Company History

2001 Manrex Limited™ moves again to larger premises at 300 Cree Crescent to accomodate continued growth.

2000 Manrex Limited™ receives ISO 9001 certification. The 9001 certification Manrex Limited™ achieves is the most comprehensive ISO standard. It includes design, manufacturing and service.

2000 Manrex Limited™ introduces the Pouch Porter. This unique transport box was developed to store cellophane medication pouches in either unit dose, continuous strips, or a combination of the two styles. This innovative idea allows nursing to maintain a system of distribution of medications while allowing pharmacists to take advantage of automation.

1999 Fiona Mourant is recognized again as a Regional Finalist for the Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year award.

1998 Fiona Mourant is recognized nationally for her achievements as an outstanding entrepreneur and received Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year award as a Regional Finalist.

1998 Fiona Mourant, the President of Manrex Limited™ is recognized by the Women Business Owners of Manitoba organization and awarded Finalist for the Manitoba Woman Entrepreneur of the Year. She has the honor of being nominated twice before for this same award.

1992 Manrex Limited™, in co-operation with Novopharm, one of Canada's largest pharmaceutical manufacturers, introduces pre-filled medication inserts for use with the Manrex PCI Controlled Dosage System™ plastic reusable card. This exciting initiative helps reduce the labour involved for pharmacy technicians in the packaging of medications into the bubbles. Once again Manrex Limited™ demonstrates how our innovative efforts help to make its customers' businesses more efficient.

1991 Manrex Limited™ is nominated for the Ron Hayter Award for our reusable PCI Controlled Dosage System™ Pharmacard. The Ron Hayter Society recognizes meritorious environmental design in plastic packaging. Manrex Limited™ is selected from hundreds of nominees and reached the top 10 in Canada.

1991 Manrex Limited™ moves to new, larger premises to accomodate its continued growth.

1991 Manrex Limited™ is recognized by the Manitoba business community when it is listed in the top 100 companies in the province. In an article published in Manitoba Business magazine, Manrex Limited™ is described as,"Canada's largest supplier of medication delivery systems for use in hospitals and nursing homes around the world. Their lightweight, mobile medication carts and their colour-coded bubble card systems with pop-out pills are sold in Canada, the U.S., the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Europe."

1988 Manrex UK Limited is incorporated and based in Stafford, England. From Stafford the Monitored Dosage System is shipped to Chemists and Health Care Facilities throughout the United Kingdom. At this same time there are numerous articles on our Monitored Dosage System in the pharmaceutical journals and overall awareness of the opportunities for improved patient care with our system is raised.

1987 Manrex Limited™ is nominated for the "Business Innovation Award" for Manitoban companies which demonstrate commitment to business development through innovative new approaches. Manrex Limited™ is ultimately selected to be one of 30 finalists from all of the companies nominated across the province.

1986 Pill Pak for community care is introduced, originally under the "Compli-Pak" name. This product, a modification of our nursing home card for use in the community is well received. Developed with input from a specialist in aged care, the Pill Pak is a multidose blister card offering a full week's supply of medication to the elderly patient. Incorporating visual graphics along with legible printing means our Pill Pak card helps improve patient compliance to prescription regimens.

1985 Manrex Limited™ introduces the first of its kind, plastic reusable Pharmacard. These reusable "covers" can be opened to hold a blister and foil, thus eliminating the cardboard materials involved in the production of the prescription packaging which significantly reduces the pharmacists' consumable costs. This innovation is a result of Manrex Limited™ working closely with its customers to help reduce their costs as government funding became tighter, and capitation takes hold in the funding of long term care services.

1985 Manrex Limited™ introduces "Compucare", the first computerized medication charting system operates from a lap top computer mounted on the Pharmacart. The nurses chart directly into the Compucare system through the laptop, rather than charting on to the printed MAR form. The laptop computer then interacts with a PC, located at the nursing station, which also interfaces with other patient profile data.

1979 Manrex Limited™ enters the Australian long-term care market, the first company to introduce such an exciting concept of medication delivery to that country. Originally, the Dean of Pharmacy at the University of Manitoba, the late Dr. John Randolph Murray presents an overview of the Canadian long term care market and how the Manrex Limited™ system has significantly reduced medication errors in Canadian nursing homes and improved patient care by saving nurses time.

1973 Manrex Limited™ introduces the PCI Controlled Dosage System™ to Canada with a specific target market of long term care. Initially, Manrex Limited™ not only supplies the components of the PCI Controlled Dosage System™ to other retail pharmacies, but also services local nursing homes with an in-house pharmacist and dispensary. When it becomes obvious that the need for the system is so great, Manrex Limited™ removes itself from contracted nursing home service provision and focuses solely on the development and promotion of the PCI Controlled Dosage System™ to consultant pharmacists across the country.

NOTE: The marks and goods associated with PCI and the following marks are not sold in the U.S. by Manrex, but are Pharmaceutical Consultants’ marks and goods in the United States: Pharmablisters, Pharmacard, Pharmabin, Pharmacart.