MONROVIA – The Liberia Medicines & Health Products Regulatory Authority (LMHRA) has initiated the full listing of all medical devices including in vitro diagnostics that are imported into the country, their manufacturers and the pharmacies that are importing those products. This process will be followed by full compendium testing at the Quality Control Laboratory at the LMHRA. Poor-quality medical devices including in vitro diagnostics (Hepatitis or HIV tests, Pregnancy tests, Blood- sugar monitoring systems for diabetics, etc.) and In-vitro-diagnosis (samples such as blood or tissue that have been taken from the human body) are as dangerous as substandard and falsified medicines. A regulatory framework form of a guideline for market authorization of medical devices including in vitro diagnostics have been developed and for in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) have been developed validated.

Source: Front Page Africa November 28, 2019 01:07 UTC