The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), India and the United Kingdom Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (UK MHRA) on cooperation in the field of medical Product Regulation.<\/p>\n
The MoU will help in establishing a framework for fruitful cooperation and exchange of information between the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) and the United Kingdom Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (UKMHRA) of United Kingdom in matters relating to Medical products regulation in line with their international responsibilities. The main areas of cooperation between the two Regulatory Authorities include the following:<\/p>\n
a) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Exchange of safety information, including Pharmacovigilance where there is a particular safety concern related to the other party. This includes safety concerns relating to medicines and medical devices.<\/p>\n
b) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Participation in scientific and practical conferences, symposia, seminars and fora organized by India and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n
c) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Exchange of information and cooperation on Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), Good Clinical Practices (GCP), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Distribution Practices (GDP) and Good Pharmacovigilance Practices (GPvP).<\/p>\n
d) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Capacity building in mutually agreed areas.<\/p>\n
e) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Promote an understanding between the Parties of each other’s regulatory framework, requirements and processes; and to facilitate future regulatory strengthening initiatives for both Parties.<\/p>\n
f) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Exchange of information on laws and regulations regarding medicines and medical devices.<\/p>\n
g) \u00a0\u00a0 Information exchange to support efforts to control unlicensed exports and imports.<\/p>\n
h) Coordination at the international fora.<\/p>\n
It would facilitate a better understanding of the regulatory aspects between the two sides and could help in increased cooperation in the field of medical products regulation and better coordination in international fora.<\/p>\n
Cabinet<\/strong><\/p>\n [Press Release dt. 04-11-2020]<\/strong><\/p>\n [Source: PIB]<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8808,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29535,4],"tags":[30554,43968,3249],"class_list":["post-238507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cabinet_decisions","category-legislationupdates","tag-cabinet","tag-medical-products-regulation","tag-Memorandum_of_Understanding"],"yoast_head":"\n