Govt to design unified portal for drug regulation

New Delhi, July 20 (KNN) The Health Ministry is working on creating a single portal for drug regulation which will include the information of stakeholders such as manufacturers, distributors, procurement agencies and others, reported businessline.

According to the draft document, components of the Digital Regulatory System will include a single window/dashboard; a mobile application; alerts and delivery notifications across different messaging platforms via e-mail or SMS.

It will also include chatbots; and a dashboard with access to the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and other authorities.

Other existing IT portals of the CDSCO will also be integrated including Sugam; MD online; Sugam Labs; Online National Drug Licensing System for State authorities (ONLDS); and Import Clearance System.

During the monsoon session of Parliament which began on Thursday will also see a new bill on drugs.

The Drugs and Cosmetics Bill 2023 is awaiting Cabinet approval, and will replace earlier law, The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, a pre-independence legislation.  (KNN Bureau)