Problem

Inadequate drug classification

Other Names:
Misleading labelling of medicines
Inconsistent labelling of pharmaceuticals
Incidence:

In Pakistan, the labelling of pharmaceuticals consistently shows a relaxation of the recommended applications and contra-indications which would apply in the countries of manufacture, one example being a medicine registered for use in Europe for children over four years of age and labelled in Pakistan for children from one year of age.

Strategies:
Harmonizing labelling
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems
Date of last update
14.05.2022 – 11:53 CEST