Govt launches Pharmaceutical Industry Diagnostic Report, 2020 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 […]
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 […]
Pharmacy and poisons board conducts crackdown in upper eastern Meru, March 21, 2021 – At least 100 illegal pharmacy premises have been closed down in the ongoing crackdown conducted by the pharmacy and poisons board in the upper eastern region which include Meru, Embu, Tharaka Nithi, Isiolo and Marsabit Counties. Speaking during a press briefing […]
84 illegal pharmacies shut in a Nyanza region crackdown Kisumu, 24 September, 2021– A crackdown on illegal pharmacies in Nyanza region that commenced on 20th September, 2021 has closed a total of 84 illegal outlets and seized 137 cartons of assorted medicines. So far, 80 people have been arrested & arraigned in court & charged […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
June 19, 2022 – The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PBB) is targeting licensed pharmacies to audit the handling of controlled medicines and prescription medicines in line with the Pharmacy regulations. “We are cautioning the public from engaging in illegal pharmaceutical practices and encourage licensed pharmaceutical practitioners to uphold the highest ethical practices to enhance pharmaceutical […]
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 […]
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 […]