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Square Pharmaceuticals Limited launched its dedicated and state-of-the-art ophthalmic manufacturing plant at Kaliakoir, Gazipur which has been built in accordance with the US FDA and UK MHRA cGMP specifications.

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Adviser Dr AMM Shawkat Ali inaugurated the plant. This world-class facility is based on Blow-Fill-Seal (BFS) Technology for maintaining appropriate aseptic environment. It's a specialized technology using in-line forming, filling and sealing of liquid preparation in a single operation without any human touch.

This plant will manufacture eye drops of different category like antibiotics, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, anti-cataracto genic, anti-glaucoma, etc. The annual capacity of the plant is 25 million units of different pack size. The facility is built by Telstar SA of Spain, a world renowned pharmaceutical manufacturing facility expert and the machines are designed and manufactured by Weiler Engineering, USA.