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There are more 471 FDCs relating to Vitamins, Minerals and Micronutrients, etc., which have been declared as rational by Prof. Kokate Committee and a report of the committee has been accepted by the Ministry. And CDSCO asks manufacturers to get licenses from State Licensing Authorities.

Health Ministry exempt hand sanitizers from requirement of sale licence under the provisions of Chapter IV of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.

The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has directed regulators to take steps to curb black marketing of remdesivir following a complaint black marketing and overpricing of antiviral drug by certain unscrupulous persons.

ICMR has partnered with Bharat Biotech lnternational Limited (BBIL) to fast-track clinical trials of the indigenous COVID-19 vaccine (BBV152 COVID Vaccine) and its clinical trials were approved by DCGI by end of June.

 Amidst ever-increasing cases of coronavirus, efforts are being made to speed up testing of suspects of COVID-19 carriers, especially in the interior parts of the country. In one such initiative, a mobile diagnostic unit I-Lab (Infectious disease diagnostic lab) has been launched on Thursday by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Science and Technology, Health and Family Welfare and Earth Sciences. The I-Lab is expected to help in the expansion of COVID-19 testing in remote areas.