DRAP adopts automated system for data integration

Islamabad : The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) Tuesday convened a stakeholders meeting on the development and introduction of Pakistan Integrated Regulatory Information Management System (PIRIMS)—an automated system of data integration for drugs and their manufacturers.PIRIMS integrates licensing, registration, inspections and pharmacovigilance activities and provides a platform to pharmaceutical industry for submission of applications, regulatory correspondence, and feedback/complaint mechanism to address problems faced by applicants. On this software, DRAP’s officers would be able to transparently view, assess, and process various matters related to registration of drugs, licensing of pharmaceutical units and inspection activities. The procedures on the software follow strict protocols to ensure timelines of SOPs are met by officers. The automated management system will also enable DRAP to switch over to a paperless working environment.Speaking on the occasion, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr. Zafar Mirza emphasised the need for strict compliance with the essentials of good governance namely, accountability, transparency, efficiency, and stakeholder engagement. “This is the finest example of the use of modern technology by using information management systems to ensure transparency. The deployment of PIRIMS will streamline the requirements, procedures, and assessment by DRAP officers in order to ensure that timelines are followed in a conspicuous manner,” he stated.The CEO of DRAP Asim Rauf said, the stakeholder meeting has been arranged to show that DRAP is moving towards a transparent environment. In order to curtail any type of deviation from standard procedures, PIRIMS has been implemented with clear timelines.

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