Drug labels may need to name staff who release batches

To fix accountability, the government is working on a plan to include the name of the person responsible for releasing a batch of medicines under the Drugs Rules, 1945, said an official familiar with the matter.

- Priyanka Sharma

This comes against the backdrop of growing complaints about counterfeit and substandard drugs circulating in the market. Currently, under the Drugs Rules, there is a provision of mentioning the names of staff responsible for manufacturing and testing when the drug licence is issued to the manufacturer. If the proposal to add the names of the personnel releasing the batch is approved, the Drugs Rules will need to be amended and changes cleared at the Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) meeti