India's Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), the national regulatory authority for drugs and medical devices, is now acting on a report submitted by the Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) — the country’s highest statutory decision-making body on technical matters related to medicines and medical devices. According to the proposal...
India Set to Cap Trade Margins on Medical Devices
Abandoning the current price control mechanism, India is set to cap trade margins on medical devices, to curb profiteering as well as to address concerns of device makers, particularly importers of stents and knee implants, who have complained that price caps hurt innovation and limit choices for Indian patients. It...
India Bans Cosmetics Tested on Animals
India has decided to put a ban on import of all cosmetics that are tested on animals. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is the only animal rights organization to have an official seat on the Bureau of Indian Standards Cosmetics Sectional Committee (PCD 19) which advises the...