Algeria’s Health Minister, Abdelhak Saihi plans to launch a digital platform to oversee the activities of community pharmacies across the country. He made this known on Monday, April 22, during the opening ceremony of the 17th National Symposium of the Algerian National Union of Community Pharmacists (SNAPO).
The digital platform aims to manage pharmaceutical activities across the country, including the availability of medications, duty rosters, and traceability of psychotropics and antibiotics.
According to Saihi, the platform will “establish a new, modern, efficient, and transparent mode of managing all aspects related to community pharmacies, thus contributing to the prevention of self-medication and the control of the traceability of psychotropic drugs, while anticipating shortages and stockouts of pharmaceutical-cal products.”
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Additionally, it will help anticipate shortages and stockouts of pharmaceutical products, thereby ensuring better access to medications for the population. Authorities will also use the platform to identify and act against pharmacies operating unlawfully.
The development of the platform will be supervised by a committee that includes the General Directorate of Pharmacy and Equipment, the Order of Pharmacists, and SNAPO.
This initiative is part of the Health Sector Digitization Strategy, which aims to digitize all its aspects, including pharmacy management.
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