ltd
- GlaxoSmithKline (Private) Limited
- Graniteside Chemicals
- Gulf Drug Company
- Martha and Son Pharmaceutical Industries
- NRB Pharma
- Pharmanova
- Savanna Pharmaceuticals
- Varichem Pharmaceuticals
- WMT Pharmaceuticals
- Zimbabwe Pharmaceuticals (PVT) LTD
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Pharmaceutical Distributors in Zimbabwe
- Availpharm (Pvt) Ltd
- New Avakash International
- Pendulum
- Pharmaceuticals and Chemical Distributors
- Planet Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals
- Pulse Pharmaceuticals
- Sacred Heart Pharmaceuticals Zimbabwe
- SafeMed Medical Wholesalers
- Summer Pharmaceuticals
- The National Pharmaceutical Company
- Winters Pharmaceuticals
- Zorway International Pharmaceuticals
B. Braun Zimbabwe
32 M&N Kenmark Crescent
Bluffhill Park Harare Zimbabwe
+263 77 241 3507
+263 242331328
info.zw@bbraun.com
https://www.bbraun.co.za/
Biopharm
Unit 1, Montagu Investments
43 Highfield Road Southerton Harare
(024) 2665538, (024) 2665540, (024) 2666854, (024) 2667192
CAPS (Private) Limited
2 Manchester Road Southerton Harare +263 714 397 241 +263 8677 006 078
sales@caps.co.zw
info@caps.co.zw
http://caps.co.zw/
Cospharm Pharmaceuticals Zimbabwe
Stand 12896 Kirkman Road Madokero Industrial Area, Zimbabwe
+263 24 2327947
info@cospharm.org
https://cospharm.org/
Datlabs (Pvt) Ltd
45 Falcon St, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
+263 29 2470092
http://datlabs.co.zw/
GlaxoSmithKline (Private) Limited
Unit 3, 20 Anthony Road, Msasa, Harare, Zimbabwe
https://www.gsk.com/
Graniteside Chemicals
26 Cripps Rd, Harare, Zimbabwe
+263 73 277 0015
sales@granchem.com
Gulf Drug Company
Unit 44 Warren Industrial Centre,
Cnr Orme Rd /Pat Dunn Close
New Ardbennie, Harare, Zimbabwe
+263 24 2668062
https://gulfdrug.co.zw/
Martha and Son Pharmaceutical Industries
No. 5/37 Strachan Avenue,
Adbernie, Harare, Zimbabwe
0776867830
info@marthaandsonpharma.com
http://marthaandsonpharma.com/
NRB Pharma
Pharmanova
93 Highfield Road, Southerton, Harare
+263 242 620 880 – 5
info@pharmanova.co.zw
http://www.pharmanova.co.zw/
Savanna Pharmaceuticals
4 Douglas Rd, Harare, Zimbabwe
+263 4 783 3735
http://www.savanna.com/
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Varichem Pharmaceuticals
194 GLENEAGLES ROAD WILLOWVALE, HARARE, ZIMBABWE
+(263) 8677620181
sales@varipharm.co.zw
https://varichem.co.zw/
WMT Pharmaceuticals
Steven Dr, Harare, Zimbabwe
+263 24 2791511
http://www.wmtpharma.co.zw/
Zimbabwe Pharmaceuticals (PVT) LTD
6 Falcon Street Belmont
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
P: + 263-9- 474936
P: + 263-9- 782781443/4
E: sales_byo@zimpharm.co.zw
https://www.zimpharm.com/
Pharmaceutical Distributors in Zimbabwe
Availpharm (Pvt) Ltd
Bay 3 697 Graig Allan Road,
Harare
+263 24 2664124
New Avakash International
12 Williams Way Msasa, Harare
Zimbabwe
customercare@newavakash.com
+263 242 745 970 | +263 242 745 972 | +236 242 745 969
https://newavakash.co.zw/
Pendulum
2651 Bluffhill Unit 5 Bluffhill Industrial Park
Kenmark Crescent, Bluffhill, Harare, Zimbabwe
+263 242 310 357
+263 77 879 4366
info@kedivine.co.zw
sales@kedivine.co.zw
http://www.kedivine.co.zw/
Pharmaceuticals and Chemical Distributors
33 Watts Road, New Ardbernnie, Harare
P.O Box 2450, Harare, Zimbabwe
info@pcd.co.zw
+263 (242) 665 775 / 662 509/ 664 684 / 661 982/669 610 / 669 622 / 662 654 / 661 951 / 667 102 http://pcd.co.zw/
Planet Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals
18 Auckland Road, Southerton, Harare, Zimbabwe
+263 24 2621893
planetpcl@gmail.com
Pulse Pharmaceuticals
Borgward Rd, Harare, Zimbabwe
+263 24 2487091
http://www.tpg.co.zw/
Sacred Heart Pharmaceuticals Zimbabwe
57 Central Ave, Harare, Zimbabwe
+263 73 230 7400
SafeMed Medical Wholesalers
58 Borrowdale Road
Borrowdale Harare.
Email: healthandsafety@safemed.co.zw
Phone: +263 774 594 732
Landline: +263 242 747 301
https://www.safemed.co.zw/
Summer Pharmaceuticals
Shop 4 Winchendon, 101 Larkrise,
Philadelphia, Harare, Zimbabwe
(+263) 77 322 6313
info@summerpharma.co.zw
https://summerpharma.co.zw/
The National Pharmaceutical Company
14 – Lobengula Road
P.O. Box ST23 Southerton Harare Province
info@natpharm.co.zw
+263 242 621 991
https://natpharm.co.zw/
Winters Pharmaceuticals
13 Plumtree Road Bulawayo
Zimbabwe
(029) 2887342
(029) 2272948
078 688 8177
Zorway International Pharmaceuticals
15 Austin Road, Workington Harare
+263 (4) 661402/ 661485/ 662122