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The Pharmacopoeia 2018 was released by Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. [ 5 ] I.P. , the abbreviation of 'Indian Pharmacopoeia' is familiar to the consumers in the Indian sub-continent as a mandatory drug name suffix.
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The Indian government has announced its plan to bring all medical devices, including implants and contraceptives under a review of the Central Drugs and Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). Within the CDSCO, the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) regulates pharmaceutical and medical devices and is positioning within the Ministry of ...
Many developed countries set up their pharmacovigilance programs following the Thalidomide scandal in the 1960s. [2] India set up its program in the 1980s. [2] This general concept of drug safety monitoring went through different forms, but the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation established the present Pharmacovigilance Program of India in 2010. [2]
Nitya Anand (1 January 1925 – 27 January 2024) was an Indian medicinal chemist who was the director of Central Drug Research Institute in Lucknow from 1974 to 1984. [1] [2] In 2005, Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) appointed him chairman of its scientific committee. In 2012, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Indian government. [3]
Bishnupada Mukerjee (1 March 1903 – 30 July 1979) [1] or Bishnupada Mukhopadhyaya was an Indian pharmacologist [2] [3] and orthopedic surgeon, [4] known for his contributions in the fields of pharmacological research and standardization of drugs in India.
He became an editor of the Indian Pharmacopoeia in 1865 along with a committee consisting of Robert Wight, Alexander Gibson, James Ranald Martin, Daniel Hanbury and other eminent men of medicine. [3] He was made CIE in 1881 and was a Fellow of the Royal Medico-Chirurgical Society and an honorary member of the Société de Pharmacie, Paris.
Torrent Pharmaceuticals was established in 1959 by U. N. Mehta as Trinity Laboratories. It was renamed as Torrent Pharmaceuticals in 1971. [5]In 1997, Torrent Pharma and Sanofi established a 50:50 joint venture called Sanofi Torrent for selling Torrent Pharma's products. [6]