ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has launched its new website developed by its own Management Information Systems (MIS) Division. Chief Executive Officer Dr Shaikh Akhtar Hussain inaugurated the launch of the new website (www.dra.gov.pk). Directors and officers of DRAP were present on this occasion. Additional director (MIS) briefed that the new website features not only a new look and ease of access but also relevant information can be downloaded from it.
The DRAP CEO said that the new website is another step towards automation, transparency and information sharing with all stakeholders. It will improve the performance of the authority and helping the general public, pharmaceutical companies, importers/exporters and medical practitioners to find out the relevant information more effectively from the website. He further added that DRAP has already launched Drug Regulatory Information System (DRIS) and Integrated Regulatory Information System will be launched soon to facilitate the pharmaceutical industry for the online registration and renewal of pharmaceutical products the main modules of this system are licensing, registration, QA< (labs and inspection), import & exports and pharmacovigilance. Hands-on training of this system will be provided to all the stakeholders by the DRAP.
