2025 The Schedule to the National Drug Policy and Authority (Fees) Regulations, 2025 is amended-
(a)
in Part 1, item 3 (f) by substituting "(f) Notification of amendment of application for imported drugs" with, "(f) Notification of amendment of application for locally manufactured drugs";
item 3 by substituting "3. Fees for the manufacture of bulk sterile and non-sterile pharmaceutical products" with, "3. Fees for the manufacture of bulk and intermediate sterile and non-sterile pharmaceutical products";
item 3 (b) by substituting "(b) Licence to manufacture bulk products" with "(b) Licence to manufacture bulk or intermediate products";
item 3 (c) by substituting "(c) Licence to conduct quality control testing activities for bulk sterile and non-sterile pharmaceutical products" with "(c) Licence to conduct quality control activities for sterile and non-sterile pharmaceutical products";
paragraph (c) by substituting "(c) Verification of consignment of donations and grants imported for projects and programmes of commercial organisations and Government Ministries, departments and institutions" with, "(c) Verification of consignment of registered drugs other than drugs specified in paragraphs (f) and (p) and verification of consignment of registered drugs imported for donation or as a grant or for a project or programme of a Government Ministry, department or institution";
by inserting immediately after paragraph (f) the following-
"(fa) Verification of consignment of | 15% of
imported drugs frém a country which is |} FOB not a Partner State of the East African | price" Community where the consignment comprises drugs in paragraph (f) and where the importation is for a project or programme of a Government Ministry, department or institution
(iii)
paragraph (h) by substituting the fee with "15% of FOB price"; (iv) paragraph (0) by substituting the word "primary" with the word "secondary"; and in Part 7- (i) _ by substituting for item 1, the following- "1. Examination of drugs by the Authority in the course of performance of its functions (except cannabis and imported herbal drugs) Test Fees per batch (a) | Testing of samples of local drug products (three batches) for purpose of registration; single ingredient- (i)) where the Authority provides the 5,700,000/= inputs (ii)) where the manufacturer provides the 1,900,000/= Inputs (b) | Testing of samples of local drug products for purposes of registration; for any 1,900,000/- additional ingredient
Testing of samples of local drug products (three batches) for purpose of registration, where the samples are manufactured after failure of test in paragraph (a) or (b), respectively
Testing of samples of imported drug products (three batches) for purpose of registration; single ingredient
Testing of samples of imported drug products for purposes of registration; for any additional ingredient
Testing of local drug products after registration
Testing of imported drug products after registration
Re-testing of sample of drug product at the request of owner, manufacturer, importer or any other person
Testing of drug product by the Authority in laboratory not owned by the Authority
Cost for testing + 10% of the cost
by substituting for item 4 D, the following)-
Test for product classification
HON. DR. ACENG JANE RUTH OCERO Minister of Health.