The Central Government, after consultation with the Drugs Technical Advisory Board, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, called as Drugs and Cosmetics (11th Amendment) Rules 2017
Date of implementation : 10th November 2017
Major amendments
Provided that no licence shall be required for exhibiting the drugs for promotional activities in any fair.”
Provided further that no registered Homeopathic medical practitioner who is practising Homeopathy in the premises where Homeopathic medicines are sold shall deal in Homeopathic medicines.”;
Homeopathic medicines shall be sold in manufacturer’s sealed packing only except dispensing of medicines in globules, water or milk sugar or as per prescription of a Homoeopathic Medical Practitioner.”;
Homoeopathy medicines may be sold in allopathy pharmacies but Medicines shall be stored separately from other allopathic drugs;
Dilution expiry date removed.
Rule 6.4 on combinations deleted.
20D competent person removed and 20C qualification made simple.
Schedule K modified.
I am 10+2 Science with Certificate in Homoeopathic Pharmacy(1 year Course)from M.P.State Paramedical Council(A Statutory Body under Government of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal)& duly registered & 7 years experience as Homoeopathic Pharmacist from Bakson Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital (APPROVED BY MINISTRY Ayush,GOVT.OF INDIA)Greater Noida, Delhi-NCR.This day of 20/04/2026 I visited Drug Controller Office ,Chinsurah, Hooghly West Bengal who denied me to grant Retail Homoeopathic Drugs License as “you are not fulfilling the criteria as competent person to handle Homoeopathic Medical Store as per Gazette notification dated 10/11/2017 by Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Government of India.As per this notification A competent person is who possesses an Ordinary Degree Arts, Science or Commerce with 1 year experience under any BHMS)DHMS Doctor/B.Pharma etc.Now it my question to Ministry of Ayush government of India why they were blind blind when this rules were framed -is it not injustice to me.I have decided to forward letter to Ministry of Ayush government of India,then to write Prime Minister,s office about my grievances.If not get justice then Public Interest Litigation(PIL) at Supreme Court,New Delhi.Smt.Bijali Chatterjee,West Bengal India
From which month this notification will be activated ??????
There are too much quack practitioner.
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