The “Emirates Drug System” digital platform aims to achieve pharmaceutical security and ensure the sustainability of medical supplies effectively. By enhancing inspection and monitoring mechanisms, the system contributes to market stability and ensures the availability of medical products at all times. The organization continues its efforts to improve the quality of produced medicines and provide a safe health environment for residents in the country.
Efforts to Enhance Pharmaceutical Security
The Emirates Drug Foundation has intensified its efforts to enhance pharmaceutical security and ensure market stability and the sustainability of medical product availability. Since the beginning of this year, it has conducted more than 568 inspection and monitoring visits to medical warehouses across the country, including 86 rounds in March.
Advanced Regulatory Model
To ensure the efficiency of these operations, the organization has linked the results of field visits to advanced digital and analytical systems that support decision-making. This approach contributes to establishing an advanced regulatory model aimed at enhancing drug safety and improving the quality of life in the United Arab Emirates. This aligns with a clear vision to develop the regulatory system in this vital sector.
Collaboration and Strategic Partnership
Dr. Fatima Al Kaabi, Director General of the Emirates Drug Foundation, emphasized that pharmaceutical security represents a top national priority. This aims to ensure the sustainability of drug availability, quality, and safety under various circumstances, as well as to support the national pharmaceutical sector and enhance the competitiveness of local industry. Al Kaabi clarified that continuous field monitoring is a fundamental pillar to ensure the effectiveness of medical products and market stability.
Effective Response to Requirements
She also highlighted the organization’s commitment to providing a comprehensive legislative and regulatory framework that ensures the delivery of distinguished services. The foundation has also developed quality and safety systems according to the highest global standards. In this regard, Fares Al Mazmi, Director of the Inspection and Monitoring Department, noted that these inspection rounds primarily focus on verifying the compliance of establishments with regulatory controls.
Market Data and the Role of the Digital System
Market data for the pharmaceutical sector in the country reflects stable and reassuring levels of availability, supported by a secure strategic stock sufficient to cover market needs for extended periods. The UAE relies on an integrated transportation and distribution system that ensures the smooth flow and storage of shipments in licensed warehouses that follow strict scientific standards, thereby enhancing the sustainability of medical supplies.
Sustainability of Pharmaceutical Security through Innovation
The Emirates Drug Foundation continues to develop its regulatory and monitoring system, expanding its reliance on digital solutions and data analysis to track products. The strategic partnership between the foundation and pharmaceutical warehouses reflects a comprehensive national system that ensures the provision of safe and reliable products, thereby increasing trust in the UAE pharmaceutical sector.