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Drugs and Poisons Act of 2009.

Country/Territory
Sudan
Document type
Legislation
Date
2009
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances, General
Keyword
Drugs Internal trade International trade Consumer protection Animal welfare
Geographical area
Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Near East and North Africa, Northern Africa, Red Sea & Gulf of Aden, Sahel
Abstract

This Act consisting of 40 articles provides for the operations of import, manufacture, control, storage, pricing, transport and use of drugs, cosmetic preparations, all medical requisites and pharmaceutical preparations. Responsible body is the National Drugs and Poisons Board, established according to article 4 of this Act. Main tasks of the Board are as follows (i) lay down conditions necessary to license drugs stores, pharmaceutical laboratories, drugs factories, veterinary vaccines, serums and drugs information bureau; (ii) procedures pertaining to registration; (iii) lay down rules for practice and management by the pharmaceutical facility; (iv) register foreign drugs; (v) license the conduct of drugs experiments both on animals and human beings; (vi) establish requisites of pharmaceutical and cosmetic preparations regarding safety, effectiveness, price, quality and protection of the consumer; (vii) approve exportation of drugs and pharmaceutical preparation; (viii) control the quality and distribution of the drugs; and (ix) prepare a list of poisons (divided in dangerous anesthetic substances, non-dangerous drugs, and poisons other than drugs) and publish the same in the Gazette. The National Reference Laboratory, together with other validated laboratories, is responsible for issuing the certificates related to both imported and locally manufactured drugs and pharmaceutical preparations.

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