Pharmanex uses
proprietary technology in
its manufacturing processes to maintain tight quality controls through all
stages of product development. The key to consistent quality is the Pharmanex®
6S® Quality Process, the basis of the company’s pharmaceutical approach to
product development. The
attention to detail, strict scientific testing, and commitment to quality
ensures that every Pharmanex® product is absolutely safe and effective. The 6S®
Quality Process has enabled Pharmanex to become an industry leader in quality
and efficacy.
Selection
To locate the botanicals with the most effective health–promoting properties,
Pharmanex employs teams of experts from the United States and Asia. These teams
conduct exhaustive research–compiling, reviewing, and summarizing historical
use and current intelligence about a botanical’s properties and health
benefits. Pharmanex also conducts original research to identify new botanicals,
coordinating with noted professionals at Purdue University, Kansas University,
Columbia University, Scripps Research Institute, and Beijing
University, among others. Only botanicals that pass extensive Pharmanex tests for
authenticity, usefulness, and safety are considered.
Sourcing
Once Pharmanex decides to proceed with a particular botanical, a team
investigates potential sources of the botanical and conducts exhaustive
analyses on samples from each source. Sources may be domestic or international
and may include Pharmanex cultivation areas in China and Chile. Pharmanex
chooses a supplier based on the quality and concentration level of the active
ingredient(s) present in samples from that source.
Structure
Using state–of–the–art analytical techniques and working in collaboration with
respected universities and laboratories in both China and the United States,
Pharmanex conducts structural analyses of the natural compounds present in the
selected botanical. These analyses isolate and purify specific chemical
structures in standardized extracts, a critical step in ensuring a safe and
effective botanical.
Standardization
Wide variations in active ingredients are characteristic of any botanical. For
example, when Pharmanex analyzes potential Ginkgo biloba leaves, studies reveal
the concentrations of active components will vary by as much as 300 percent
depending on season, climate, soil, method of harvest, storage conditions, and
processing. Pharmanex optimizes the active ingredients of a product through
strict, proprietary standardization processes (to at least one relevant marker
molecule). Each capsule of a Pharmanex® product contains the same amount
of each active ingredient.
Safety
Pharmanex is leading the way in establishing strict standards to ensure the
safety of its products. Scientists research and document the history of a
product’s use and safety. Pharmaceutical–grade tests for the presence of
microbes, toxins, and heavy metals are carried out for all products. The active
ingredient amount used is based on dosages found effective through clinical
trials and is backed by published data on file at Pharmanex. Each product label
contains directions for use and contains appropriate warning information.
Substantiation
Pharmanex only makes product claims that have been substantiated through
documented preclinical and clinical studies. Existing clinical data are
reviewed, and when necessary, Pharmanex sponsors studies of its products. Data
from some of these studies are subsequently submitted to major international
journals for review. This adherence to scientific standards for substantiation
helps make Pharmanex a leader in the natural healthcare product industry. The
attention to detail, strict scientific testing, and commitment to quality
ensures that every Pharmanex® product is absolutely safe and effective.
The 6S® Quality Process has enabled Pharmanex to become an industry leader in
quality and efficacy.
