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CDSCO Flags 53 Drugs for Quality Issues
- 26 Sep 2024
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The Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) flagged 53 drugs, including Paracetamol and Pan D, as ‘not of standard quality’ (NSQ), raising significant safety concerns regarding their consumption.
- The CDSCO has issued two lists, one with 48 drugs that failed quality tests and another with 5 drugs categorized as “Not of Standard Quality” (NSQ Alert), based on random monthly sampling by state drug officers.
- CDSCO under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, is the Central Drug Authority for discharging functions assigned to the Central Government of India under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
- Major functions of CDSCO include overseeing the regulatory control over drug imports, approving new drugs and clinical trials, and issuing certain licences as the Central License Approving Authority.
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