Class of drug

Standard to be complied with

1. Patent or proprietary medicines ¹⁸³[other than Homeopathic medicines].

The formula or list of ingredients displayed in the prescribed manner on the label or container and such other standards as may be prescribed.

2. Substances commonly known as vaccines, sera, toxin, toxoids, anti toxins, and antigens and biological products of such nature.

The standards maintained at the International Laboratory for Biological Standards, Stantans Seruminstitut, Cophenhagen, and such further Standards Seruminstitut, Copenhagen, and such further standards of strength, quality and purity as may be prescribed.

3. Vitamins, hormones and analogous products.

The standards maintained at the International Laboratory for Biological Standards, National Institute for Medical Research, London, and such further standards of strength, quality and purity as may be prescribed.

4. Substances (other than food) intended to affect the structure or any function of the human body or intended to be used for the destruction of vermin or insects which cause disease in human beings or animals.

Such standards as may be prescribed.

¹⁸⁴ [4-A,Homeopathic Medicines :

(a) Drugs included in the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of India.

Standards of identity, purity and strength specified in the edition of the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of India for the time being and such other standards as may be prescribed.

(b) Drugs not included in the Homeopathic of India but which are included in the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia a of United States of America or the United Kingdom of the German Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia.

Standards of identity, purity and strength prescribed for the drugs in the edition of such Pharmacopoeia for the time being in which they are given and such other standards as may be prescribed.

(c) Drugs not included in the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of India or the United States of America, or the United Kingdom or the German Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia.

The formula or list of ingredients displayed in the prescribed manner on the label of the container and such other standards as may be prescribed by the Central Government.]

¹⁸⁵ [5. Other drugs :

(a) Drugs included in the India Pharmacopoeia.

Standards of identity, purity and strength specified in the edition of the Indian Pharmacopoeia for the time being and such other standards as may be prescribed.

In case the standards of identity, purity and strength for drugs are not specified in the edition of the Indian Pharmacopoeia for the time being in force but are specified in the edition of the Indian Pharmacopoeia immediately preceding, the standards of identity, purity and strength shall be those occurring in such immediately preceding edition of the Indian Pharmacopoeia and such other standards as may be prescribed.

(b) Drugs not included in the India Pharmacopoeia but which are included in the official Pharmacopoeia of any other country.

Standards of identity, purity and strength specified for drugs in the edition of such official Pharmacopoeia of any other country for the time being in force and such other standards as may be prescribed.

In case the standards of identity, purity and strength for drugs are not specified in the edition of such official Pharmacopoeia for the time being in force but are specified in the edition immediately preceding the standards of identity, purity and strength shall be those occurring in such immediately preceding edition of such official Pharmacopoeia and such other standards as may be prescribed.]]