E-DRUG: New technical publications from the PQM program
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Dear e-drug colleagues,
The USAID-funded Promoting the Quality of Medicines (PQM) program is pleased to share with you three recently published technical reports that highlight different facets of our work to improve access to quality-assured essential medicines. The reports describe interventions used by PQM to improve the compliance of manufacturers with good manufacturing practices and sustainably build the capacity of national quality control laboratories to accurately test the quality of medicines within their borders.
Strengthening Manufacturing Capacity to Improve Access to Quality-Assured Essential Medicines
http://www.usp-pqm.org/sites/default/files/pqms/article/manufacturing-final-dec2017.pdf
PQM works to strengthen the capacity of pharmaceutical manufacturers to produce quality-assured medicines and collaborates with manufacturers globally to address critical shortages or gaps in the supply of essential medicines. This technical report describes the support PQM provides to manufacturers and the technical approach employed.
Analytical Instrumentation Support for National Quality Control Laboratories
http://www.usp-pqm.org/sites/default/files/pqms/article/instrumentation-support-feb2018.pdf
This document outlines PQM's approach to supporting national quality control laboratories in managing and maintaining their analytical instrumentation and outlines strategies for building in-house expertise of laboratory staff, strengthening the capacity of national metrology institutes, and strategically partnering with contract service providers to share resources and calibration reference standards.
Strengthening National Quality Control Laboratories in Low- and Middle-Income Countries to Improve the Quality of Medicines
http://www.usp-pqm.org/sites/default/files/pqms/article/qc-lab-feb2018.pdf
This document describes PQM's technical approach to building the managerial and technical capabilities of national quality control laboratories to strengthen local capacity to detect substandard and falsified medicines. This approach has guided PQM in supporting national quality control laboratories to develop stronger laboratory quality management systems, comprehensive laboratory quality assurance policies and practices, medium- and long-term instrument maintenance plans, and risk-based sampling and testing activities.
PQM welcomes your comments and invites you to share your experiences on these technical topics.
Kind regards,
Jenn
Program Coordinator, Partnership Growth and Learning
Global Public Health Division
Usp.org
Jenn Cardno <jenn.cardno@USP.org>