Garissa, 18 June, 2021- At least 23 people have been arrested and arraigned in court and charged with various offenses for illegally operating pharmaceutical outlets in a crackdown targeting North-eastern counties of Garissa, Tana River, Lamu and parts of Kitui among others. The crackdown which was conducted by Pharmacy and Poisons Board inspectors in conjunction […]

DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE HERE Over 68 illegal pharmacy traders have been arrested and prosecuted, in western region for illegally handling pharmaceuticals. The operation led by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board Deputy Director of Inspectorate, Dr. Dominic Kariuki seized 133 cartons of assorted medicines and closed down over 114 pharmaceutical outlets. These include some government supplied medicines […]

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. In light of the above, PPB drug inspectors are conducting an intensive surveillance and enforcement operation […]

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 […]