CDA:Central drug authority
Central Drug Authority:Includes a chairman and three to five members with comprehensive powers at national level to control and regulate the pharmaceutical affairs as per the drugs and Cosmetics(amendment) Bill 2007. The bill will empower and strengthen the Drug regulatory Authority by centralizing the licensing authority in the hands of chairman in parallel with global standards.
India is the hub for contractual manufacturing process of pharmaceutical products due to the fact that it possesses the cheapest manufacturing cost across the globe. Thus, the licensing being centralized, Vaccine manufacturing units in India will gain the most. Only 15 countries around the globe producing vaccines hold Licensing of Vaccines on Global Standards. India will gain, since it holds 14 units who manufactures vaccines. While figure for other countries producing vaccines merely reaches 5 units.
The CDA will have at least three members , to be appointed by Central govt. with the defined criteria for the qualification and procedure of appointment. The CDA office will be maintained at Delhi and all the existing power of CDSCO to be shifted to CDA .
India is the hub for contractual manufacturing process of pharmaceutical products due to the fact that it possesses the cheapest manufacturing cost across the globe. Thus, the licensing being centralized, Vaccine manufacturing units in India will gain the most. Only 15 countries around the globe producing vaccines hold Licensing of Vaccines on Global Standards. India will gain, since it holds 14 units who manufactures vaccines. While figure for other countries producing vaccines merely reaches 5 units.
The CDA will have at least three members , to be appointed by Central govt. with the defined criteria for the qualification and procedure of appointment. The CDA office will be maintained at Delhi and all the existing power of CDSCO to be shifted to CDA .
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