These presentation describes the rules and regulations for the manufacture of drugs and grant of license. Loan License and Repacking License is also described. These presentation is the part of series Drugs & Cosmetics Act.
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Drugs & Cosmetics Act 1940 part III
1. Drugs & Cosmetics Act 1940
& its rules 1945
Part-III
By Pranay Sethiya
B.Pharma, (M.Pharma)
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2. Prohibition of Manufacture & Sale of
Certain Drugs
The following drugs are prohibited to manufacture for sale under section 18 of
the act:
1. Any drug or cosmetic which is not of a standard quality or is misbranded,
adulterated or spurious;
2. Any patent or proprietary medicine, whose formula with the quantities, is not
disclosed on the label or container;
3. Any drug which purports or claims to prevent, cure or mitigate any such
disease specified in schedule J;
4. Any cosmetic containing any ingredient which may render it unsafe or harmful
for use;
5. Any drug or cosmetic in contravention of this act or rules made thereunder;
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3. Conditions for Grant of License
The license is granted, if applicant complies with the following
conditions:
1. The manufacture must be conducted under active direction and
personal supervision of competent technical staff (approved
manufacturing chemist), as per the rules.
2. The licensee and factory premises should comply with the conditions
and requirements prescribed under Schedule M respectively.
3. The applicant must provide for various operations, adequate space,
plant and equipment, as per Schedule M.
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4. Conditions for Grant of License
4. The applicant must provide separate testing unit or quality control
section with an, independent head, with adequate facilities, for the test
and standardization of drugs and raw materials.
5. The applicant should make adequate arrangements for the storage of
drugs, manufactured.
6. For patent and proprietary medicines, the applicant must furnish the
documents and data related to claims, safety, stability, therapeutic
justifications etc., as per the rules.
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5. Conditions for Grant of License
After completion of inspection, Drug Inspector forwards detailed
report and his recommendations to the Central Licensing Authority.
1. On receipt of application in the prescribed form along with fees for
grant or renewal of license by the applicant, the authority verifies the
statement, post performance of the licensee and the above
requirements. Thereafter, the Licensing authority on necessary
enquiries and satisfaction, grants the license to the applicant in the
prescribed form.
2. If Licensing authority is of the opinion that applicant is incapable to
fulfill the requirements, it may refuse to grant or renew the license.
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6. Types of Licenses for Manufacture of Drugs
Sr. No. Classes of Drugs Form of
Application
Form of
License
1. Other than Schedule C, C1 and X 24 25
2. Schedule X 24-F 25-F
3. Schedule C and C1 27 28
4. Schedule C, C1 and X 27-B 28-B
5. Loan License (other than Schedule C,
C1 and X)
24-A 25-A
6. Loan License (only Schedule C, C1 27-A 28-A
7. Repacking License (other than
Schedule C, C1 and X)
24-B 25-B
8. Large volume parenterals, sera and
vaccines
24-D 28-D
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7. Conditions of License for Manufacture
of Drugs
Manufacture of Schedule C, C1 and X Drugs:
Following are the general conditions of license of schedule C, C1 and X
drugs in Form 28-B and 28-D; other than schedule C and C1 drugs in
Form 25; Schedule X drugs Form 25-F.
A licensee must:-
1. provide and maintain staff, premises and equipments (as per
Schedule M and Schedule M3 for medical devices).
2. test raw materials and final products of each batch either in the
laboratory approved by the licensing authority.
3. maintain records of manufacture and testing of each batch as per
schedule U.
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8. Conditions of License for
Manufacture of Drugs
4. allow Drug Inspector to enter and inspect, premises, plant, process of
manufacture, means of standardization and tests.
5. allow Drug Inspector to inspect all the registers and records maintained
under the rules and to take samples of manufactured drugs.
6. provide the required information to Drug Inspector for ascertaining
compliance for provisions of Act and Rules.
7. time to time report to the licensing authority:
(i) Changes in expert staff responsible for manufacture or testing.
(ii)Material alterations in premises or plant.
(iii)samples of desired drugs and complete protocols of tests applied.
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9. Conditions of License for
Manufacture of Drugs
8. not sell any batch, sample of which is submitted to the licensing authority,
until receipt of Certificate of authorization is issued.
9. withdraw from sale remainder of any batch or recall drugs already issued,
if licensing authority directs to do so.
10. not sell any drug manufactured under the license unless due precautions,
necessary for preserving its properties, are taken throughout the period after
manufacturing, also must maintain such quantities of reference samples.
11. comply with the provisions of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, rules
thereunder and such further requirements time to time published in Official
Gazette.
12. maintain an “Inspection Book” in Form 35, to record impressions and
defects noticed by Drug Inspectors.
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10. Conditions of License for
Manufacture of Drugs
13. comply with requirements of “Good Manufacturing Practices” as per
schedule M.
14. The licensee having license to manufacture schedule C, C1 and X drugs
in Form 28-B must,
(i) forward to the licensing authority every 3 months, a statement of sale to the
manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, hospitals, dispensaries, nursing homes, and
registered medical practitioners.
(ii) maintain as prescribed under rules, accounts of all transactions as regard to
use, stock, manufacture, storage and sale of schedule X drugs.
(iii) store always schedule X bulk drugs separately under custody of a responsible
person.
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11. Manufacture of Drugs for Test,
Examination and Analysis
A license is required to manufacture any drug in small quantity for the
purpose of examination, test or analysis purpose.
1. If a person proposing to manufacture does not hold a license to manufacture
drugs specified in Schedule C and C1 or other than Schedule C, C1 and X, shall
obtain a license Form 29 before manufacturing such drugs.
2. The licensee shall carry the manufacture and examination of drugs at the place
specified in the license.
3. In case of drugs which are unsafe for use, a license in Form 29 can be granted
only on producing NOC (no objection certificate) from the licensing authority.
4. Application must be countersigned by the Head of the Institution, which
proposes to undertake the manufacture.
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12. Manufacture of Drugs for Test,
Examination and Analysis
5. License remains valid for a period of 1 year, unless cancelled or suspended.
6. Any drug for the purpose of examination, shall be placed in the containers,
labelled for the purpose of manufacturing it, name and address of the
manufacturer. Thereafter supplied to the any other manufacturer, when necessary.
7. The licensee shall allow Inspector to inspect the premises and satisfy himself
that only examination is conducted.
8. The licensee shall keep a record the quantity of drugs supplied for analysis
also maintain ‘Inspection Book’.
9. The licensee shall comply with such requirements specified and of which the
authority has given him not less than 1 month’s notice.
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13. Manufacture of New Drugs
As per the Rule 122 E of the Drug and Cosmetic Rules 1945, a New
Drug can be:
1. A new substance of chemical, biological or biotechnological origin; in
bulk or prepared dosage form; used for prevention, diagnosis, or
treatment of disease in man or animal, which except during local clinical
trials has not been used in the country; and which, except during local
clinical trials, has not been recognised in the country as effective and
safe.
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14. Manufacture of New Drugs
2. A drug already approved by the licensing authority for the proposed claims,
which is now proposed to be marketed with modified or new claims; or
A fixed dose combination of two or more drugs, individually approved earlier
for certain claims, which are now proposed to be combined for the first time
in a fixed ratio; or
If the ratio of ingredients in an already marketed combination is proposed to
be changed, with certain claims, like:
(i) Indications.
(ii) Dosage form (including sustained release dosage form).
(iii)Route of Administration.
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15. Manufacture of New Drugs
3. All vaccines shall be new drugs unless certified otherwise by the
Licensing Authority.
4. A new drug shall continue to be considered as new drug for a period
of four years from the date of its first approval or its inclusion in the
Indian Pharmacopoeia, whichever is earlier.
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16. Conditions of License for New Drug
1. No ‘new drug’ can be manufactured, prior to the approval from the
licensing authority.
2. The applicant, shall submit data as given in Appendix-1 to Schedule Y,
including the results of clinical trials as per the format of Appendix-2 to
Schedule Y.
3. While applying for the license, applicant shall furnish the evidence
certificate that the drug has already been approved.
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17. Subsequent New Drug Application
A Subsequent New Drug application is an application for approval of an
already approved new drug by the Central Drugs Standard Control
Organization (CDSCO). It can be made for the following cases:
1. Bulk Drug already approved in the country (approved within 4 years).
2. New drug (Formulation) already approved in the country.
3. A drug already approved and proposed to be marketed with new
indication.
4. A drug already approved and proposed to be marketed as a ‘New Dosage
Form / New Route of Administration’.
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18. Subsequent New Drug Application
5. A drug already approved and proposed to be marketed as a
‘Modified release dosage form’.
6. A drug already approved and proposed to be marketed with
Additional Strength.
All the applications for approval of New Drug, Fixed Dose
Combination and Subsequent New Drug are made under Form 44
(Application for grant of permission to import or manufacture a New
Drug or to undertake clinical trial).
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19. Loan License
It is issued by the licensing authority, to a person who does not own,
arrangements for manufacture but intends to avail the manufacturing
facilities owned by another licensee.
1. In the case of pharmacy business is operating its business in more
than two states then it is required to obtain a drug license in each state
where the business is carried on. A separate license shall be issued in
case drugs are sold at more than one place.
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20. Loan License
2. After the license is granted to the business, the licensee must ensure that all the
conditions of the drug license must be complied with during business. In the case
of any changes or modification in business activity authority must be informed
and all the registers, records, and forms must be maintained in a specified manner.
Sr. No. Classes of Drugs Form of
Application
Form of
License
1. Loan License (other than
Schedule C, C1 and X)
24-A 25-A
2. Loan License (only Schedule C,
C1
27-A 28-A
3. Repacking License (other than
Schedule C, C1 and X)
24-B 25-B
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21. Loan License
3. The licensing authority shall, before the grant of a loan licence, satisfy himself
that the manufacturing unit has adequate equipment, staff, capacity for
manufacture, and facilities for testing, to undertake the manufacture on behalf of
the applicant for a loan license.
4. Application for manufacture of more than ten items for each category of drug on
a loan license shall be accompanied by an additional fee of rupees three hundred
per additional item specified in Schedule M and Schedule M3.
5. The licensee shall allow Inspector to inspect the premises and satisfy himself
that only examination is conducted.
6. The licensee shall maintain ‘Inspection Book’ in Form 35.
7. The licensee shall comply with further requirements specified by the authority.
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22. Loan License
8. The licensee shall test each batch of raw materials used and each batch of the
final product and also maintain the records of manufacture and testing of each
batch as per schedule U.
9. Shall maintain the reference samples from each batch for the period of 3 years.
10. Report to the licensing authority, regarding the changes in expert staff or
change in the manufacture or testing units.
11. For Schedule C and C1 drugs, the licensee shall furnish the data of stability
and date of expiry to the licensing authority.
12. If the licensing authority is satisfied that a loan licence is defaced damaged or
lost or otherwise rendered useless, he may, on payment of a fee of rupees one
thousand, issue a duplicate license.
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23. Repacking License
It is granted for the purpose of breaking up any drug than those specified
in Schedule C and C1.
Sr. No. Classes of Drugs Form of
Application
Form of
License
1. Repacking License (other than
Schedule C, C1 and X)
24-B 25-B
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24. Repacking License
1. Repacking of drugs should be conducted under hygienic conditions
under personal supervision of competent person, approved by the
licensing authority.
2. The licensee must provide and maintain adequate arrangements for
carrying out tests of drugs repacked, in the specified place by the
authority.
3. The licensee shall allow Inspector to inspect the premises and to take
samples of repacked drugs.
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25. Repacking License
4. The licensee shall test each batch of raw materials used and each batch of the
final product and also maintain the records of manufacture and testing of each
batch as per schedule U. Records must be retained for 5 years from the date of
repacking.
5. Licensee must allow the Inspector to inspect all the registers and records
maintained.
6. The licensee shall maintain ‘Inspection Book’ in Form 35.
7. Shall maintain the reference samples from each batch of repacked drugs, for
the specified period.
8. License remain valid for a period of 5 years from the date its granted or
renewed, unless suspended or cancelled.
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26. References
Text Book of Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence by Dr. B.S. Kuchekar.
Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence and regulatory affairs.
Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence by Nirali Prakashan.
Drugs & Cosmetics Act & Rules.
Forensic Pharmacy By S.P. Agarwal.
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