Drugs and Cosmetic Act 1940
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The Drugs and Cosmetics Act PDF, 1940 is an act of the Parliament of India which regulates the import, manufacture, and distribution of drugs in India. Its primary objective of act is to ensure that the drugs and cosmetics sold in India are safe, effective, and conform to state quality standards.
under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, the drugs are classified in schedules, and regulations are laid down for their storage, display, sale, dispensing, leveling, prescribing, etc. This Act contains the 168 rules from 1 to 168 and 25 Schedules from Schedule A to Schedule Y
Drugs and Cosmetic Act
The Drugs Act was formulated in 1940 in pursuance of recommendations of the Chopra Committee constituted in 1930 by the Government of India.
The drugs under the Drugs and Cosmetic Act PDF covers a wide variety of therapeutic substances, diagnostics, and medical devices. Under the Act cosmetic means any article intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, or introduced in to, or otherwise applied to the human body or any part thereof for cleansing, beautifying, promoting the attractiveness or altering the appearance, and includes any article intended for use as a component of cosmetic but does not include soap.
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