Dubai Health Authority (DHA) on Tuesday announced that it has adopted a pharmaceutical track and trace system, which aims to monitor medication from when they are at manufacturing companies in the UAE or abroad until they reach the patient.
The DHA said it is the first organisation to adopt this system in the UAE, which complements the barcoding system adopted by the authority in 2017.
The authority said that it will start implementing the new system to track and trace medication in the middle of next year, adding that it has started discussions with major pharmaceutical companies.
The DHA stressed that the new system helps combat potential counterfeit medication and ensures accuracy and credibility with regards to insurance claims for dispensing medications.The system also contributes to improving the management of medication inventory in Dubai and helps avoid any medication shortage, it added.
It follows a barcoding system introduced in 2017, which aims to ensure the safety of patients by giving each medicine a barcode to reduce the chances of any mistakes when dispensing medication.
The authority has also adopted a smart system that monitors the cold chain of pharmaceuticals to preserve the quality and safety of medication as well as launching a number smart pharmacies across its facilities for dispensing and prescribing medication.
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