Thursday, June 28, 2012

Ayurveda Pharmacopoeia reconstituted as PCIM to take Ayush sector at next level

Ayurveda Pharmacopoeia reconstituted as PCIM to take Ayush sector at next level

BENGALURU: Ayurveda Pharmacopoeia Commission is reconstituted as Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine (PCIM) by the Union government. The major reason behind the reconstitution is to take Ayush sector to the next level of growth.
As per the Central Council of Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), provision under Rule 17.1 of the Rules and Regulations of Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine, it will properly focus on the groundwork of official formularies and pharmacopoeias of single drugs and compound formulations as well.
Other main task of the Committee will be to lay down tests for identity, quality and purity as well. These tasks would ensure consistency of the physical properties and active components as well. Two experts namely, Prof V K Kapoor and Prof Karan Vashist, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Chandigarh from the field of Analytical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, and Pharmaceutics are elected as non official members.

courtesy:indiamart

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