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CDSCO forms Task Force headed by Dr BR Jagashetty to advise methods to simplify existing procedures
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Nandita Vijay, Bengaluru
October 28 , 2014
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Central Drugs Standards Organization (CDSCO) has decided to constitute a
Task Force to carry out comprehensive review of the existing processes
and procedures related to issuance of licenses used by the laboratories
and the drugs control offices.
The key responsibility of the Task
Force would be to suggest changes in the functioning of processes with a
view to simplify and make them shorter and user-friendly.
According
to CDSCO, during the review of the processes by the Task Force, it will
need to consider the fact that these procedures are eventually to be
made compliant with the online system for development of which a
separate and appropriate approval has already been accorded.
The
Task Force is led by Dr. BR Jagashetty, former drugs controller,
government of Karnataka. Other members include Uttarwar, ex –joint
commissioner, FDA Maharashtra, DK Shringi, ex drugs controller,
Rajasthan, PK Jaggi, ex deputy drugs controller, Delhi, R Chandrashekar,
deputy drugs controller, HQ as convener and five representatives of the
industry associations.
According to the CDSCO circular dated
October 21, 2014, the services of the representatives of the department
of Legal Affairs and Legislative department would be required to the
Task Force committee to review the Drugs & Magic Remedies
(Objectionable Advertisement) Act, 1954.
The Task Force will
accomplish its assigned job in a maximum period of two months from the
date of its first meeting and the recommendation in respect of first
five forms will be submitted to the Drugs Controller General of India
within a period of 15 days and next five forms within the next 15 days.
Commenting
on the creation of the Task Force, Dr BR Jagashetty told Pharmabiz that
efforts to provide a user-friendly form for seeking licenses among
other clearances will be looked into as per the circular issued.
With
online submissions being in vogue, it is mandatory to make the
processes far simpler and time saving. It would bring in transparency
and efficiency to strengthen the stringent regulatory practices, he
added.
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