CDSCO Plans Tighter Monitoring Of Narcotic Drugs In Medicines

Mumbai: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) is planning a stronger regulatory mechanism to track pharmaceutical preparations containing narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, aiming to prevent their illegal diversion and improve monitoring of their manufacture, sale and stocking across the country. It will also introduce a standard format for states and Union Territories to submit monthly data, aiming to...