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IPC MoUs with State Pharmacy Councils
📅 Published 14 May 2026 · May 2026
IPC MoUs with State Pharmacy Councils
Organisation: Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), HQ: Ghaziabad
States: Bihar, Maharashtra, Mizoram
Key Points
- Objective: Strengthen medicine safety, rational drug use & pharmacovigilance
- NFI: Promote National Formulary of India as mandatory reference in hospital pharmacies
- PvPI: Pharmacovigilance Programme of India — strengthened via ADR reporting & ADR Monitoring Centres
- ADR: Adverse Drug Reaction
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UPSC Angle: Prelims – IPC, PvPI, NFI. Mains GS-II – health governance, drug regulation.
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