PRESS STATEMENT The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (hereinafter ‘the Board’) is National Drug Regulatory Authority in the Ministry of Health, established under the Pharmacy and Poisons Act Cap 244 Laws of presKenya to regulate the practice of pharmacy and ensure safety, quality and efficacy of Medical Products and Health Technologies. The Board is partnering with […]
PPB CEO encourages pharmaceutical innovation to meet the changing needs of patients Pharmacists have been challenged to invest in Research and Development (R&D) of new medicines. The Pharmacy and Poisons Board Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Fred Siyoi says innovation and specialization is required in the profession to provide more services to the public. He says […]
CAS Health urges pharmacists to embrace innovation June 2, 2022 – There’s need for collective efforts and innovative interventions to address the quality, cost and availability of health products. Addressing the 42nd Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya Annual Scientific Conference under the theme “Disruptive advances in pharmacy for improved Healthcare” the Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) in […]
Health products worth 24 million seized in PPB led operation May 28, 2022 – The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) in partnership with the Kenya Police Service acted this week to target pharmaceutical outlets that illegally sell Health Products and Technologies (HPTs) to consumers in South Rift and Nairobi regions. The operation that commenced on […]
Pharmacy Board shuts down 40 pharmacies in regulatory crackdown North Eastern – A total of 40 persons have so far been arrested and booked for prosecution in various courts within North Eastern Kenya and Nairobi regions for operating illegal pharmacies. The joint pharmaceutical regulatory in partnership with the National Police service commenced on 10th April […]
Kenya & IGAD collaborate to implement post market surveillance & pharmacovigilance to improve patient safety The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) in collaboration with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), has implemented several post-marketing surveillance (PMS) and pharmacovigilance (PV) activities within the IGAD member states which include Kenya, Uganda, Djibouti, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia and South […]
PPB heightens surveillance to weed out illegal outlets April 28, 2022– The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has heightened the war on illegal pharmaceutical outlets in Nairobi and parts of Kajiado counties. The latest crackdown saw PPB together with the National Police Service seize a total of 150 cartons of assorted pharmaceuticals valued at Sh24 […]
The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (hereinafter ‘the Board’) is National Drug Regulatory Authority in the Ministry of Health, established under the Pharmacy and Poisons Act Cap 244 Laws of Kenya to regulate the practice of pharmacy and ensure safety, quality and efficacy of Medical Products and Health Technologies. The joint pharmaceutical regulatory operation aims at […]
Kenya drug regulator, PPB unveils new system to report adverse events through Phone April 13, 2022 – Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) through support from the USAID Medicines, Technologies & Pharmaceutical Services Program (MTaPS) has developed a mPvERs system, a mobile based solution that provides a reporting platform for the public to report on adverse […]
Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my pleasure to be here today as we launch the Mobile Pharmacovigilance Electronic Reporting System (mPvERS). This is another great milestone achieved by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board towards the monitoring of quality, safety and efficacy of health products and technologies in Kenya. As you are aware, the […]