Gufic Biosciences launches locally made botox injection

Gufic Biosciences on Thursday said it has launched locally developed botulinum toxin type A (Botox) injection in India. Gufic's botox will be sold under brand name ‘Zarbot’ in India.
Zarbot has been developed and manufactured in collaboration with US-based Prime Bio.

Gufic said one of the important feature of ‘Zarbot’ is that it has been manufactured using purified HALL strain and proprietary technology which results in thin film formulation and better stability compared to other botulinum toxin brands.

Zarbot comes in a unique pack with 10 ml normal saline to improve compliance and can be stored at 2-8 °C for 36 months or 25 °C for 6 months before reconstitution and also stable up to 14 days at 2-8 °C after reconstitution and multiple withdrawal of injection solution from vial under aseptic precautions.

Gufic is one of the largest manufacturers of lypophilized injections in India with a portfolio that includes antibiotic, antifungal, cardiac, infertility, antiviral and proton-pump inhibitor segments, among others. The products of Gufic Biosciences are supplied to all the major hospital chains and leading medical facilities.