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Head Offices
Pharmacy and Poisons Board offices along Lenana Road in Nairobi. The building was officially opened in 2005 by the Minister of Health at the time, Hon. Charity Ngilu. -
PV Launch
Pharmacovigilance department came out to the Kenyan public on the 9th of June 2009 when a formal launch of the Pharmacovigilance System in Kenya took place at the Panafric Hotel in Nairobi. -
NQCL
National Quality Control Laboratory. The quality of a drug is one of the criteria for market approval. Quality assurance covers all activities aimed at ensuring that consumers and patients receive a product that meets established specifications and standards of quality, safety an efficacy. -
Ministry of Health HQ
Pharmacy and Poisons Board is under the Ministry of Health whose HQ are at Afya House, Bishop Road, Nairobi -
Guidelines
The Pharmacy and Poisons Board has various guidelines that explain how services are delivered. The guidelines can be downloaded from this site.
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Food Supplements and Medical Devices Listing
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Welcome to Pharmacy and Poisons Board
The Pharmacy and Poisons Board is the Drug Regulatory Authority established under the Pharmacy and Poisons Act, Chapter 244 of the Laws of Kenya. The Board regulates the Practice of Pharmacy and the Manufacture and Trade in drugs and poisons ... Read More>>
Kenya Becomes 98th Full Member of the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring
Kenya has been awarded as the 98th membership to the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring. Through a letter dated 4th May 2010, signed by Dr. Lembit Rägo, Coordinator, Quality Assurance and Safety: Medicines, Essential Medicines and Pharmaceutical Policies of the World Health organization (WHO), he confirmed that Kenya was the 98th full member with immediate effect. Read more>>