Authored by Ammu Brigit

Under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 (DCA) and Drugs and Cosmetics Rules 1945 (DCR), the Central Drug Laboratory (CDL) is designated with the responsibility of analysing and testing the samples of drugs as sent to it, and to carry out other functions entrusted to it by the Central Government or by a State Government after consultation with Drugs Technical Advisory Board. Central Drug System Control Organisation (CDSCO) has recognised seven CDLs which are in Kolkata, Mumbai, Guwahati, Chandigarh, Kasauli, Hyderabad and Chennai along Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Ghaziabad, National Institute of Biologics Noida (NIB Noida) and Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, Ghaziabad.

Out of these, CDL Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh