Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission Latest News
Recently, Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission signs 3 MoUs with Nagaland Medical Council, Nagaland State Drugs Control Administration (NSDCA) and Nagaland State Pharmacy Council.
About Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission
- It is an autonomous Institution of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India.
- It is created to set standards of drugs in the country.
Functions of Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission
- Its basic function is to regularly update the standards of drugs commonly required for treatment of diseases prevailing in this region.
- It publishes official documents for improving Quality of Medicines by way of adding new and updating existing monographs in the form of Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP).
- It further promotes rational use of generic medicines by publishing National Formulary of India.
- It prescribes standards for identity, purity and strength of drugs essentially required from the health care perspective of human beings and animals.
- It also provides IP Reference Substances (IPRS) which act as a fingerprint for identification of an article under test and its purity as prescribed in IP.
What is Pharmacopoeia?
- The Pharmacopoeias are official compendia of quality standards of the drugs being imported, manufactured for sale, stocked or exhibited for sale or distributed in India.
Source: PIB
Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission FAQs
Q1: Under which ministry does the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission function?
Ans: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Q2: What is the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission?
Ans: A standards-setting body for pharmaceuticals in India
