DRUGS CONTROL ADMINISTRATION

??????????? The Director of Drugs Control is the Head of Department and he is the Controlling and Licensing Authority for the Drugs Manufacturing Units in Tamil Nadu.? He is assisted by One Joint Director, Three Deputy Directors? and One Assistant Director (Administration) in the Directorate, in matters relating to General Administration, Monitoring the activities of enforcement wing, issue of Licences to Drugs and Cosmetics Manufacturing Units in Tamil Nadu.? There is a Legal-cum-Intelligence Wing to process legal matters and for taking up special investigations.? It is headed by a Deputy Director of Drugs Control who is assisted by a Legal Adviser.

??????????? The State has been divided into 13 Zones and each zone is headed by an Assistant Director of Drugs Control who is the Licensing Authority for the Grant and Renewal of Sales Licences in their Zones.? A Mobile Squad at Madurai headed by an Assistant Director of Drugs Control is functioning for attending to the complaints relating to Spurious Drugs.? A Drugs Testing laboratory is functioning at Chennai for testing the samples of Drugs and Cosmetics drawn by Drugs Inspectors.

The Department of Drugs Control Administration has the following Staffs:

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Drugs Testing Laboratory, Chennai has the following Staffs:

The King Institute, Guindy, Chennai has the following Staffs for the purpose of testing Schedule 'C' & 'C1' Drugs:

ACHIEVEMENTS DURING 2003-2004:

This directorate has drawn number of samples of drugs and specific instructions were also issued to the Inspectors for the drawal of samples with reference to antibiotics etc.,? The samples drawn were sent for analysis as per the provision of Drugs and Cosmetics Act and based on analytical reports both administrative and legal action have been taken against the persons, based on the merit of each case. Accordingly this directorate has given sanction to prosecute 10 manufacturers / dealers for having manufactured and supplied Not of Standard Quality Drugs.?

Further, this directorate has also cancelled the licence in respect of the product of two manufacturers, which have been reported as Not of Standard Quality.? The drug licences of 37 manufacturers were suspended for the product reported as Not of Standard Quality.?

This directorate is carrying out surprise inspections of manufacturing units by the Inspectors of the intelligence wing and based on the inspection report the licences of five licensee's were directed to stop production and distribution of drugs as per Rule 85(2) of Drugs and Cosmetics Rules 1945.

Based on specific pattern of drawal of samples, by the Inspectors, this directorate was able to detect the movement of spurious drugs in the market and was able to limit the supply of such drugs in the market.? This detection was carried out at an early stage itself and almost entire stock manufactured and supplied have been seized, further investigation is under process.

This directorate has also detected manufacture of drugs without licence by two manufacturers and legal action is being initiated against them.? This directorate is also closely watching the activities of the Blood Bank and in the process one Hospital running a Blood Bank without licence was detected and sanction has been accorded for the prosecution of the same.? Further the sale of CPD Blood Bags required to operate a Blood Bank was also monitored and accordingly one Stockiest of? Blood Bag was prosecuted for contravention of Drugs & Cosmetics Act 1940.

Four cases under Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisement) Act have been detected for having caused objectionable advertisement (1) for the treatment of Asthma, Sinus, Smoke and Dust Allergy; (2) for the treatment of crambs, Menses too late; (3) for the cure of disorder of Mensterual Flow and for having advertised for the treatment of Sexual Potency and (4)? for having stocked material with objectionable advertisement attracting the provisions of Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisement) Act.

This directorate is also conducting surprise inspections of all the Sales Concerns to detect (1) the sale of habit forming drugs (i.e.) Calmpose, Fortwin, Altrox; (2) to detect the sale of Physician Samples; (3) to detect the sale of date expired drugs; (4) to detect the sale of drugs without bills; (5) to detect the sale of drugs without licence; (6) to detect the sale of drugs without the supervision of qualified person and from these above categories this directorate has given sanction of prosecution to prosecute 150 Individuals / Concerns.? Thus this directorate is taking every steps to enforce the Drugs & Cosmetics Act and Rules in public interest

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Financial requirements:

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Summary of work carried out by the Drugs Control Administration in Tamil Nadu during the period from 2000-2001 to 2003-2004 (Upto 31-01-2004)

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List of Manufacturers in Tamil Nadu as on 31-01-2004

Details of Prosecution Launched:

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Blood Bank Licences as on 31-03-2004??? ..??????????? ..??????????? 214?????

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OBJECTWISE CLASSIFICATION:

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