Quality Assurance in Supply Chain Management of Medicines

After having successfully completed the module, participants will be able to:

• Define the key concepts and principles of quality assurance.
• Comprehend the importance of quality assurance systems for medicines.
• Describe how different functions of supply chain management affect the quality of medicines.
• Explain the significance of shelf life and differentiate between types of stability studies.
• Underline the key issues and challenges surrounding quality assurance systems especially in low and middle income countries.

• Importance of quality assurance
• Medicines regulation
• Ensuring quality in the manufacturing process
• Ensuring quality of medicines during procurement
• Ensuring quality along the supply chain
• Medicines quality control testing
• Stability studies and shelf life determination
• Pharmacovigilance

The course is taught online on i+academy, our e-learning platform, by expert facilitators from i+solutions. The interactive course materials are presented sequentially under the guidance of the facilitators who assist participants, answer questions and stimulate discussions. Lessons are complemented and enlivened by online activities such as discussion forums, quizzes, and assignments. The course is accessible from anywhere at any time and allows participants easy and regular interactions with the course facilitators and other participants during the learning process.