A significant update was made to the Med Safety App and became available from both Play Store and Apple app stores from Thursday 2nd March, 2023.

This update supports new features to provide smarter, reactive reporting forms so that we can ask specific questions related to your report based on the information you provide. The update also enables requests for further information to be displayed within the app and for your responses to be sent back via the app. Improvements to general performance and bug fixes have also been released as part of this update.

Please note, as a current App user, you may need to update the App. To update the app, go to Play Store for Android platforms [Med Safety – Apps on Google Play] or App store for Apple Platforms [Med Safety on the App Store (apple.com)].

The Med Safety app is a free smart phone app for reporting suspected adverse effects (or adverse drug reactions) to National Competent Authorities. This simple tool lets you report adverse effects to medicines, keep track of previously reported information and receive official news and alerts about medicines you are taking or interested in.

If you have any questions or would like more information please feel free to contact the the National Phamacovigilance Unit npvu@zamra.co.zm.