Third Party Ointment, Cream and Gel Manufacturing in India
WHO-GMP certified plant at Dabkori, Panchkula
Vibcare Healthcare provides third party manufacturing of creams, ointments, gels, lotions and other external preparations from its own plant in Panchkula, Haryana. Manufacturing vessels, tube filling and cartoning sit in one section, with an installed capacity of 40 million tubes a year. Tubes and cartons are printed to your artwork.
Third party external preparation manufacturing, by the numbers
Installed capacity, approvals and the plant behind them
Inside the external preparations section
The machines your batch actually runs on
The section runs as one line from dispensing to secondary packing. The batch is made in the manufacturing vessel, transferred to the filling machine in the same section, filled and sealed into tubes, and cartoned.
Pack formats already running
Tubes and cartons currently in use on the line
Tube diameter and length are set by the change parts on the filling machine. A tube size already running goes straight to quotation; a new size is quoted with its tooling and lead time. Some of what is currently in use:
5 g ointmentSmall-diameter tube, mono carton
30 g gelLaminate tube, mono carton
30 g gelPrinted tube and carton to client artworkTubes are printed to your artwork. Cartons, labels and shippers are printed to your artwork as well.
Approvals for the external preparations section
All issued to Vibcare Healthcare Pvt Ltd for the Dabkori site
External preparations already on the licence
108 formulations across creams, ointments, gels, lotions and more
Total approvals across all dosage forms run past 750. Of the external preparations on our published product list, these are the groups by use. A product already on the list can be quoted against a batch size straight away; anything new needs a product permission from FDA Haryana, which we apply for and give you a timeline on.
Quality control and release
GLP certified laboratories in a separate block
Chemical and instrumental
HPLC from Shimadzu, UV spectrophotometry, pH, viscosity and precision balances, with supporting instruments from LabIndia and PCI Analytics. Full pharmacopoeial testing of raw material and finished product.
Microbiology
A separate microbiology laboratory with HEPA-filtered laminar air flow units, running microbial limit testing on every batch, water testing and environmental monitoring of the classified areas.
Stability
Stability chambers from Thermolab running ICH accelerated and long-term studies, with trending and shelf-life data held as records.
With every batch
Batch manufacturing record, in-process check data, including fill weight and seal checks from the line, and a certificate of analysis released against written specifications before dispatch.
The plant
Purpose-built at Dabkori, Panchkula
Two blocks, one direction of flow
Material and personnel flows are kept in one direction across the site.
Block 1 holds manufacturing and packing for external preparations, tablets, capsules and oral liquids, with finished goods storage and dispatch.
Block 2 holds quality control, microbiology, quality assurance, the raw and packing material warehouses, and administration.
The site is licensed for the general section. Beta-lactam products are not made here, so no segregation between beta-lactam and general campaigns is required.
Support beyond the batch
What comes with the manufacturing
Technology transfer
Transfer from your R&D or pilot scale onto our vessels and filling line, with mixing parameters, fill weight and in-process controls agreed before the first commercial batch.
Analytical
Method transfer, verification and validation carried out in our own laboratories.
Registration
Stability data and documentation for product registration and for export dossiers.
External preparations for export
Written to USP and BP monographs
39 export approvals sit on the licence across the plant’s dosage forms. Export approvals for creams, ointments and gels are applied for against a confirmed market and monograph, and stability data for the dossier is generated in our own laboratories.
Markets supplied: Myanmar, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Nepal, Afghanistan, Yemen, Zimbabwe, Mali, Tajikistan, Burkina Faso, Uganda, Zambia, Philippines, Côte d’Ivoire, El Salvador, Benin, Bhutan, Cameroon and Ghana.
How to start
Five steps from brief to dispatch
- Send the brief. Composition, strength, tube size, pack, annual quantity and the market.
- Feasibility. We check the formulation against the licence and the tube against the change parts on the line.
- Quotation. Rate, batch size, lead time, payment terms, and any change part cost, in writing.
- Artwork and permission. Tube and carton artwork checked against labelling requirements; product permission applied for where the formulation is new to the licence.
- Manufacture and release. Batch record and certificate of analysis travel with the consignment.
Questions buyers ask
Before you send a brief
Is the external preparations section WHO-GMP certified?
Yes. WHO-GMP site certificate No. 1/182-1Drug-I-2024/10117, issued by the State Drugs Controller, FDA Haryana on 24 October 2024. General external preparations are named on it for production, packing and quality control.
Do you manufacture beta-lactam creams or ointments?
No. The site is licensed for the general section only.
What is the annual capacity for creams and ointments?
40 million tubes a year. The same plant runs 1.1 billion tablets, 950 million capsules and 30 million bottles of oral liquid a year, so a range spanning more than one dosage form can be made at one site.
Which tube sizes can you fill?
Laminate and aluminium tubes from 5 g to 30 g, finished into mono cartons and shippers. Lotions, topical solutions and shampoos go into bottles.
Can you make gels and lotions, not just creams and ointments?
Yes. 14 gels, 13 lotions, 3 topical solutions, a shampoo, a face wash and a dusting powder are already on the product list alongside 58 creams and 13 ointments.
What if the tube size I want is not on the line yet?
A new tube diameter needs a new change part on the filling machine. We quote the tooling cost and the time it adds along with the rate, before the order is placed.
Can you make a product that is not on the approved list?
Yes, for external preparations within the licensed scope. It needs a product permission from the Food and Drugs Administration, Haryana. We apply for it and give you the expected timeline with the quotation.
What is the minimum order quantity?
It follows the batch size, which depends on the composition and the tube size against the vessel capacity. The minimum batch quantity for your product comes with the quotation, along with the rate at that quantity.
Do you supply for export?
Yes. 39 export approvals to USP and BP monographs sit on the licence, currently supplying 22 markets across Asia, Africa and Latin America. Export approvals for topical products are applied for against a confirmed market, with stability data prepared in our own laboratories.
Talk to us about your derma and topical range
Send the composition, tube size and annual quantity. You will get feasibility, rate, batch size and lead time in writing.
info.vh@vibcare.co.in · +91 85660 76607 · Khasra 6/2/2, Kot Road, Village Dabkori, Panchkula, Haryana 134103
