Mssusa, Alambo K.
Fimbo, Adam M.
Nkayamba, Alex F.
Irunde, Henry F.
Sillo, Hiiti B.
Shewiyo, Danstan H.
Hill, Geraldine
Minzi, Omary M.
Funding for this research was provided by:
World Health Organization
Article History
First Online: 7 March 2016
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: Cohort Event Monitoring of medicines is part of drug safety monitoring and is under the jurisdiction of Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority (TFDA) as per the Tanzania Food, Drugs and Cosmetics Act, Cap 219 section 5 (C) [CitationRef removed]. The study was endorsed by TFDA Pharmacovigilance Technical Committee. This study was observational and did not interfere with the routine practice in health facilities. However, all patients were informed of the purpose of undertaking the monitoring and were requested to provide verbal consent as per requirements [CitationRef removed]. Ethical principles for conducting medical research were considered during implementation of the programme.
: Ms. Alambo K. Mssusa, Mr. Adam M. Fimbo, Dr. Alex F. Nkayamba, Mr. Henry F. Irunde, Mr. Hiiti B. Sillo, Dr. Danstan H. Shewiyo, Dr. Geraldine Hill and Prof. Omary M. Minzi declare they have no direct conflicts of interest.
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