Nairobi, 16th April 2021- The Pharmacy and Poisons Board is the national medicines regulatory authority whose mandate is to protect the health of the public by regulating the profession of pharmacy and ensuring quality, safety and efficacy of medical products and health technologies. On April 14, 2021 the PPB drug inspectors jointly with the Judiciary, […]
MOMBASA, March 26, 2021- At least 58 people have been arrested and arraigned in court in an ongoing crackdown targeting illegal pharmacies in the Coast region which include Mombasa, Kwale, Kilifi, Taita Taveta and Tana River counties. The operation conducted by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board drug inspectors in conjunction with Kenya Police Service targeted […]
PPB upgrades system for reporting adverse effects of medicines and vaccines Nairobi, March 17, 2021 – The Pharmacy and Poisons Board today launched an upgraded version of thePharmacovigilance Electronic Reporting System (PvERS II) to strengthen safety and quality monitoring of Health Products and Health Technologies in Kenya. The new system is a suite of software applications for […]
Nairobi Kenya, 10 March 2021 – The Government today launched the Pharmaceutical Industry Diagnostic Report, 2020 to make the sector more competitive. The Kenya Pharmaceutical Industry Diagnostic Report 2020 highlights and examines gaps, challenges, and opportunities in Kenya’s pharmaceutical industry and recommends steps to spur the industry’s growth and make it more competitive. The study which was commissioned by the […]
Nairobi, December 5, 2019 – The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has shut down 80 illegal chemists in Nairobi and Kajiado counties with a stern warning to wholesalers against supplying them with products without proper documentsation. The targeted illegal chemists were identified in a mapping exercise carried out by the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National […]
September 29, 2020 – The Pharmacy Poisons Board (PPB) is currently conducting a follow up audit on all pharmaceutical outlets with a key emphasis on the following; Monitoring if the measures for prevention & control of COVID-19 are being implemented in all pharmaceutical outlets. Crackdown on Sub-standard alcohol-based hand sanitizers in the market (based on the PPB […]
Nairobi September 7, 2020 – The Pharmacy and Poisons Board has instituted internationally accepted Emergency use/Compassionate use Authorisation (EUCUA procedure), for quick authorisation of treatments and diagnostics to combat the effects of Covid-19 disease. Through this procedure, the PPB has issued Emergency Use Authorisations (EUAs) for (IVD) for detection of COVID-19, the Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) for […]
NAIROBI, Kenya August 19, 2020 – The Kenya National Technical Working Group on Pharmacovigilance and Post-Marketing Surveillance (KTWG_PV/PMS) was today inaugurated by the Chief Administrative Secretary at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Rashid Aman. Speaking during the virtual launch, Dr. Rashid said KTWG-0PV/PMS is a great initiative that will see the strengthening of the pharmacovigilance and post marketing […]
The Pharmacy and Poisons Board Unit of Drug Crime Investigations & Enforcement is holding a sensitisation workshop for the Ports of Entry (PoE) stakeholders at the Moyale One-Stop Border Point ( OSBP). The objective of the workshop is to enhance the level of which the legislative requirements are understood and enforced, increase vigilance on the […]
The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) is the drug regulatory authority established under the Pharmacy and Poisons Act Cap 244 laws of Kenya. The Board has the sole responsibility to protect the health of the public by regulating the profession of pharmacy and ensuring quality, safety and efficacy of medical products and Health technologies. The […]