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Pharmacy and Poisons Board intensifies crack down on unregistered pharmaceuticals
Charity Kilei  |  Jan 18, 2025

In particular, the Board has flagged products listed under Indian Pharmacopoeia, warning that they do not meet the country’s drug registration require...

KEMRI partners with US firm Tonix Pharmaceuticals to develop mpox vaccine
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 14, 2024

The trial, set to take place in Kenya, will focus on assessing the vaccine's safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity.

Pharmaceutical wholesalers, hospitals under scrutiny in government nationwide audit
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 28, 2024

The PPB’s intensified oversight comes soon after it launched Kenya’s first monitoring framework for antimicrobial drug consumption, targeting antibiot...

Explainer: What you need to know about ceremonial Mace
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 11, 2024

Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Ken Ng'ondi being handed over the Sh33 million gold-plated mace at the chambers on September 10, 2024

Nairobi County Assembly acquires new Sh33 million gold-plated mace
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 11, 2024

Speaker Ng'ondi described it as "a state-of-the-art mace and a delicate instrument representing the authority of the county assembly".

Pharmacy and Poisons Board suspends licences of four pharmacists
Charity Kilei  |  Sep 09, 2024

The Board's Enquiries and Disciplinary Committee (EDC) had taken action against these practitioners.

Pharmaceutical Society opposes amendments to Narcotic Drugs Bill
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 28, 2024

The bill aims to amend existing legislation to exclude cathinone and cathine substances found in the miraa crop (Catha edulis) from being classified a...

Kenya and Uganda join forces against illicit trade in health products
Charity Kilei  |  Jul 12, 2024

During the four-day operation, teams from both countries inspected shipments of health products arriving via postal and air cargo.

Pharmaceutical Society demands tough penalties for illegal drug sales to minors
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 23, 2024

The call came after an operation saw 21 pharmacies shut down in Mombasa last week for illegally selling Rohypnol.

Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya joins striking doctors in push for reforms
Bashir Mohammed  |  Apr 09, 2024

Kenya needs a robust healthcare system with a well-supported and empowered medical workforce, PSK notes, in its demands for quick action.

Nairobi County Assembly’s Sh30m gold mace triggers public ire
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 31, 2024

The Nairobi County Assembly is under scrutiny for proposing a tender for an 18-carat gold-plated mace.

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