Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 26: A one-day refresher course to sensitize the Drugs Control Officers and other enforcement staff of various regulations related to medical products was conducted in the Conference Hall of Combined Food and Drugs Testing Laboratory, Patoli, Jammu.
The objective of the workshop was to acquaint the Regulatory Officers with recent advances in Drug Regulatory Affairs as a part of Continuous Learning Education. The concerns related to various challenges surrounding the sphere of activities assigned to the functionaries’ work was discussed thread bare with the experts who in turn enlightened the participants with the current practices in the field.
The State Drugs Controller Lotika Khajuria shared her experience so far as augmentation activities that have taken place to strengthen the Drug Regulatory Mechanism in the Union Territory. She impressed upon the participants to strive hard for ensuring that the end users are provided standard quality medical products at reasonable rates. She emphasized that the Department has to set targets for evolving a better approach so that the public perception of the Institution gets further enhanced.
Chief guest of the programme, Amit Gupta (Additional Advocate General) spoke about the importance of legal aspects surrounding the Pharma trade and advised the Drugs Control Officers to adopt utmost caution while discharging their lawful duties. He highlighted the recent amendments in Drug Regulation where under the punishments have been enhanced by way of amendments in Drugs & Cosmetics Act and rules there under.
Bharti Bachloo, Assistant Drugs Controller (India), CDSCO, Sub Zone J&K cum Ladakh gave a detailed presentation regarding current WHO GMP in manufacturing of Pharma products. She highlighted the need to have regular technical audits of manufacturing facilities located in the UT so that the products manufactured are acceptable at the global levels.
Mir Tariq Masroor, DCO (HQ) presented a power point presentation on Medical Devices Rules, 2017. He explained the categorization of medical devices on risk based and evaluation management system.
The session was conducted by Mohd Iqbal Palla, Assistant Drugs Controller, Jammu and vote of thanks was presented by Farida Parveen, ADC (HQ) Jammu.
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