India, May 13 -- The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the pharmacy councils of Bihar, Maharashtra and Mizoram to strengthen medicine safety, promote rational use of medicines and enhance pharmacovigilance activities across the states.

The agreements were signed at IPC headquarters in Ghaziabad by Dr. V. Kalaiselvan, Secretary-cum-Scientific Director of IPC, along with representatives from the three State Pharmacy Councils, in the presence of senior officials and healthcare experts.

Under the collaboration, IPC and the State Pharmacy Councils will work together to promote wider adoption of the National Formulary of In...