Chapters - Egypt

Mission

With the advancement of the concept of Pharmacovigilance in Egypt, the ISoP Egypt Chapter has been set up to support, further expose, and enrich Pharmacovigilance practice in Egypt, and to facilitate the regional & global sharing of experiences for all Pharmacovigilance stakeholders in Egypt.
The chapter will have a networking role, providing consultation and an information exchange platform in different areas in the field of Pharmacovigilance to share their experience.
The chapter will have an educational role, employing educational and risk minimization activities for Pharmacovigilance awareness, reinforcement and promotion in accordance to the highest international standards, in addition to educational content sharing to health care professionals and pharmacists across Egypt.

Objectives

• Develop Pharmacovigilance system in Egypt
• Support and enrich Pharmacovigilance practice within pharmaceutical companies
• Develop & foster Pharmacovigilance and risk management Practice for all stakeholders
• Contribute in and encourage Pharmacovigilance education at all levels.
• Provide training, workshops, seminars and webinars in the field of Pharmacovigilance.
• Strengthen & conduct Pharmacovigilance research, safety studies, registries and related scientific publications
• Enhance awareness of health professionals, patients and the general public about Pharmacovigilance and patient safety
• Stimulate reporting of adverse events/reactions and other safety information
• Support the integration of Pharmacovigilance in public health programs
• Address arising Pharmacovigilance needs

Publication

Partnerships between the ISoP Egypt Chapter and other organisations such as, October University for Modern Sciences and Arts – MSA University, El Ezaby Pharmacy, Dar Al Fouad Hospital, Nozha International Hospital in Cairo, Eli Lilly Egypt, and Medical Union Pharmaceuticals, resulted in multidisciplinary collaborations which allow using the tools, and resources to assess and manage ADRs jointly.
More details can be found in an article of the Drug Safety journal entitled ”A Multidisciplinary Approach in Pharmacovigilance Awareness: ISoP Egypt Chapter’s MedSafetyWeek Experience”.

Webinars

Since its creation, the Chapter has conducted several successful webinars:

• Medication Errors Training
  20-22 January 2021
  
• Effective Pharmacovigilance outsourcing: Pharmaceutical company perspective
  2nd of September 2020
  ISoP Egypt Chapter posted on LinkedIn
• Lessons learned from COVID-19 in pharmacovigilance practice
  19th of August 2020
  ISoP Egypt Chapter posted on LinkedIn
• Effect of COVID pandemic on pharmacovigilance: updates & expectations
  9th of June 2020
  ISoP Egypt Chapter posted on Facebook
• Pharmacovigilance Measures Update During & post-COVID 19
  1st of June 2020
  ISoP Egypt Chapter posted on LinkedIn