Ghana - Apply for Certificate of Expired Medical Disposal

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. Application form for Certificate of Expired Medical Disposal is available in the Food and drugs authority (FDA) regional office in Ghana.
2. Address and contact details can be found in the following Contact link
3. The applicant has to approach the FDA office. Then, the applicants can get their application form.
4. Read carefully through the application forms as there contain different section.
5. Please complete each section of this application form as a Word document then submit a printed version of the completed form, along with the supporting documents to the FDA regional office or the head office for verification and processing and they can be found under the "Required Documents" section of this page.
6. The processing fee for this procedure is free of charge.
7. Submit your application form, if the request is approved, the applicant may proceed as proposed. If the request is partially approved or denied, the applicant will be provided with instructions on how to proceed.
8. After all the documents have been submitted, the approval from shall be signed by the District Health officer and Certificate of Medical disposal is issued by FDA.
9. Generally, the processing time for this procedure is 1 month.

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Required Documents

• Application form
• Valid national identity card.
• Valid company's registration certificate.
• Document on pharmaceutical management system.
• Document on generated Pharmaceutical waste.
• List of expired or unused tablets.
• Product Destruction Form
• Copy of permit and receipt (One copy)
• Dossier formatted according to FDA requirements (one copy).
• Copy of Current Certificate of Registration Retention.
• The documents in respect of inspection.
• Comprehensive Certificate of analysis.
• Certificate of pharmaceutical products.
• Chemical and pharmaceutical documentation

Note: A copy of the submitted documents shall be endorsed by the FDA and returned to the applicant.

Office Locations & Contacts

Cover Letter Addressed To:
The Chief Executive
Food and Drugs Authority
P.O. Box CT 2783
Cantonments – Accra
GHANA.

Return Completed Form To:
Chief Executive Officer,
Food and Drugs Authority,
17 South Legon Commercial Areas,
SHIASHIE, ACCRA.
Contact link

Location: Accra
Address: Food and Drugs Authority
Health consultant in Accra, Ghana. 17 Nelson Mandela Ave, Accra, Ghana.
JRG9+2Q Accra, Ghana
Contact number- +233 30 223 3200
Location link

Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Government office in Accra, Ghana
Address: Kinbu Rd, Accra, Ghana
HR23+M8 Accra, Ghana
P. O. Box M37, Accra Accra
Telephone :(+233)021-662961, 663036, 662810
Fax number: (+233-21) 668245
Location link
Website Link

Eligibility

• Registered hospitals, district or regional pharmacist or organizations with pharmaceutical programmes and other public medical facilities with a valid certificate of registration and wants to dispose off /destroyed unwanted pharmaceuticals or expired drugs.

Fees

• The processing fee for this procedure is free of charge.

Validity

• The license is valid for one year and renewable thereafter.

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Processing Time

• The Processing time for this procedure is 1 month.

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Instructions

• Disposal/destruction must be in accordance with applicable health laws.
• The Application must include the names of two individuals who will conduct the disposal/destruction.
• Destruction of controlled substances must render them unrecoverable and beyond reclamation.
• Expired medicines may no longer be effective and may be dangerous.
• Damaged or expired stock should be placed in a designated salvage area.
• A written record of all stock consigned to this area should be maintained.
• Expired or damaged stock must be destroyed in accordance with local regulations.

Required Information

• Name of Applicant
• Telephone number(s)
• Postal Address
• E-mail address
• Declaration by applicant

Need for the Document

• To reduce Expired pharmaceuticals since they a growing concern in the country and can also result into a risk to national security. Unsafe disposal of these unwanted or expired drugs often creates a major problem.

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