The Drugs and Cosmetics Act and Rules
The Drugs and Cosmetics Act and Rules
The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, along with its associated rules, establishes a comprehensive regulatory framework governing the import, manufacture, distribution, and sale of drugs, cosmetics, and medical products in India. It applies to pharmaceutical manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers, and healthcare practitioners, as well as traditional medicine producers. By establishing strict standards for quality, safety, purity, labeling, and good manufacturing practices, the legislation prevents the circulation of adulterated, spurious, or misbranded products. Ultimately, this law plays a vital role in safeguarding public health by ensuring that citizens have access to safe, reliable, and effective medical and personal care products.
Chapter IV Chapter IV →
- 17Misbranded drugs.
- 17AAdulterated drugs.
- 17BSpurious drugs.
- 17CMisbranded cosmetics.
- 17DSpurious cosmetics.
- 18Prohibition of manufacture and sale of certain drugs and cosmetics.
- 18ADisclosure of the name of the manufacturer, etc.
- 18BMaintenance of records and furnishing of information.
- 19Pleas.
- 20Government Analysts.
- 21Inspectors.
- 22Powers of Inspectors.
- 23Procedure of Inspectors.
- 24Persons bound to disclose place where drugs or cosmetics are manufactured or kept.
- 25Reports of Government Analysts.
- 26Purchaser of drug or cosmetic enabled to obtain test or analysis.
- 26APower of Central Government to prohibit manufacture, etc., of drug and cosmetic in public interest.
- 27Penalty for manufacture, sale, etc., of drugs in contravention of this Chapter.
- 27APenalty for manufacture, sale, etc., of cosmetics in contravention of this Chapter.
- 28Penalty for non-disclosure of the name of the manufacturer, etc.
- 28APenalty for not keeping documents, etc., and for non-disclosure of information.
- 28BPenalty for manufacture, etc., of drugs or cosmetics in contravention of section 26A.
- 29Penalty for use of Government Analyst’s report for advertising.
- 30Penalty for subsequent offences.
- 31Confiscation.
- 31AApplication of provisions to Government departments.
- 32Cognizance of offence.
- 32APower of Court to implead the manufacturer, etc.
- 33Power of Central Government to make rules.
- 33AChapter not to apply to
- 33BApplication of Chapter IVA.
- 33CAyurvedic, Siddha and Unani] drugs.
- 33DThe Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani Drugs Consultative Committee.
- 33EMisbranded drugs.
- 33FGovernment Analysts.
- 33GInspectors.
- 33HApplication of provisions of sections 22, 23, 24 and 25.
- 33JPenalty for subsequent offences.
- 33KConfiscation.
- 33LApplication of provisions to Government departments.
- 33MCognizance of offences.
- 33NPower of Central Government to make rules.
- 33EEAdulterated drugs.
- 33EEASpurious drugs.
- 33EEBRegulation of manufacture for sale of Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs.
- 33EECProhibition of manufacture and sale of certain Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drug.
- 33EEDProvided further that nothing in this section shall apply to the manufacture, subject to the prescribed conditions, of small quantities of any Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani drug for the purpose of examination, test or analysis.
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- 34Offences by companies.
- 34AOffences by Government Departments.
- 34AAPenalty for vexatious search or seizure.
- 35Publication of sentences passed under this Act.
- 36Magistrate’s power to impose enhanced penalties.
- 36ACertain offences to be tried summarily.
- 37Protection of action taken in good faith.
- 38Rules to be laid before Parliament.
- 39Vasava Rajeeyam
- 41Yoga Tarangini
- 43Kashyapasamhita
- 44Bhelasamhita
- 45Vishwanathachikitsa
- 46Vrindachikitsa
- 47Ayurvedachintamani
- 48Abhinavachintamani
- 49Ayurveda-Ratnakara
- 50Yogaratnasangraha
- 54Bangasena
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