New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Wednesday asked to states and Union Territories to strictly comply with the Drugs Rules, 1945, for testing of raw materials and finished formulations.

"All the State/ UT Drug Controllers are requested to take measures to ensure testing before the manufacture and release of the batch to the market by way of monitoring during inspections, sensitising the manufacturers through circulars, etc. Further, it shall also be ensured that the manufacturers have a robust vendor qualification system in place and use raw materials, including excipients, from reliable approved vendors only," the DCGI said.

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