Since 1992 the Walmark Company has been devoted to the sale and manufacture
of nutritional supplements, vitamins, minerals, herbal products and,
since 2004, pharmaceuticals.
Walmark, a.s. has fulfilled the requirements of the
Drug Act and the GMP Decree for the Manufacture
and Distribution of Pharmaceuticals in the Czech
Republic and has proven the functionality
of the established (GMP) Good Manufacturing Practise
system. Good Manufacturing Practice is a set of
rules, which are binding
for pharmaceutical companies.
A pharmaceutical company must ensure that the course
of manufacture and all connected processes take
place according to these rules, which
guarantee the manufacture of top-quality, effective
and safe pharmaceuticals. Walmark, a.s. has been
the holder of a permit for the manufacture of
pharmaceuticals since 2003. 
The Walmark, a.s. Company quality management system
Manufacture in the Walmark Company takes place in
compliance with all the legislative requirements
that are placed on the individual types of manufactured
products; this concerns in particular the Food Act,
the Drug Act and other related decrees by the Ministry
of Health (MZd) and the State Institute for Pharmaceutical
Control (SKL). The company is inspected by the appropriate
state authorities, these being Czech Agricultural
and Food Inspection (ZPI) and SKL.
The HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) system of critical points
In the area of the manufacture of nutritional supplements the company applies a quality management system in compliance with the system of critical points required for the manufacture of food. This system analyses risks, critical steps and processes during the manufacturing process that could influence the quality of the product and determines the corrective measures so that the products are not a health risk.
GMP - Good Manufacturing Practice
This
concerns a wide range of requirements that are stricter
than the legislative requirements for the manufacture
of food. Good Manufacturing Practice
is required by legislation during the manufacture
of pharmaceuticals; the recommended GMP procedures
are also applied at the pharmacy division
during the manufacture of nutritional supplements.
Quality control
Quality control affects all levels of material flow (processing); receiving inspections of raw materials, continuous and inter-operational inspections of semi-finished products, continuous manufacturing and receiving inspections of products all take place. If the material does not satisfy the quality requirements it is not released for processing or distribution. Regular inspections of production and storage conditions also take place.
Quality guarantee (ensuring)
Quality guarantee is a set of system activities that are to ensure
the manufacture of top-quality products. It includes
the establishment of quality requirements for all raw
materials, semi-finished products
and products, requirements placed on equipment, manufacturing
and storage areas, establishment of manufacturing and
inspection procedures, ensure employee training and
perform investigations within the scope
of customer claims and discovered inconsistencies.
The system of internal inspections verifies both the
individual processes
and the functionality
of the entire quality management system. The internal
inspections are focused on conformation with all procedures,
instructions, record-keeping
and other activities, which are connected with purchase,
inspection, manufacturing and storage. The Walmark
Company also makes use of regular
quality audits by an independent party, this being
a renowned company concerned with establishing and
improving GMP systems, consulting and
quality audits specialising in GMP requirements.