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’s Medtech Sector Sees Healthy Growth
On the recommendation of India’s Drugs Technical Advisory Board, the government has agreed to delink the medical devices sector from the pharmaceutical sector according to a report in The Times of India. India’s Central Drugs Standards Control Organization will post the revised schedule on its Website, and will issue a...
Indian Regulator Adds New Notified Devices
The Drugs Technical Advisory Board, an entity that provides advice to India’s government on issues related to pharmaceuticals and medical devices, agreed upon changes to the country’s Drugs and Cosmetic Rules that would add more specific quality system requirements for domestic medical device manufacturers. It also agreed to add endometrial...
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...