Second annual meeting of the paediatric medicines regulators network: 3-5 October 2011, Dar El Salaam, Republic of Tanzania

Overview

The Paediatric medicines Regulators Network (PmRN) held its second annual meeting in Dar es Salaam, Republic of Tanzania in October 2011. On behalf of the PmRN, thanks are extended to participants, country hosts, including the WHO country office, the Tanzania Food and Drug Administration (TFDA), and the Tanzania Ministry of Health (MoH), and the facilitators. The key objectives of the meeting were to identify technical objectives for 2012; advance specific technical themes; and launch training module for assessing paediatric clinical trials. Key technical themes for the 2nd annual meeting included:

• legislation supporting better regulation of paediatric medicine;
• safe use of excipients in paediatric medicines;
• the status of paediatric regulatory efforts in participating countries;
• drug development for paediatric formulations.

The sessions included interactive trainings and discussions as well as presentations. Copies of presentations will be made available upon request and the training materials will be posted on the PmRN web site in the future.