Barrs Pharmaceutical Industries

Barrs Pharmaceutical Industries in Ndabeni is a Level 1 BEE, South African-owned pharmaceutical manufacturer licensed by SAHPRA to manufacture, package, test, distribute, import and export medicines, with more than 100 submitted and registered dossiers. The company employs over 300 full-time staff and produces liquid, semi-solid and powder formulations, including creams, ointments and tablet packs.

Its cream and ointment range includes aqueous cream, betamethasone cream, zinc and castor oil, povidone iodine, hydrocortisone cream and clotrimazole cream, among others. The company also makes a Steri range of 70 percent alcohol-based sanitisers that it describes as highly sought after in the market.

The business says it aims to be the preferred supplier in the markets it serves, producing cost-effective pharmaceutical products while contributing to the health of South Africans. It operates from Inyoni Street in Ndabeni, Cape Town.