India, Aug. 1 -- How does IPC ensure that medicines marketed in India meet the required standards of quality, safety, and efficacy?

The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, contributes to ensuring the quality, safety, and efficacy of medicines through the development and publication of the Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP), which prescribes legally enforceable standards for drug substances, dosage forms, excipients, biological products, vaccines, blood and blood products, and medical devices. IPC also develops and supplies Indian Pharmacopoeia Reference Standards (IPRS) that support quality testing by manufacturers, regulatory laboratories, and othe...