Friday, 6 Nov 2026 6 Dhu al-Qadah 2026 AH Beirut
📰 1 source 3 articles · 6 Nov 2026, 11:30 → 4 hours ago

Lebanon launches a national pharmacovigilance campaign and an electronic tool to report adverse drug effects

Lebanese Minister of Public Health Rakan Nasser El-Din announced the launch of the National Pharmacovigilance Campaign through an electronic tool that allows doctors and pharmacists to report adverse drug effects or patients' lack of benefit from medicines. This came at a press conference attended by a WHO representative and the heads of the doctors' and pharmacists' syndicates, where the minister revealed that a draft of updated criteria for registering biological and biosimilar drugs is being prepared in cooperation with the organization.

📍 Where things stand: The national pharmacovigilance campaign has been launched via the electronic tool, a draft of updated criteria for registering biological and biosimilar drugs is being prepared, and the pharmacists' syndicate continues to explain the reporting pathway.

⏱️ Timeline

  1. 6 Nov 2026, 11:30 An initial report mentioned a new mechanism aimed at protecting patients from adverse drug effects in Lebanon.
  2. 6 Nov 2026, 11:39 Minister of Public Health Rakan Nasser El-Din announced the launch of the National Pharmacovigilance Campaign through an electronic tool that allows doctors and pharmacists to inform the ministry about adverse drug effects or patients' lack of benefit from medicines, at a press conference attended by a World Health Organization representative and the heads of the doctors' and pharmacists' syndicates. The minister revealed that a draft of updated criteria for registering biological and biosimilar drugs is being prepared in cooperation with the World Health Organization.
  3. 6 Nov 2026, 11:41 The head of the pharmacists' syndicate explained the reporting pathway for drug side effects, from monitoring them to following up on patients.
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Lebanon's Minister of Public Health Rakan Nasser El-Din announced the launch of the national pharmacovigilance campaign through an electronic tool allowing doctors and pharmacists …
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