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SAHPRA Launches Med Safety Mobile App to Report COVID-19 Vaccine Side-Effects
Apr 23, 2021
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has announced the launch of a new Med Safety mobile app to make reporting side effects from medication and vaccines including COVID-19 vaccines much easier.
The Med Safety app was developed by the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) as part of the WEB-Recognising Adverse Drug Reactions (WEB-RADR) project.
SAHPRA CEO Dr Boitumelo Semete-Makokotlela says launch of the Med Safety app is part of the company’s strategy to promote pharmacovigilance in South Africa.
“The application has been designed from the outset to incorporate multi-regional use. The Med Safety app provides a number of benefits, it facilitates reporting of adverse drug reactions by the public and healthcare practitioners.”
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The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority
has launched the globally utilised Med Safety App to make reporting side effects from medication and vaccines much, much easier -
including Covid-19 vaccines.
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It is designed to help SAHPRA improve its data collecting abilities and bring a greater awareness to pharmacovigilance – the practice of medical safety.
The latest SAHPRA updates on drug testing will be made available on the app.
You can also report side effects super-fast without having to go to a doctor.
App launched to report reactions to Covid-19 vaccines
By Karen Singh
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DURBAN - The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) has launched an app for the public and healthcare workers to report the side effects of medicines and vaccines.
This follows the temporary suspension of the Johnson & Johnson vaccination roll-out in South Africa after six women in the US developed a blood-clotting disorder after receiving the vaccine.
Earlier this week, Sahpra recommended the lifting of the suspension and Health Minister Zweli Mkhize is expected to announce the resumption of the vaccination roll-out soon.
In a statement on Thursday, Sahpra chief executive officer Dr Boitumelo Semete-Makokotlela said the Med Safety app was designed to simplify and promote the reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs), including adverse events following immunisation (AEFIs) by both the public and healthcare providers.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says Nigerians can report adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccine via the 'Med Safety' mobile application.