Health News of Friday, 6 October 2017Source: ghananewsagency.orgPharmaceutical industry urged to monitor drug safetyDr June Raine, the Director of Vigilance Risk Management of Medicines DivisionsDr June Raine, the Director of Vigilance Risk Management of Medicines Divisions, Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency, has called on the Ghanaian Pharmaceutical Industry to resource qualified persons to keep an oversight of the safety systems of medicines supplied to patients. The symposium, organized by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and sponsored by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), brought together 39 Managers and CEO’s of the Local Pharmaceutical Industry. Dr Raine commended the FDA for the symposium and called for a continuous coordination and collaboration of stakeholders in the health sector to ensure safety of drugs for the public. She said Pharmacovigilance was involved with the identification of safety issues with marketed medicinal products. “The FDA believes that the goal of the requirements in Section 125 of the Public Health Act cannot be realized without dialogue, cooperation and collaboration with you, CEOs and Managers of the pharmaceutical industry hence the need for this symposium.”

Source: GhanaWeb October 06, 2017 19:41 UTC