Abstract
The strategy of price liberalization and privatization had been implemented in Sudan over the last decade, and has had a positive result on government deficit. The investment law approved recently has good statements and rules on the above strategy in particular to pharmacy regulations. Under the pressure of the new privatization policy, the government introduced radical changes in the pharmacy regulations. To improve the effectiveness of the public pharmacy, resources should be switched towards areas of need, reducing inequalities and promoting better health conditions. Medicines are financed either through cost sharing or full private. The role of the private services is significant. A review of reform of financing medicines in Sudan is given in this study. Also, it highlights the current drug supply system in the public sector, which is currently responsibility of the Central Medical Supplies Public Corporation (CMS). In Sudan, the researchers did not identify any rigorous evaluations or quantitative studies about the impact of drug regulations on the quality of medicines and how to protect public health against counterfeit or low quality medicines, although it is practically possible. However, the regulations must be continually evaluated to ensure the public health is protected against by marketing high quality medicines rather than commercial interests, and the drug companies are held accountable for their conduct. Peer Review History: Received 8 March 2018; Revised 15 April; Accepted 5 May, Available online 15 May 2018 Received file: Reviewer's Comments: Average Peer review marks at initial stage: 6.5/10 Average Peer review marks at publication stage: 8.5/10 Reviewer(s) detail: Dr. Mohammad Shaheen Khan, University Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia, shaheenchem@gmail.com Dr. Naglaa Mohamed Ahmed Abd Elaal, Helwan University, Egypt, nogamoon2005@yahoo.com Similar Articles: BUCCAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM: AN OVERVIEW ABOUT DOSAGE FORMS AND RECENT STUDIES
Highlights
AND OBJECTIVES The main purpose of this study is to analyze and determine the opinion of a group of pharmacists who are the owners or shareholders in the Sudanese medicine importing companies and their perception concerning the effects of the government‟s new Pharmacy, Poisons, Cosmetics and Medical Devices Act has had on the quality of medicines in Sudan
The regulations must be continually evaluated to ensure the public health is protected against fake medicines by ensuring the exclusive marketing of high quality medicines rather than commercial interests, and the drug companies are held accountable for their conducts[16]
This study should reveal strength and weaknesses of the legal pharmaceutical framework in Sudan from drug importers perspective. The findings of this investigation would be instructive to regulatory authorities in the developing countries. It highlights how systematically the drug companies perceived the role of pharmacy regulations in assuring high quality of medicines and what suggestions they had to make in order to improve the regulatory framework
Summary
The World Health Organization has defined drug regulation as a process, which encompasses various activities, aimed at promoting and protecting public health by ensuring the safety, efficiency and quality of drugs, and appropriateness accuracy of information[1]. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The main purpose of this study is to analyze and determine the opinion of a group of pharmacists who are the owners or shareholders in the Sudanese medicine importing companies and their perception concerning the effects of the government‟s new Pharmacy, Poisons, Cosmetics and Medical Devices Act has had on the quality of medicines in Sudan. To achieve this purpose the following questions would be answered: 1. Compile standard specifications and regulations and guidelines for the production, importation, exportation, sale and distribution of drugs, cosmetics, etc
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