PPB PharmTech study guide
PPB PharmTech · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The PPB PharmTech examination is the licensing assessment for pharmacy technicians in Kenya, administered under the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB). The credential is intended for candidates who have completed the required training and seek registration to practise as pharmacy technicians. The PPB PharmTech study guide has 10 sections and about 3,068 words.
01Registration and Marketing Authorisation (MA)
Registration and Marketing Authorisation (MA) tests whether a candidate understands how the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) decides that a medicine may be legally marketed in Kenya, and how that authorisation is maintained. Under the Pharmacy and Poisons Act (Cap 244), a medicine for human or veterinary use may not be manufactured, imported, exported, distributed, sold or supplied unless it is registered or otherwise authorised by PPB.
376 words, about 2 min02Licensing
Licensing tests whether you can distinguish the right of an individual to practise from the right of a premises or business to handle medicines. PPB controls both, and the two are not interchangeable.
351 words, about 2 min03Good Pharmacy Practice
Good Pharmacy Practice (GPP) tests patient-centred dispensing: the correct medicine, with the correct information, supplied safely and documented properly. A prescription must be validated before dispensing: prescriber details, patient identity, medicine, strength, dose, route, frequency, duration, allergies, interactions and legality.
302 words, about 2 min04Training and Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Training and CPD tests how practitioners maintain competence after initial qualification and how that competence is evidenced at licence renewal. PPB requires practitioners to accumulate CPD points annually as a condition of renewal.
300 words, about 2 min05Regulatory Inspections
Regulatory inspections test how PPB verifies compliance with licensing, GMP, GDP, dispensing and clinical-trial requirements, and how a facility responds to findings. PPB conducts routine, pre-licensing, targeted, complaint-driven, GMP, GDP and clinical-trial site inspections.
290 words, about 1 min06Clinical Trials
Clinical Trials tests the PPB authorisation pathway and the ongoing safety and ethical oversight of research involving human participants. A sponsor or investigator submits a clinical trial application to PPB with the protocol, investigator’s brochure, ethics review committee (ERC) approval, GCP evidence, site and investigator details, investigational product dossier, import permit application and participant protection arrangements.
281 words, about 1 min07Market Surveillance and Control
Market Surveillance and Control tests post-marketing detection of substandard, falsified and unsafe medicines, and the recall and enforcement actions that follow. PPB samples medicines from ports, warehouses, pharmacies and clinics; tests them through the National Quality Control Laboratory (NQCL); and issues rapid alerts where necessary.
280 words, about 1 min08Vigilance (Pharmacovigilance)
Vigilance tests the detection, reporting and follow-up of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and other medicine-related safety problems after marketing. Healthcare professionals and marketing authorisation holders should report suspected ADRs, especially serious or unexpected reactions, to PPB through its reporting channels.
291 words, about 1 min09Quality Control (Lab and Lot Release)
Quality Control tests laboratory testing, out-of-specification (OOS) investigation and lot release, especially for products requiring batch-by-batch control. Samples must be collected, transported and stored under controlled conditions with chain-of-custody records.
289 words, about 1 min10Online Systems and Portals
Online Systems and Portals tests the practical use of PPB digital services for applications, payments, tracking, licences and safety reporting. Users create an account, select the correct application category, complete the online form, upload legible PDFs, pay the prescribed fee and track the submission.
308 words, about 2 min