Pharmadex Launched in Bangladesh
The Honourable Minister Mohammed Nasim, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), officially launched Pharmadex in Bangladesh recently.
Pharmadex (http://pharmadexbd.org/) is a web-based integrated information system that facilitates the submission, review, and evaluation of medicine registration applications and dossiers on the basis of international standards and formats.
The USAID-funded Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Programme partnered with the DGDA to improve the efficiency of the country's medicine registration process. DGDA, with SIAPS technical assistance, adapted Pharmadex to meet the context of Bangladesh to move toward a more efficient and transparent medicine registration system from the current paper-based process.
The President of the Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceutical Industries (BAPI), Nazmul Hassan, MP, also recognised that a system like Pharmadex, aligned with CTD, is needed for the country. He stressed that pharmaceutical companies would need more training at the initial stage to submit applications online.
Miranda Beckman, Deputy Director, Office of Population, Health, Nutrition, and Education, USAID, mentioned that USAID will work shoulder to shoulder to assist DGDA strengthen its capacity on critical regulatory systems and ensure that sustainable health systems exist in Bangladesh.
Commending DGDA for taking such a momentous step, SIAPS Bangladesh Country Project Director Zahedul Islam hoped that by using Pharmadex, the DGDA will be able to perform their regulatory functions more efficiently and effectively.
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