| Adequate regulatory provisions are available under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 for regulating and monitoring the quality, safety and efficacy of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy medicines in the country.
Licensing Authorities are appointed by the State Governments to oversee the enforcement of legal provisions for the manufacturing of ASU drugs. Guidelines for licensing requirements, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and adherence to standards of drugs as prescribed in the pharmacopoeia are mandatory for the manufacturing of licensed products to ensure quality, safety and efficacy of ASU medicines. Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani Drugs Technical Advisory Board (ASUDTAB) and Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani Drugs Consultative Committee (ASUDCC) are statutory bodies under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act to advise the Central and State Governments on technical matters and for securing uniformity throughout the country in the administration of the Act and Rules thereunder.
The details of laboratories for testing quality of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathic (ASU&H) medicines are provided herewith–
Drug Testing Laboratories
(A) List of Central Pharmacopoieal Laboratories
| Sr. No. |
Name and Address of Central Laboratory
|
|
1.
|
Pharmacopoeial Laboratory for Indian Medicine (PLIM), Ghaziabad (U.P.) |
|
2.
|
Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia Laboratory, Ghaziabad (U.P.) |
(B) List of Drug Testing Laboratories approved by State Governments under Rule 160A-J of Drugs & Cosmetics Rules, 1945
| State/UT |
Sr. No. |
Name of the Laboratory
|
| Andhra Pr. |
1
|
M/S Varun Herbals Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad |
| Delhi |
2
|
M/S Standard Analytical Laboratory Patparganj |
|
3
|
M/S SIMA LAB Pvt. LTD. New Delhi |
|
4
|
Arbro Pharmaceutical LTD. Kirti Nagar |
|
5
|
IT Labs Pvt. LTD. Mongolpuri |
|
6
|
Delhi Test House Azadpur |
|
7
|
Shri Krishna Analytical Services Mayapuri |
| Haryana |
8
|
Ozone Pharmaceuticals LTD. Bahadurgarh |
|
9
|
M/S International testing centre Panchkula |
| H.P. |
10
|
M/S Charak Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd., Solan. |
|
11
|
M/S Ayurvet Ltd., Solan |
|
12
|
M/S Baijnath Research & Development Laboratory, Paprola. |
| Karnataka |
13
|
Bangalore Test House, Vijay Nagar, Bangalore |
|
14
|
Karnataka Anti-Biotics and Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Bangalore |
|
15
|
FRLHT, Yelahanka, Bangalore |
|
16
|
Natural Remedies Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore |
|
17
|
Ramaihah Drugs and Allied products testing lab, Bangalore |
|
18
|
KLE Societies Shri BMK Ayurved MAhavidhyalaya, Belgaum |
|
19
|
Shiva Analyticals Ltd. ,Bangalore |
| Kerala |
20
|
M/S Oushadhi, The Pharmaceutical Corporation, Kerala
(Recommended for approval in joint inspection but final information from the state regarding its approval is yet to be received) |
| Madhya Pradesh |
21
|
M/S Shilpachem, Indore
(Recommended for approval in joint inspection but final information from the state regarding its approval is yet to be received) |
| Maharashtra |
22
|
M/S Charak Testing Laboratory Mumbai |
| Uttarakhand |
23
|
M/S Devansh Testing and Research Lab, Roorkee. |
|
24
|
M/S Multani Pharmaceutical Ltd. Roorkee
(recommended for approval in joint inspection but final information from the state regarding its approval is yet to be received.) |
|
25
|
Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL) Laboratory, Mohan, Distt Almora. |
| U.P. |
26.
|
M/S Amar Pharmaceuticals and Lab Pvt Ltd. Kanpur |
(C)List of State Govt. Drug Testing Laboratories (DTLs) supported under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Quality Control of ASU & H Drugs.
| Sr. No. |
Name of DTL
|
Grant Released
(Rs.in Lakhs)
|
| 1. |
Drug Testing Laboratory, Govt. Indian Medicine Pharmacy (Ayu.), Kattedan, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh |
150.00
|
| 2. |
Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory, Govt. Central Pharmacy, Jayanagar, I-Block near Ashoka pillar, Bangalore, Karnataka |
120.00
|
| 3. |
Drug Testing Laboratory, Govt. Ayurvedic and Unani Pharmacy Campus, Vazirabad, Nanded, Maharashtra |
79.04
|
| 4. |
Food & Drug Laboratory, near polytechnic, Vadodara, Gujarat. |
150.00
|
| 5. |
Ayurveda Drug Testing Laboratory, Govt. Ayurvedic Pharmacy, Pushkar Road, Ajmer, Rajasthan |
141.19
|
| 6. |
Govt. Analyst Laboratory, Ayurvedic & Unani Medicine, 32-Sarojini Naidu Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
130.33
|
| 1. |
Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory, Joginder Nagar, Distt. Mandi,Himachal Pradesh |
121.37
|
| 2. |
Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory, Rishikul State Ayurvedic College, Haridwar, Uttarakhand |
150.00
|
| 3. |
Ayurvedic Research Institute, Drug Standardization Unit, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |
150.00
|
| 4. |
State Drug Testing & Research Laboratory (ISM) Govt. Ayurvedic Hospital Campus, Nagarwartangi, P.O. BJB Nagar. Bhubaneswar,Odisha |
100.00
|
| 5. |
State Pharmacopoeial Laboratory & Pharmacy for Indian Medicine, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal |
140.00
|
| 6. |
Food & Drug Testing Laboratory, A-20, Lawrence Road Industrial Area, Delhi |
95.00
(Refunded)
|
| 7. |
Drug Testing Laboratory, Govt. Ayurvedic Pharmacy Compound, Amkho Lashkar, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh |
115.69
|
| 8. |
Drug Testing Laboratory, Govt. Ayurvedic Pharmacy, GE Road, Raipur, Chhattisgarh |
137.60
|
| 9. |
Combined Food & Drug Laboratory, Patoli, Mangotrian, Jammu & Kashmir |
100.00
|
| 10. |
State Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory for ISM Drugs, Govt. Ayurvedic College, Guwahati, Assam |
93.50
|
| 11. |
State Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory (ISM), Aushadh Niyantran Bhawan, Pt. Nehru Office Complex, Agartala, Tripura |
134.63
|
| 12. |
Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory, Central Medical Store, Zamabawk, Aizawl, Mizoram |
175.00
|
| 13. |
Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory (ISM), Food & Drug Laboratory, Pesteur Institute, Shillong, Meghalaya |
88.62
|
| 14. |
Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory (ISM), Neheralagrum, Itanagar,Arunachal Pradesh |
95.00
|
| 15. |
Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory for AYUSH, Kohima, Nagaland |
175.00
|
| 16. |
Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory, Govt. Central Pharmacy & Store Campus, Old Press Road, Patiala, Punjab |
100.00
|
| 17. |
Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory, (ISM) Sri Krishna Govt. Ayurveda College & Hospital, Kurukshetra, Haryana |
100.00
|
| 18. |
Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory, Ranchi, Jharkhand |
100.00
|
| 19. |
State Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory (ASU), NIPER Mohali, Punjab |
50.00
(Refunded)
|
| 20. |
Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory, Ayurveda and Unani Pharmacy compound, Patna, Bihar |
150.00
|
| 21. |
State Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory for ASU&H drugs, Chander,Sikkim |
150.00
|
| 22. |
Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory for A&S drugs, SASTRA, Thanjavur,Tamil Nadu |
85.00
|
| 23. |
Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory for ISM, Arignar Anna Govt. Hospital of Indian Medicine Complex, Arumbakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
147.03
|
(D)List of NABL -Accredited Laboratories for testing of ASU/ Herbal / Natural Drugs
The Central Government has established two appellate laboratories- Pharmacopoeial Laboratory for Indian Medicine (PLIM) and Homoeopathy Pharmacopoeia Laboratory (HPL) under the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 to test the drug samples referred from Drug Control authorities and other Government authorities. Department of AYUSH has implemented a Centrally Sponsored Scheme to provide financial support to strengthen the State Drug Testing Laboratories. 27 State Drug Testing Laboratories have been supported through the scheme. In addition, legal provision has been made in the Drugs & Cosmetics Rule 160A-J for approval of institutions to carry out testing of Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs and the raw materials used in these medicines. National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accredited laboratories have also been allowed to test ASU& H medicines.
This was stated by Smt Santosh Chowdhary, MoS, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.
Source :www.pib.nic.in |
We r in Mumbai Andheri West. I want to test some homeopathy medicines to rule out existence of steroid .
Pl guide which laboratory will do it near me or any other place in Mumbai.??