118 illegal chemists shut as crackdown intensifies
The Pharmacy and Poisons Board, (PPB) has closed down 118 illegal chemists and seized 149 cartons of assorted medicine in Central region. The PPB inspectors...
Pharmacy and Poisons Board
118 illegal chemists shut as crackdown intensifies
The Pharmacy and Poisons Board, (PPB) has closed down 118 illegal chemists and seized 149 cartons of assorted medicine in Central region. The PPB inspectors...
MOH: Sputnik V vaccine was suspended due to irregular deployment
The Government has revealed that the importation of Sputnik V vaccine was suspended due to its irregular deployment by appointed distributors. Speaking while appearing before...
Sputnik V is wholesomely safe, Pharmacy and poisons board says
The Pharmacy and poisons board says the Russian vaccine Sputnik V has been authorized for emergency use after evaluation. The board says the approval doesn’t...
Public cautioned over increasing resistance to antibiotics, antivirals
The Pharmacy and Poisons Board has Monday cautioned the general public over the increasing resistance to antimicrobial medicines (antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals and antiparasitic) both in...
Kenya records 1,152 new Covid-19 cases as 152 recover
Kenya has recorded 1,152 new Covid-19 cases from a sample size of 8,397 tested in the last 24 hours bringing the positivity rate to 13.7...
PPB launches system to strengthen safety and quality health products
The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has Wednesday launched Pharmacovigilance Electronic Reporting System (PvERS) version II that deals with ensuring patient safety. The electronic reporting...
Pharmacy Board approves Janssen’s Prostate Cancer drug
The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has approved the use of a prescription drug manufactured by Janssen, one of the pharmaceutical companies of Johnson &...
Association warns over influx of illegal pharmacies
By KNA The Kenya Pharmaceutical Association has raised the red flag over an influx of illegal pharmacies operated by unqualified personnel endangering Kenyans. Members of...