11 Foreign Pharmaceutical Companies and 70 Types of Medicines Registered During Mizan 1405

The Ministry of Public Health’s Directorate of Medicine and Health Products Evaluation and Registration registered 11 new foreign pharmaceutical companies and 70 types of medicines during Mizan 1405.

During the month, the directorate continued its activities in evaluating and registering imported medicines, locally manufactured products and health products, as well as improving document management systems. In the imported medicines sector, 11 new foreign pharmaceutical companies and 23 new medicines were registered, while 47 imported medicines underwent re-registration.

Furthermore, 19 technical committee meetings were held to review evaluation and registration dossiers and make technical decisions. In the local manufacturing sector, 181 dossiers and items related to Drug Master Files (DMFs), contract manufacturing, and changes to packaging and product volume were evaluated and registered.

In addition, 281 DMF dossiers were professionally reviewed and assessed. Eight local manufacturing committee meetings were held, 28 product registration certificates were issued, and 450 contract-manufactured items were re-evaluated against the existing database.

Regarding imported health and herbal products, four health products were registered, and evaluation fee schedules were issued for 26 products.

These activities were undertaken to strengthen and standardize evaluation and registration procedures, support local manufacturing, improve document management systems, and ensure access to registered, quality-assured medicines and health products.