Inspection, Monitoring and Quality Assurance Department

The Department coordinates inspection and monitoring activities of the Registry regarding all categories of pharmaceutical premises and Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors (PPMV) shops. These include pre-registration and routine inspection of manufacturing premises, importation outlets, distribution outlets, wholesale, retail and hospital pharmacies, as well as monitoring of these categories of premises to ensuring compliance with established standards of practice; inspection of Mega Wholesale Centers (MWCs)Public Wholesale Centers (PWCs) for purposes of registration and monitoring of same; initiation of periodic review of inspection formats/checklist and guidelines in line with the PCN compendium for the minimum standard of practice, coordination of activities of State Pharmaceutical Inspection Committees (PICs) and Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors License Committee. The department also offers guidance to persons or establishments wishing to manufacture or sell Pharmaceutical products to ensure compliance with standards (GMP). Mounts Inspectors workshop for all accredited Inspectors, Have engagements with relevant stakeholders regularly to promote compliance to regulations. The department also organizes technical training for pharmacists among other duties.