Stakeholders Comments are invited on the Draft Guidelines for Good Cold Chain Management Practices for Temperature-Sensitive Drug Products

The supply chain of Time and Temperature Sensitive Drug Products (TTSDPs) requires constant maintenance of temperature so that the cold chain remains integral to ensure that the product quality is not compromised. Registration holders of TTSDPs including manufacturers, Importers and exporters along with their authorized distributors, are required to provide suitable storage conditions throughout the life cycle of the product under the Drugs (Licensing, Registering & Advertising) Rules, 1976. Similarly, Pharmacies, Medical stores and other authorized sale outlets, and healthcare institutions are also required to provide suitable storage and distribution while dispensing TTSDPs under relevant provincial drug sale rules.

DRAP has drafted this guidelines to set out the principal requirements for the safe storage and distribution of time- and temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products (TTSDPs). These guidelines intended to emphasize the increased importance of pharmaceutical cold chain management as a result of changing product environment, the requirements for Good Storage and Distribution Practices, current regulatory trends, quality management, risk assessment factors, and temperature monitoring system.

This draft guideline is uploaded on the official website of DRAP dated on 27th March, 2023, for seeking comments and suggestions from stakeholders on the draft document. Stakeholders can submit their comments and suggestions within 15 days of uploading this document using prescribed format. For further guidelines on how to submit comments visit DRAP website or click here. Comments and suggestions can be forwarded via email to ajmal.sohaildra.gov.pk, copying at akbar.alidra.gov.pk, or can be posted at mailing address, Director, Quality Assurance & Lab Testing, Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan, 3rd floor TF Complex, 7th Mauve Area, G-9/4, Islamabad.

Proposed Amendments in the Rules: Stakeholders Comments are invited on Draft Amendments in the Drugs (Research) Rules, 1978

The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has issued a proposal to amend the current version of the Drugs (Research) Rules, 1978. These draft amendments are herby notified seeking comments from stakeholders.

Stakeholders can submit their comments within 14 (fourteen) days of the publication of this Notification using prescribed format, via email to aamar.latifdra.gov.pk, or can be posted at mailing address, Additional Director, Division of Legal Affairs, Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan, 1st floor, TF Complex, 7th Mauve Area, G-9/4, Islamabad. Further information on comments submission can be accessed on this link.

Rapid Alert: Urgent Recall of Suspected Products for Contamination of DEG / EG

Rapid Alert

Urgent Recall of Suspected Product for contamination of DEG / EG

DRAP Alert NoNoI/S/02-23-8
Action Date20th February 2023
Target Audience1. Regulatory Field Force
2. Pharmacists and Chemists at Distribution, Pharmacies and Medical Stores
3. Healthcare Professionals- Physicians, Pharmacists, and Nurses at hospitals, Clinics and Healthcare Institutions
4. General Public
Problem StatementMedical Control Agency, Gambia has issued a Safety Alert Ref: – MCA/AD/23/MJK(029) dated 13th February,2023 for KOF Relief Syrup bearing Batch# L394, manufactured by M/s Davis Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Islamabad-Pakistan due to presence of Ethylene Glycol (EG) at unacceptable levels. DRAP Inspectorate has initiated the investigation based on this information, and decided to recall all the suspected products manufactured by the firm using the same source of excipient i.e Glycerin and Propylene Glycol (PG).

The details of suspected contaminated products are as under: –

Therapeutic Goods Affected:-

SrProduct NameCompositionBatch #Manufactured by (as stated on label)
1Bromgen Syp 100mL

(Reg. Export Only)
Bromhexine HClL392M/s Davis Pharmaceutical Laboratories,
Islamabad-Pakistan
2Kof Relief Syp 100mL
 
(Reg, Export Only)
Chlorpheniramine Maleate
Ammonium Chloride
Sodium Citrate
Menthol
Green Banana Flavour
L394-do-
3Macofen Syp 100mL
 
(Reg, Export Only)
IbuprofenL395-do-
4Vomitil Suspension 120mL

(Reg, Export Only)
DomperidoneL400, L408,
L414,
-do-
5Asperfin Syp 60mLKetotifenL401-do
6Davis Tonic Syrup
(250mL, 120ml)
Vitamin B12
Vitamin B1 HCl
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B3
Folic Acid
Vitamin B5
Sodium Glycerophosphate
Manganese Sulphate
Ferric Ammonium Citrate
CS07, CS20,
CS21, CS23,
CS30, CS31,
CS42, CS70,
CS71, CS159
-do-
7Zinc Syp 60mLZinc Sulphate MonohydrateCS06, CS36,
CS37, CS38,
CS39, CS45,
CS46, CS47,
CS48, CS60,
CS75, CS76,
CS80, CS81,
CS83, CS92,
CS93
-do-
Action InitiatedThe manufacturing company has been directed to immediately recall the suspected batches of these products from the market. All Pharmacists and chemists working at distributions and Pharmacies should immediately check their stocks and stop supplying these batches of products. The remaining stock should be quarantine and return to the supplier / company. Regulatory field force of all federating units (DRAP, Provincial Health Departments and States) have also increased surveillance in the market to ensure the effective recall of defective product(s).
Advice for Healthcare Professionals-DRAP requests increased vigilance within the supply chains of institutions/pharmacies/healthcare facilities likely to be affected by these batches of above-mentioned products.

-Adverse reactions or quality problems experienced with the use of these product shall be reported to the National Pharmacovigilance Centre (NPC), DRAP using Adverse Event Reporting Form or online through this link.

-Please click here for further information on problem reporting to DRAP.
Advice for Consumers-Consumers should STOP using these products and shall contact to their physician or healthcare provider if they have experienced any problems that may be related to taking or using this drug product, and report the incident to Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan / National Pharmacovigilance Centre.

-All therapeutic goods must be obtained from the licensed pharmacies, and other authorized / licensed retail outlets. The authenticity and condition of products should be carefully checked. Seek advice from your pharmacists or other healthcare professionals in case of any doubt.