The Drug Inspectorate Unit is the division within the Ministry of Health and Wellness responsible for National Regulation of Medicines. The unit performs many regulatory functions including marketing authorization of pharmaceutical products through drug registration and performs post marketing activities to monitor the safety of pharmaceuticals once they have reached the market. It monitors the market for any substandard and falsified drugs and performs seizures and destruction of such products or drugs sold in unauthorized premises.
The Drug Inspectorate unit works closely with the Licensing and Accreditation Unit and the Pharmacy Unit and is charged with the responsibility of inspection activities for the purpose of licensing of pharmaceutical establishments. It constantly monitors various establishments and businesses to ensure compliance with the appropriate laws and regulations.