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Note: 75 Pharmacopoeial status of Essential Narcotic drugs
Note: 75
Pharmacopoeial status of Essential Narcotic Drugs (END):
1. Fentanyl Injection IP.
2. Morphine Injection IP.
3. Morphine Tablet IP.
4. Morphine Prolonged Release Tablet BP.
5. Fentanyl Transdermal Patch 12.5 mcg/hr.
6. Fentanyl Transdermal Patch 25 mcg/hr.
7.Fentanyl Transdermal Patch 50 mcg/hr.
8. Fentanyl Transdermal Patch 100 mcg/hr
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Note: 74 "Enteric-Coated" tablets
Note: 74
"Enteric-Coated" tablets:
- Pantoprazole
2. Rabeprazole
3. Esomeprazole
4. Diclofenac
5. Serretiopeotidas
6. Domperidone
7. Pancreatin
8. TrypsinChymotrypsin
9. Aspirin
10. Sodium Valproate
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Note: 73 All related Legislation for Regulators and Industry
Note: 73
All related legislation for regulators and industry:
- Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules 2016
- Bureau of Indian Standard Act 2016
- Copyright Act 1957
- Cosmetics Rules 2020
- Disaster Management Act 2005
- Drug and Magic Remedies Act 1954
- Drugs (Price Control) Order 2013 under Essential Commodities Act 1955
- Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 and Rules 1945
- Essential Commodities Act 1955
- Environment Protection Act 1986
- Factories Act 1948
- Food Safety Act 2006
- Indian Evidence Act 1872
- Insecticides Act 1968
- Jan Vishwas Act 2023
- Legal Metrology Act 2009
- Medical Device Rules 2017
- Medical Termination Of Pregnancy (MTP) Act 1971
- National Medical Commission (NMC) Act 2019
- NDPS Act 1985
- New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules 2019
- Patents Act 1970
- Pharmacy Act 1948
- PNDT Act 1994
- Poison Act 1919
- RTI Act 2005
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Note: 72 Checklist for the permission of additional items
Note: 72
Checklist for the permission of additional items:
- Application.
2. Challan form Rs. 300/- item
3. Undertaking regarding manufacturing facility (varies from State to State)
4. List of items in triplicate.
5. Stability data of applied items
6. Proof of item w.r.t. pharmacopoeia / status of new drug.
7. Copy of valid license.
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Note: 71 Manufacturing & Marketing certificate for tender
Note: 71
Manufacturing & Marketing certificate for tender:
Check list of documents required for manufacturing and marketing certificates.
- Application.
2. Copy of tender.
3. Product permission.
4. Data sheet for the applied products (for 3 years).
5. CA certificate.
The data sheet is to be verified by the FDA officer.
Comments on the sample quality.
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Note: 70 Labeling of Albendazole Tablets
Note: 70
Labeling of Albendazole Tablets:
1. Albendazole tablets are official in the Indian Pharmacopeia (IP).
2. In the IP, it is available in chewable tablet dosage form only.
3. Therefore, it is mandatory to use the word 'chewable' on the label of this drug. Otherwise, it will be considered misbranded.
4. The word 'chewable' should also be mentioned on the permission to manufacture this drug issued by the State Licensing Authority (SLA).
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Note: 69 Notification on Pack Size of Tablets and Capsules
Note: 69
Notification on Pack Size of Tablets and Capsules:
New Notification: G.S.R. 216(E) dated 18.3.24.
1. As per the above notification, the pack size of tablets and capsules must be in multiples of 5 or 7.
2. The previous notification mandated multiples of 5 only.
3. Under the new rule, pack sizes for tablets and capsules can now be:
14, 15, 20, 21, 25, 28, 30, and so on.
4. This amendment is made under Rule 105(2)(i) of the Drugs Rules.
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Note: 68 Color in Tablets
Note: 68
Color in Tablets :
1. As per the Indian Pharmacopeia (IP), the drug can not contain any substance unless specified in the individual monograph.
2. This means manufacturers can not add color to a drug if it is Pharmacopoeial.
3. In the 1996 IP, color was specified for a few drugs.
4. For proprietary and patent (P & P) drugs, manufacturers can add approved colors as per the list mentioned in Rule 127.
5. Regulators can request justification to ensure that the added colorant does not interfere with the testing of the finished product or its bioavailability.
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Note: 67 Minimum Requirements to Apply for Additional Items (API):
Note: 67
Minimum Requirements to Apply for Additional Items (API):
Checklist:
1. Stability data
2. Reference standards
3. Impurities
4. Section
5. Equipment
6. Manufacturing process
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Note: 66 Notification: 26 B -G.S.R.219(E) 26.3.20
Note: 66
Notification: 26 B -G.S.R.219(E) 26.3.20
Hydroxychloroquine drug:
- The government directs that the retail sale of any preparation containing this drug should adhere to the conditions specified in Schedule H1 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945.
- This drug is not notified under scheduled H1.
- Manufacturers should not label it as a Schedule H1 drug since it is not so.
- It is an advisory from the DCGI office to be followed by the retailers.
- But the licensed shop should sell this drug as per the condition mentioned in the schedule H1 of Drugs Act.
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Note: 65 Schedule C and C 1 drugs
Note: 65
Schedule C and C 1 drugs :
The following categories of drugs are to be manufactured under Form 28 only:
- Antibiotics.
- Vitamins.
- Parenteral.
- Hormones.
- Ophthalmic.
- Beta-lactam.
Important: Care must be taken while applying for product permission.
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Note: 64 Section: 27(d) - Compounding of offenses
Note: 64
Section: 27(d) - Compounding of offenses under the Drugs Act :
11th August, 2023 :
Compounding of offenses under the Drugs Act :
Notification by health department
S.O..1577(E) dated 28 March 2024.
From 31 March 24.
The latest notification states that two amendments have been made, involving the following two sections of the Drug Act, with fines being applicable by amending Section 32B:
1. Section 27(d) - Sub-Standard Drugs.
(fine, which shall not be less than five lakh rupees)
2. Section 27A(ii) - Cosmetics.
(liable to penalty, which may extend to one lakh rupees)
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Note: 63 Pack size of drugs: Rule 105
Note: 63
Pack size of drugs:
Rule 105:
1. The pack size of drugs is mentioned in Rule 105.
2. Exemptions for pack size are provided in Schedule P1.
3. Contravention of Section 18(a)(vi), read with Rule 105 and Schedule P1, is punishable under Section 27(d) of the Act.
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Note: 62 Rule 69 (2)(c): 10 items free
Note: 62
Rule 69 (2)(c) :
10 items free :
1. Every application in Form 24 shall include up to 10 items for each category of drugs.
2. Every application in Form 27 shall include up to 10 items for each category of drugs.
3. Free items apply to both grant and retention applications.
4. Category :
1.Tablets .
2.Capsules.
3.External .
4.Small Volume Parenterals (SVP).
5.Powders.
6.Oral Liquid.
Example:
If a firm is manufacturing both liquid SVP and dry B-Lactam, the firm will be allowed a total of only 10 items.
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Note: 61 Rule 84 AB: Uploading data by Manufacturers on SUGAM portal
Note: 61
Rule 84 AB: Uploading of data of Drug Manufacturing Facilities and Approved Drug Formulations on SUGAM portal
1.As per Rule 84 AB of Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, all Allopathic Drugs Manufacturers should register on SUGAM portal and upload information/data on the format given on the portal with respect to their manufacturing facilities and approved drug formulations
2. Only data of allopathic drugs (not cosmetics and medical devices) needs to be uploaded on the portal.
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Note: 60 Difference between API, starting material and excipients
Note: 60
Difference between API, starting material and excipients
1. Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API):
The API is the biologically active component in a drug product (tablet, capsule, injection, etc.) that produces the intended therapeutic effect.
APIs are manufactured through chemical synthesis, fermentation, or biotechnology processes.
Example: Paracetamol in a fever-relieving medication.
2. Starting Material:
A raw material, intermediate, or an active substance used in the production of an API.
Starting materials undergo chemical changes or processing to form intermediates or the API itself.
Example: Acetanilide is used in the synthesis of paracetamol.
3. Excipients:
Inactive substances formulated alongside the API in a drug product to aid in manufacturing, stability, bioavailability, or patient acceptability.
They have no direct therapeutic effect.
Example: Binder: Microcrystalline cellulose.
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Note: 59 Medical Devices : Cotton
Note: 59
Medical Devices : Cotton
1.Non sterile cotton comes under Class A of Medical Devices Rules 2017.
2. At S. No 31 , issued in 2019.
3. No manufacturing license Required Under MDR.2017.
4.Only registration is required on the Sugam Portal.
5. The government has issued notification on October 22 that no manufacturing license is required, under MDR-2017 for non measurable and non-sterile medical devices.
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Note: 58 Medical Devices: Classification
Note: 58
Medical Devices: Classification
1. The DCGI (CLA) has the power under Rule 4(2) to classify medical devices as per MDR 2017.
2. This list is dynamic.
3. No separate notification is required
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Note: 57 Phenobarbitone: NPDS
Note: 57
Phenobarbitone: NPDS
1. This drug was removed from Schedule X in the year 1993.
2. This drug is a psychotropic substance, as indicated by the "NRX" label on its packaging (as per Rule 97)
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Note: 56 Definition of Drug
Note: 56
Definition of Drug:
3(b)(i).....All medicines.
3(b)(ii)....Destruction of vermins, etc.
3(b)(iii)....Components.
3(b)(iv)....Medical devices.
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Note: 55 Medical Devices: Pregnancy Kit
Note: 55
Medical Devices: Pregnancy Kit
1. Classified as a Class B medical device.
2. Serial No. 48 (In vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices for self-testing).
3. The generic name is HCG Kit.
4. The term "pregnancy kit" is not mentioned in MDR-2017.
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Note: 54 Schedule H2 Drugs
Note: 54
Schedule H2 Drugs
1. Notification GSR 823 (E) dated 17.11.2022.
2. Effective date: 01.08.2023.
3. Rule 96(6):
4. Every manufacturer shall print a barcode on the primary packing label.
5. If there is inadequate space on the primary packing label, the barcode should be printed on the secondary packing.
4. A list of drugs is prescribed under Schedule H2.
5. There are 300 drugs listed.
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Note: 53 Schedule P
Note: 53
The correct storage conditions for Vasopressin tablets and injections, as per Schedule P of the Drugs Rules, are between 2°C to 8°C.
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