Weifa Explained

Weifa ASA
Foundation:	1940
Location:	Oslo, Norway
Industry:	Pharmaceutical
Revenue:	500mill NOK (2012)
Num Employees:	99
Homepage:	www.weifa.no

Weifa^[1] is a Norwegian pharmaceutical company headquartered in Oslo with production facilities in Kragerø.

Weifa is one of the world’s largest producers of Metformin hydrochloride and a leading producer of alkaloid opiates. Production facilities follow GMP standards.

History

Weifa was founded by pharmacist Olaf Weider in 1940.^[2]

Therapeutic areas

Weifa focuses on three therapeutic areas:

1. Pain management
2. Diabetes management
3. Food supplements

Products

• bra!: Evening primrose oil.
• Bronkyl: Expectorant effervescent tablet.^[3]
• Dexyl: Nasal spray.^[4]
• Fanalgin: Pain reliever and fever reducer with an addition of caffeine.^[5]
• Ferromax: Iron supplement.^[6]
• Fluormax: Fluorine supplements.^[7]
• Ibux: A brand name for ibuprofen.
• Ibux Gel: A gel version of Ibux.^[8]
• Nazamér: Salt water spray.^[9]
• Nazaren: Salt water nasal spray.^[10]
• Paracet: A brand name for paracetamol.^[11]
• Paracetduo: Similar to Paracet with the addition of caffeine for increased pain relief.^[12]
• Proxan: Brand name for naproxen.^[13]
• Pyrivir: Relieves symptoms of cold sores.^[14]
• Samin: Symptom relief in patients with Osteoarthritis.
• Tigerbalsam

Heat rub.^[15]

• Tussin: Cough medicine.^[16]
• Weifa-C Nypeekstrakt: Vitamin C from rose hip extract.
• Weifa C-vitamin brusetabletter: Vitamin C effervescent tablets.
• Weifa Kalsium: Calcium supplements.

Active ingredients

• Codeine

Used in pain relievers and cough medicine.^[17]

• Metformin

Used in first-line treatment of diabetes mellitus type 2.^[18]

• Pholcodine

Used in cough medicine.^[17]

Development

With a total of over 99 employees, Weifa is today generating an annual turnover of approximately €40 million (35% of the turnover is achieved internationally). Weifa bases its development on 3 criteria:

1. International expansion
2. Expertise in pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals
3. Partnership agreements

Norway

Weifa has market leadership in pain management products for the Norwegian market, with a portfolio of branded products that includes established brand names such as the Ibux tablets, Paracet tablets and Paralgin Forte tablets. Branded products accounts for approximately 70% of net sales.

Export

Weifa’s leading export markets are Germany and United Kingdom. Besides these two essential export markets, Weifa has a long-standing presence in all the main countries of the European Union, in Eastern Europe, in Africa, in North America, in South America and in Asia.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Home . weifa.com.
2. Web site: Kjøper Weifa for 1,17 milliarder. . 17 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141009173821/http://www.dn.no/nyheter/finans/2014/06/17/Oppkjp/kjper-weifa-for-117-milliarder. 9 October 2014. live.
3. Web site: Bronkyl. Felleskatalogen . https://web.archive.org/web/20140921050024/http://www.felleskatalogen.no/medisin/bronkyl-weifa-547125. 21 September 2014. live.
4. Web site: Dexyl. Felleskatalogen . https://web.archive.org/web/20141008184424/http://www.felleskatalogen.no/medisin/dexyl-weifa-583937. 8 October 2014. live.
5. Web site: Fanalgin. Felleskatalogen . https://web.archive.org/web/20141008183325/http://www.felleskatalogen.no/medisin/fanalgin-weifa-558964. 8 October 2014. live.
6. Web site: Ferromax. Felleskatalogen . https://web.archive.org/web/20141008182241/http://www.felleskatalogen.no/medisin/ferromax-weifa-559067. 8 October 2014. live.
7. Web site: Fluormax. Weifa . https://web.archive.org/web/20141010175418/http://www.weifa.no/Vare-produkter/Kosthold-og-livsstil1/Fluormax-/. 10 October 2014. live.
8. Web site: Ibux Gel. Legemiddelsiden.no . https://web.archive.org/web/20141008153520/http://www.legemiddelsiden.no/default.aspx?pageid=66&IOID=4242&TexttypeID=9&LanguageID=0&EditionID=13647&Pageview=print. 8 October 2014. live.
9. Web site: Nazamér. Weifa . https://web.archive.org/web/20140827031033/http://www.weifa.no/Vare-produkter/Forkjolelse--luftveier/Nazamer/. 27 August 2014. live.
10. Web site: Nazaren. Felleskatalogen . https://web.archive.org/web/20141008182622/http://www.felleskatalogen.no/medisin/nazaren-weifa-561847. 8 October 2014. live.
11. Web site: Paracet. Felleskatalogen . https://web.archive.org/web/20140824102510/http://www.felleskatalogen.no/medisin/paracet-weifa-562628. 24 August 2014. live.
12. Web site: Paracetduo. Felleskatalogen . https://web.archive.org/web/20141008181520/http://www.felleskatalogen.no/medisin/paracetduo-weifa-579669. 8 October 2014. live.
13. Web site: Proxan. Felleskatalogen . https://web.archive.org/web/20141008181007/http://www.felleskatalogen.no/medisin/proxan-weifa-589596. 8 October 2014. live.
14. Web site: Pyrivir. Weifa . https://web.archive.org/web/20140827000105/http://www.weifa.no/Vare-produkter/Sarbehandling/Pyrivir/. 27 August 2014. live.
15. Web site: Tigerbalsam. Weifa . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826180854/http://www.weifa.no/Vare-produkter/Smertefeber/Tigerbalsam-/. 26 August 2014. live.
16. Web site: Tussin. Felleskatalogen . https://web.archive.org/web/20141008181153/http://www.felleskatalogen.no/medisin/tussin-weifa-564885. 8 October 2014. live.
17. Web site: Weifa - Opioids. Weifa . https://web.archive.org/web/20141010183439/http://www.weifa.no/en/Our-Products/A-global-provider-of-high-quality-APIs/Opioids/. 10 October 2014. live.
18. Web site: Weifa - Metformin. Weifa . https://web.archive.org/web/20141010171639/http://www.weifa.no/en/Our-Products/A-global-provider-of-high-quality-APIs/Metformin/. 10 October 2014. live.