Journal of Pharmacovigilance

Abstract

National Drug Quality Reporting System at Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia

Yousef Ahmed Alomi and Eman Kamal

National Quality Reporting System at Ministry of Health (MOH) in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a unique system existed. It is part of National Medication Program. The system is the only tool to detect and follow up the quality of medications products in hospital pharmacies or primary care center pharmacies. It looks alike of post-marketing surveillance in registration agencies national and international wise. The system prevents any risk of drug-related problems before occurs, promote the effective medications, prevents fake drugs, and stop bad quality medicines. The system started before ten years in Saudi Arabia with small scale then expanded and became National System through General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care at MOH. The system updated with using an electronic form of documentation. The system is very demandable for implementation locally and nationally. It improves the quality of medication, and it is an excellent system and apart of pharmacy indicator of successful pharmacy strategic plan at MOH in Saudi Arabia.