Pharmacovigilance in Jordan

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Pharmacovigilance in Jordan

• By Nida Bawaresh

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About Jordan?

• Location Middle East, bordered by Syria, Saudi
  Arabia, Iraq and West Bank
• Population about 5million
• Languages Arabic and English

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Jordanian Pharmacovigilance Centre (JPC)

• JPC established at the beginning of 2001 which
  equipped with hardware and software for handling
  and analyzing of ADRs Data via an online
  network Wisperlite programme

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JPC Structure

• Consists of three (3) centres

MOH (Main Centre)
JUH
JUST
Medical Professionals
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Achievements

• WHO membership at the beginning of 2003
• Outline our responsibilities into four (4) major
  stages
• 1.Advertising and Promoting the concept of
  Pharmacovigilance to medical staff and the public
  via
• Continuous education (lectures, workshops)
• Establishing a library containing essential books
  and references relevant to ADRs
• Preparing and distributing ADR reports and
  promotional posters both in Arabic and English
  language (focal persons)
• Publishing brochures for health professionals and
  public
• JPC published important alert letters and recalls
  and safety information on our website
  (www.Drugdirect.gov.jo)

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Achievements

• Established guidelines for ADRs monitoring which
  will be approved by MOH
• 2. Data Collection The regional centres at the
  universities review the spontaneous reports and
  send the reports to the main office via
  Wisperlite online system
• Our team reviewed the reports again and send them
  to UMC every 3 months through e-mail
  

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Achievements

• 3. Data assessment
• 4. Regulatory actions

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Difficulties

• Bad quality of reports
• Funding for stage 1
• Regional Centres need to be activated

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Conclusion

• JPC now considered as a separated department
  under the umbrella of MOH and in direct contact
  with registration department due to the newly
  re-organized structure in MOH