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 […]
Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my pleasure to welcome you all to witness another milestone by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board in protecting public health and promoting patient safety. As you are aware, the Pharmacovigilance electronic reporting system (PvERS) has been in operation since the year 2013. In order to align with the […]
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 Board, in it’s effort to tame […]
Crackdown on unlicensed pharmacies continues in lower Eastern and Nairobi Machakos April 1, 2022 – In its effort to tame irregular pharmaceutical practices in the country the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) is currently conducting a joint regulatory operation in Lower Eastern Kenya and Nairobi region in partnership with the National Police Service. The operation […]
Wholesalers warned against distributing medicines to unregistered outlets Kakamega March 19, 2022 – Wholesalers dealing in Pharmaceuticals have been warned against selling medicines to unregistered and unlicensed Pharmacies in the country. The Pharmacy and Poisons Board Coordinator for Good Distribution Practices Julius Kaluai issued the warning as the board intensifies crackdown on proliferation of unregistered pharmacies […]