Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has acquired new equipment for its Drug Manufacturing Unit to improve production efficiency and strengthen quality assurance in medicines produced for patients.
The equipment, comprising a peristaltic medicine filling machine and a particle inspection machine, is expected to speed up production, reduce contamination risks and improve the safety of medicines manufactured at the hospital.
The unit, which operates under the Pharmacy Department, compounds and produces customised medications to meet patients’ specific needs.
Director of Pharmacy, Dr Charles Ofei-Palm, expressed appreciation to the hospital’s management for providing the equipment, reaffirming the department’s commitment to producing safe, effective and affordable medicines for patients within and outside the facility.
He also stressed the need for proper maintenance to ensure the machines remain in good working condition and serve the hospital over the long term.
Head of the Drug Manufacturing Unit, Specialist Pharmacist Agatha Owusu-Nyamekye, demonstrated the operation of the equipment and explained how it had improved the production process.
She said the filling machine had made the packaging of medicines faster and more efficient than the previous manual method, while the particle inspection machine helped detect possible particulate contamination in finished medicines.
Dr Ofei-Palm appealed to hospital management and other stakeholders to continue supporting the Pharmacy Department to strengthen its capacity to manufacture quality medicines at affordable costs.
