National Pharmacovigilance and drug safety center in the Saudi Food and Drug Authority
National Pharmacovigilance and drug safety center in the Saudi Food and Drug Authority regulates, oversees, and controls drugs. The vaccine safety part of the website contains scientific articles, Q&A section, as well as information sheets about the safe use of vaccines.
Website: Pharmacovigilance-Drug safety center SFDA
Country: Saudi Arabia
Last evaluation: 2019
Website audience(s):
General public, healthcare professionals, media, policy makers
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter
Description of the website
The website of the National Pharmacovigilance and drug safety center in the Saudi Food and Drug Authority is a member of the WHO-led project Vaccine Safety Net (VSN).
The main purpose of the National Pharmacovigilance and drug safety center in the Saudi Food and Drug Authority is to regulate, oversee, and control drugs, as well as to set mandatory standard specifications thereof, whether they are imported or locally manufactured. Moreover, it is in charge of consumers awareness on all matters related.
The main objectives of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority can be outlined as follows:
- Observe the safety, security, and effectiveness of food and drug for humans and animal
- Observe the safety of complementary biological and chemical substances, cosmetics and pesticides.
- Observe the safety of medical devices and its impact on public health.
- Ensure accuracy and safety of medical and diagnostic devices.
- Launch clear policies and procedures for food and drug, and plan to achieve and implement these policies.
- Conduct research and applied studies to identify health problems, their causes, determine its impact on public, with the consideration of methods for research / studies evaluation. The authority shall establish scientific bases for awareness and consulting services and executive programs in the fields of food and drug. This can be accomplished through the recruitment of experts & specialists or through the partnership with research bodies such as King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and/or universities research centers.
- Control and supervise licenses procedures for food, drugs and medical devices factories.
- Disseminate and exchange information with local and international scientific and legal agencies, and setting up a database for food and drug
The website includes scientific articles, Q and A section, some information sheets about the safe vaccine use
Website’s sponsorship policy
Establishment law of the SFDA declared that: Establishment of A General Authority for Food and Drug supervision that has its own entity and autonomous budget. Directly report to the Council of Ministers and assume the procedural, executive, and supervisory tasks, which carried out by the currently existing agencies. Therefore, it is governmental organization.
Website’s content or editorial policy
Information about the editorial policy can be found here.