{"id":125602,"date":"2026-09-22T13:19:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T07:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=125602"},"modified":"2026-09-22T13:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T07:49:09","slug":"national-formulary-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/national-formulary-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"National Formulary of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>National Formulary of India Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfarelaunched the 7th Edition of the National Formulary of India (NFI) and also announced that the Biovigilance Programme of India has been approved by the Government of India.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About National Formulary of India<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been published periodically by the <\/span><b>I<a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/indian-pharmacopoeia-commission\/\" target=\"_blank\">ndian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC)<\/a> since 2009.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>first edition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of NFI was <\/span><b>published in 1960.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a guidance <\/span><b>document for healthcare professionals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> aimed at promoting the<\/span><b> rational and safe use of medicines.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an authoritative guide to <\/span><b>prescribing, dispensing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>administering medicines for healthcare professionals.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will be useful for <\/span><b>framing national drug policies in the country.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It serves as an important <\/span><b>bridge between scientific standards and clinical practice<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, guiding healthcare professionals in the appropriate and rational use of medicines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>National Formulary of India 2026<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It comprises 34 chapters, 20 appendices and 653 drugs, including <\/span><b>42 fixed-dose<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> combinations and 30 <\/span><b>immunologicals.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Drug monographs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have been revised to align with <\/span><b>the National List of Essential Medicines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (NLEM) and National Health Programmes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides access to links relating to <\/span><b>National Health Programmes, immunisation schedules,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Jan Aushadhi, safe disposal of unused or expired pharmaceutical products and other authoritative regulatory resources.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What is the Biovigilance Programme of India?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is aimed at expanding the <\/span><b>country\u2019s patient-safety framework.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the programme, the <\/span><b>Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will <\/span><b>monitor and prevent<\/b> <b>adverse events linked to medicines and biological products<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> used in organ and tissue transplantation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new programme will complement <\/span><b>existing pharmacovigilance and materiovigilance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mechanisms, creating a broader safety-monitoring framework covering medicines, medical devices and transplant-related procedures.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2312930&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Formulary of India has been published periodically by the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) since 2009. 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