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PROCEUDRE FOR QUALITY COMPLAINTSONPHARMACEUTICAL ITEMSIntroducti<strong>on</strong>A quality complaint of a pharmaceutical item is defined as c<strong>on</strong>cern that is raised <strong>on</strong>discrepancies in efficacy, appearance, packaging, possible c<strong>on</strong>taminati<strong>on</strong> or any othercircumstances observed that may jeopardise or cause reas<strong>on</strong>able doubt <strong>on</strong> the routine and intendedutilizati<strong>on</strong> of that item.This procedure and the standard “Pharmaceutical Product Quality Complaint <str<strong>on</strong>g>Report</str<strong>on</strong>g>Form” are designed to provide a standardised and comprehensive mean for reporting and recordingquality complaints of pharmaceutical items. The report form will also be used as a base forcommunicati<strong>on</strong>s and corresp<strong>on</strong>dences. E-mail should not be used as a mean to report complaint.The report form must be used for all cases of quality complaints. The followingguidelines should be observed in order to proceed and handle such complaints in a systematicmanner. Apart from the head of pharmacy, a co-ordinator should also be nominated to receive andhandle quality complaint promptly. The co-ordinator should be made known and updated to boththe Chief Pharmacist’s Office and all departments within your hospital as a <strong>on</strong>e stop c<strong>on</strong>tact <strong>on</strong>complaint matters. The Pharmacist (Procurement) or his delegate Chief Dispenser (Procurement)will be the co-ordinator of complaint at Chief Pharmacist’s Office.Whenever an alert with batch suspensi<strong>on</strong> is issued, immediate acti<strong>on</strong> must be takento quarantine all affected batches in all stores both within and outside pharmacy. Close liaisi<strong>on</strong>with nursing staff should be maintained in order the situati<strong>on</strong> is fully understood by all partiesc<strong>on</strong>cerned. All subsequent recommendati<strong>on</strong> including product suspensi<strong>on</strong>, replacement,withdrawal or recall should be executed immediately and to all ward levels.Possible Acti<strong>on</strong>sClass IRemoval of all traceable quantity of a product within your hospital.Class IIRetrieval of all affected batches within your hospital and hold in quarantine pendingfurther follow up acti<strong>on</strong>s.Class IIIGeneral alert to all users where specific guidelines or procedures needed to befollowed for safety reas<strong>on</strong>.Class IVThe affected batch is released for use.Class VNo immediate acti<strong>on</strong> but will keep in view of the development.1

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