New Delhi, March 17 -- A parliamentary committee has recommended the consolidation of all AYUSH drug related standard-setting processes under a single independent drug controller in alignment with the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, and its associated rules.
To achieve this, the ministry should establish a streamlined and inclusive mechanism that actively involves stakeholders in the development of pharmacopoeial standards, ensuring greater efficiency and uniformity, said the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare in a report presented in the Rajya Sabha this week.
Additionally, the Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy (PCIM and H) and Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS)...