Review of product information for selected antiretroviral medicines circulating in five African countries

Overview

This survey had two primary objectives. The first was to assess if product information (PI) supplied by manufacturers with their antiretroviral medicines to five African countries met WHO norms and standards. The second was to determine if PI supplied with sampled products met the conditions for prequalification when this status was granted by the Prequalification Unit (PQT). This survey’s secondary objectives included evaluating awareness and usage of WHO Public Assessment Reports (WHOPARs) by healthcare providers at antiretroviral treatment (ART) centres in the five African countries. This involved, inter alia, ascertaining the frequency with which healthcare providers in the field used WHOPARs and understanding their appreciation of WHOPARs’ value.