UZ-UCSF CENTRAL PHARMACY

Location: The Central Pharmacy is situated at the UZ-UCSF Research Administrative site at 10 Routledge Street, Milton Park, Harare.

Purpose and Functions

Supports the research agenda by providing specialist services in pharmaceutical supply chain management (ordering, storage, inventory management, distribution) and drug information provision to CRS Pharmacies through use of computer based Management Information Systems.

Ensures compliance with both regulatory and sponsor requirements by conducting structured internal audits in all research protocols.

Temperature and humidity monitoring/ control is achieved through use of an Air Conditioner and devices such as sensaphone® and max min thermometer.

All electrical devices are connected to a Back-up generator.

Regulatory bodies

• Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) (www.mcaz.co.zw)
• Pharmacists Council of Zimbabwe (PCZ)
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA) USA.
• Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) USA
  

Standards

The Pharmacy operates within the Medicines and Allied Substances Control Act of Zimbabwe and Pharmacy Guidelines for Investigational Drugs issued by MCAZ

Key Staff:  Pharmacy Director, Pharmacists, and Pharmacy Technicians.

Affiliations

• Pharmaceutical Affairs Branch, Division of AIDS (DAIDS), USA
• International Center for HIV/AIDS Pharmacotherapy Research and     Training ;(ICHAPRT) ;  www.prc.buffalo.edu 
• The Association of Research Pharmacists in Zimbabwe (ARPZ)
  

Contact    

Dr Chiedza Maponga, PharmD., MHPE
Pharmacy Director and Consultant, UZ-UCSF

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Phone number: +263 4 791520