20.02.2015 12:30:00 CET

Pharmacy students in visit to Bosnalijek

The International Health Company Bosnalijek d.d. (Bosnalijek) hosted today the students of the faculties of pharmacy from Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Mostar and Tuzla. After a professional lecture held by Nina Šarić, BSc. Pharm., a pharmaceutical technology specialist and Dr. Anela Šehić-Lihovac, the future pharmacists visited the capacities of the Development Department and talked with pharmaceutical experts from Bosnalijek. The acting Executive Director of Production and Development, Belma Abazović, BSc. Pharm., a pharmaceutical technology specialist also welcomed the students and pointed out that, for a number of years, Bosnalijek has been cherishing good cooperation with the faculties in BiH and supporting young people in their scientific and research work.

"It is our great pleasure to offer to the future pharmacists the knowledge and experience of the renowned experts who have built their careers in Bosnalijek and the results of whose work are new products intended for health improvement. Bosnalijek manufactures and develops quality products, guarantees safety, is responsible toward the patients and the entire community in which it acts ", pointed out Director Abazović in her welcoming speech.

The technology transfer coordinator from the Development Department, Nina Šarić, BSc. Pharm., spoke about the development path of the newest Bosnalijek's product, Lysobact Spray. Ms. Šarić introduced the students to all the steps of the development of the new product which was successfully finalized by having passed through the phases of preformulation testing, small laboratory tests, scale-up batches of the finished drug, stability testing, up to the drug registration with ALMS BiH.

"So far our laboratories have very successfully and with top precision been developing solid, semi-solid and liquid forms of drugs. We are very prod since last year we developed one more new drug from in the form of spray solution for nasal mucosa.

Lysobact Spray is available in two flavors - the refreshing peppermint flavor and the soothing fennel flavor", pointed out Ms. Šarić.

Dr. Anela Šehić - Lihovac, medical support senior associate in Bosnalijek, spoke about the new unique formulation of Lysobact Spray in the world of oral antiseptics; she informed the students about the content of Lysobact Spray, the active components in a single formulation that have synergistic action: lysozyme and the antiseptic cetylpyridinium chloride, which act synergistically against bacteria, viruses and fungi.

"Lysobact's safety as well as non-existence of any contraindications originate from the natural component lysozyme which is not contained in other oral antiseptics in our market", pointed out Dr. Šehić - Lihovac and added that by Lysobact's use, extraordinary therapeutic effects are achieved in sore throat, pains when swallowing due to different, mostly inflammatory causes, chronic inflammation of the tonsils (tonsillitis) and conditions after tonsil removal, in oral mucosa inflammation (stomatitis), gum inflammation (gingivitis), in aftas, and after tooth extraction or repair and other dental procedures.

In addition to educational contents, the students were offered an opportunity to socialize in Bosnalijek's restaurant with the purpose of early connecting of young Bosnian experts from the field of pharmacy.



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