The Centre has delegated powers to the administrators and Lieutenant Governors of five Union Territories, including Jammu and Kashmir, to exercise the powers and discharge the functions of the state government under the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954, wi
Referring to the Prime Minister's recent 'Mann Ki Baat' address, in which he emphasised the need to check upon the unchecked sale of antibiotics, AIOCD said that ICMR findings underline a national health emergency where commonly used antibiotics for pneumonia and urinary tract infections
The move aims to address the financial viability of manufacturing these drugs without compromising the mandate to provide affordable medication. NPPA's primary objective is to ensure that essential medicines are available at reasonable prices.