Last updated: December 17th, 2019 4:56 PM

Himachal Pradesh Drug License

Drug license is a Government issued permit that a business should possess to carry out activities dealing with drugs and cosmetics. The drug license includes a license for drug manufacturing and drug sale. If the business operation occurs in two or more states or if drugs sold at more than one place, a separate drug license must be acquired. In this article, we look at the online procedure, documents required and other aspects to obtain Himachal Pradesh Drug License for sales and manufacture in detail.

Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940

The Drugs and Cosmetic Act, 1940 governs various drug laws under which the licensing of both manufacturing and sale premises of drugs is authorised. Under the act, the license also covers homoeopathic and allopathic medicines. The manufacturer or seller of the drugs or cosmetics is responsible if any person using the product is affected due to the negligence of the same and is considered an offence under the act. Moreover, the act covers the penalty to be imposed on the licensee for non-renewal of the license after its expiry.

Conditions for License

• A registered pharmacist should directly and personally supervise any drug made by the licensee.
• The licensee should have minimum four years of practical experience in the distribution of drugs.
• The retail supply of any drug prescribed by the registered medical practitioner should be under the inspection of a registered pharmacist.
• The retail supply of the drug should be recorded in a register at the time of supply.
• The drugs mentioned in Schedule H or Schedule X are valid for a period of two years and should be supplied to registered Medical Practitioners, hospitals, dispensaries and nursing homes only on the signed order in writing.
• The licensee should maintain the purchase record of the drugs intended for sale or sold by retail.
• The licensee should not sell or stock any drug after the expiry date.
• The licensee should not store or stock any drugs on his premises that are intended for distribution as a free sample to the medical profession.
• The medicine in a retail shop for the treatment of animals should be labelled as