SALE OF DRUGS - Drugs and Cosmetic Act

SALE OF DRUGS

• Classes of drugs prohibited to be sold
• Wholesale of biological (C/C₁)
• Wholesale of other than those specified in C/C₁ and X

Class of drug prohibited to sale

•       Misbranded, spurious, adulterated and drugs not of standard quality

•       Patent/Proprietary drugs with undisclosed formula

•       Sch-J drugs

•       Expired drugs.

•       Drugs used for consumption by government schemes such as, Armed force.

•       Physician’s samples

Wholesale of biological (C/C₁)

·         Adequate premises, with greater than 10 M² area, with proper storage facility

·         Drugs sold only to retailer having license

·         Premises should be in charge of competent person who is Reg. Pharmacist.

·         Records of purchase & sale

·         Records preserved for 3 years from date of sale

·         License should be displayed on premises

·         All the conditions as discussed in for biological.

·         Compounding is made by or under the direct and personal supervision of a qualified person.

Retail Sale

For retail sale, two types of licenses are issued:

                                i) General licenses

                                ii) Restricted licenses

Restricted license:

Granted to those dealers who do not engage the services of a qualified person and only deal with such classes of drugs whose sales can be effected without qualified person and vendors who do not have fixed premises