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Ministry intensifies cooperation with BPOM to improve drug control

The Indonesian Ministry of Health is bolstering collaboration with the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) in a bid ...

Expect optimization of local procurement of medical devices: minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said that he expects domestic production and spending on medical devices ...

BPOM takes down 6,001 online links selling unsafe syrup drugs

The National Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) has taken down 6,001 links across websites, social media, and ...

IDAI links acute kidney injury with cost-cutting by pharma cos

The recent acute kidney injury cases in Indonesia are related to the use of low-quality solvents as medicinal raw ...

Time to impose deterring punishment amid kidney injury cases: BPOM

National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) Head Penny K. Lukito called for reinforcing legal sanctions, with a ...

BPOM testing 64 drums of propylene glycol made by DOW Chemical

The Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) is testing 64 drums containing propylene glycol (PG) produced by DOW ...

Discovery of contaminants could help improve drug control: ministry

The discovery of kidney-damaging compounds exceeding the safe threshold in medicinal raw materials used by ...

Acute kidney injury cause research development underway: Ministry

Research development into the cause of acute kidney injury in Indonesia continued, the Ministry of Health spokesperson, ...

Drug users must be treated instead of being imprisoned: police

Drug users must not be imprisoned but must be provided assistance so that they can break free from the trap of drugs, ...

Afi Pharma's paracetamol product contains harmful compounds: BPOM

Head of the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM), Penny K. Lukito, on Monday informed that a paracetamol product ...

TB mitigation not just about medication: ministry

 The handling of tuberculosis (TB) not only requires medication, but also environmental, behavioral, nutritional, ...

Active cross-sectoral role paramount to eliminating TB by 2030: Minister

The Indonesian Health Ministry affirmed that the target for the elimination of tuberculosis (TB) by 2030 necessitates ...

Gov't conducts three efforts to evenly distribute specialist doctors

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin highlighted that the government had made three efforts to fulfill the need for even ...

Association suggests BPOM to mandate industry to self-inspect products

The Association of Indonesian Doctors for the Development of Traditional and Herbal Medicine (PDPOTJI) has recommended ...

One Health approach vital to address antimicrobial resistance: G20

The 2022 G20 health sector meeting has emphasized the importance of handling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) using the ...