Divson Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Divson Pharmaceuticals is an integrated healthcare company based in Lusaka, Zambia. A supplier of medical and surgical disposable products, medical instruments and equipment. Divson Pharmaceuticals is one of the leading healthcare companies in Zambia with a strong belief in its inherent strengths that have contributed to its steady growth and holds promise for a bright future.

The company bears a strong rapport with the medical fraternity who prescribes its products for their quality and efficacy. The company is committed to delivering great products and has introduced a range of innovative treatments that can make an important difference to the lives of patients with serious health conditions.

• Plastic mouth piece for endoscopes
• Plastic tweezers
• Urology disposables products
• Gastroenterology disposable products
• Anaesthesia disposable products
• General surgery
• Surgical dressings
• Gynaecology and paediatric disposable products
• Laryngeal mask
• Non woven disposable products
• Surgical blades and scalpels
• General disposables
• Blood bag systems
• Blood collection tubes
• Tube with swab
• ECG electrodes
• Maternity pads

Here is list of basic medical instruments that Divson can source and supply to the medical fraternity :-

• Bandage to cover and protect areas of the body, such as a recent injury
• Bedpan for patients who are unconscious or too weak to sit up or walk to the toilet to defecate
• Cannula to create a permanent pathway to a vein (or artery) for the purpose of repeated injections or infusion of intravenous fluids
• Cardioverter/Defibrillator to correct arrhythmias of the heart or to start up a heart that is not beating
• Catheter to drain and collect urine directly from the bladder (primary use); also to act as a makeshift oxygen tube to mention but a few
• Dialyser to remove toxic materials from the blood that are generally removed by the kidneys; used in case of renal failure
• Electrocardiograph machine to record the electrical activity of the heart over a period of time, Enema equipment to passively evacuate the rectum of faeces
• Endoscope to look inside the gastrointestinal tract, used mainly in surgery or by surgical consultants
• Gas cylinder as a supply of oxygen, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide to mention but a few
• Gauze sponge to absorb blood and other fluids as well as clean wounds
• Hypodermic needle/Syringe for injections and aspiration of blood or fluid from the body
• Infection control equipment as in gloves, gowns, bonnets, shoe covers, face shields, goggles, and surgical masks for preventing nosocomial or healthcare-associated infection
• Instrument sterilizer to sterilize instruments in absence of an autoclave
• Kidney dish as a tray for instruments, gauze, tissue to mention but a few
• Measuring tape for length, height, and girth measurements
• Medical halogen penlight to see into the eye, natural orifices, and to test for pupillary light reflex and more
• Nasogastric tube for nasogastric suction or the introduction of food or drugs into the body
• Nebulizer to produce aerosols of drugs to be administered by respiratory route
• Ophthalmoscope to look at the retina
• Otoscope to look into the external ear cavity
• Oxygen mask and tubes to deliver gases to the mouth/nostrils to assist in oxygen intake or to administer aerosolized or gaseous drugs
• Pipette or dropper to measure out doses of liquid, specially in children
• Proctoscope to look inside the anal canal and lower part of the rectum
• Reflex hammer to test motor reflexs of the body
• Sphygmomanometer to measure the patient's blood pressure
• Stethoscope to hear sounds from movements within the body like heart beats, intestinal movement, breath sounds and more
• Suction device to suck up blood or secretions
• Thermometer to record body temperature
• Tongue depressor for use in oral examination
• Transfusion kit to transfuse blood and blood products
• Tuning fork to test for deafness and to categorize it
• Ventilator to assist or carry out the mechanical act of inspiration and expiration so the non-respiring patient can do so; a common component of 'life support'
• Watch/Stopwatch for recording rates like heart rate, respiratory rate, to mention but a few; for certain hearing tests
• Weighing scale to measure weight
• Crocodile Forceps to remove foreign bodies from ear or nasal cavities

Divson Pharmaceuticals is an entrepreneurial company which identifies and brings to market drugs in specialist areas that may have been overlooked by the multinational pharmaceutical industry. Divson's commitment to excellence has been recognised by the Medicines Regulatory Authority of Zambia (ZAMRA), the Ministry of Health and several international NGOs.

Quality healthcare

Divson Pharmaceuticals has been able to penetrate the market in a short period of time and retain the loyalty of its customers due to the consistency of the quality of its products. The company has put in place quality control, quality assurance and total quality management systems in its production and operations processes.

Company philosophy

Divson Pharmaceuticals responds to customers and market conditions, making quick, but considered, decisions. The company specialises in turning around declining products through the revitalisation of brands using innovative marketing and good customer service. Divson Pharmaceuticals has a proven track record of success in product life-cycle management.