Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) will be setting up a committee to oversee the formulation of guidelines for the Good Distribution Practices(GDP). The decision was taken at a recently held meeting state drugs controllers.
Karnataka Drugs Controller Dr BR Jagashetty was mandating the need for a dedicated guideline for good distribution practices. Now the DCGI has consented for formulation of a specific guideline that would insist on recall, discard and destroy of date expired drugs, substandard and defective packaged products.
