The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) is a Nigerian institution charged with developing drugs, biological products, and pharmaceutical raw materials, conducting quality-assurance tests, research for locally manufactured medicines and constituting guidelines for their production. Founded in 1987, it was a parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology. In 2001, it was moved to Federal Ministry of Health.
FUNCTION OF THE NIPRD ARE:
- Development: Engaging in the development of new pharmaceutical products, dosage forms, drug delivery systems, and technologies to improve drug efficacy, safety, and patient adherence.
- Training and Education: Providing training programs, workshops, and continuing education courses for pharmacists, pharmaceutical scientists, and other healthcare professionals to enhance their knowledge and skills in pharmacy practice and research.
- Collaboration: Collaborating with academic institutions, research organizations, pharmaceutical companies, government agencies, and international partners to foster innovation, share expertise, and address healthcare challenges.
- Policy Advocacy: Contributing to the development of pharmaceutical policies, regulations, and guidelines to ensure the quality, safety, and efficacy of pharmaceutical products and promote rational drug use.
- Public Health Initiatives: Supporting public health initiatives related to pharmaceuticals, such as drug affordability, access to essential medicines, antimicrobial resistance, and pharmaceutical care services.
- Undertake research and development work on drugs, biological products including vaccines and pharmaceutical raw materials from indigenous natural resources and by synthesis using appropriate science and technology methodologies
- Conduct appropriate investigations and consequent applications in the areas of evaluation, preservation, purification, standardization, safety and rational utilization of traditional medicine.
- Develop methodologies for quality assessment of biological products, orthodox and herbal medicines including their raw materials.
- Serve as reference centre for research work on the biopharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, storage and stability of imported and locally manufactured drugs and biological products.
- Conduct research and development work into pharmaceutical biotechnology, nutrition, cosmetics and environmental science for improved quality of life and the conservation of medicinal and aromatic plants.
- Establish and operate a quality assurance laboratory for pharmaceutical raw materials and products.
- Promote and sponsor staff development; through training courses, workshops, and fellowship within and outside Nigeria.
CONTACTS
- Address: Plot 942, Cadastral Zone C16, Idu Industrial District, Abuja, FCT, Nigeria.
- Phone: +234 915 451 2072
- Email: information.niprd@niprd.gov.ng
- Website: www.niprd.gov.ng
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