Sri Pinarayi Vijayan
Chief Minister of Kerala
Smt. Veena George
Minister for Health & Family Welfare Department
Dr. Rajan Khobragade
Additional Chief Secretary (Health) to Govt. (Health & Family Welfare)
Dr.Sujith Kumar K
Drugs Controller
Dr. Jaya.V. Dev
Deputy Drugs Controller(Ayurveda) & State Licensing Authority (ASU)
Drugs Control Ayurveda Siddha Unani
The Ayurveda Drugs Control wing is the part of the State Drugs Control department, which comes under the Kerala state Health and Family Welfare Department. Ayurveda Drugs Control wing is controlling the complete drug manufacturing sector of Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani Drugs for sale. The department holds the statutory powers for licensing of Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani Drugs, controls the sector with regular inspection of manufacturing units, collects drug samples for testing and analysis , conduct investigations on complaints, and initiates prosecution against defaulters and delinquents. Drugs Controller, Kerala is the controlling authority of the whole enforcement wing.
Deputy Drugs Controller (Ayurveda) is the State Licensing Authority to Ayurveda ,Siddha & Unani Drugs. The State Licensing Authority Office is situated at Thiruvananthapuram. There are three zonal offices under this wing which are situated at Kollam, Ernakulum & Kozhikode respectively.
What's New
Fresh Drug License/Loan License
- Form 25D – Licence to manufacture for sale of Ayurveda, Siddha or Unani Drugs.
- Form 25E- Loan Licence to manufacture for sale of Ayurvedic , Siddha or Unani Drugs
Fresh Good Manufacturing Certificate(GMP)
Good Manufacturing Practice for Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani drugs ensures that, the pharmaceutical premises, raw materials used for manufacturing , the complete manufacturing processes, the quality control measures adopted and the manufactured drug released for sale are all of acceptable quality as specified in Schedule T of Drugs & Cosmetic Act 1940 & Rules 1945
Retention of Drug License/Loan License
Fresh Licenses are issued with perpetual validity . Each Licensee should have to submit a declaration of the compliance of Schedule T of Drugs & cosmetic Act at their premises , in every year for the retention of Drug License.
Retention of GMP Certificate
Retention of GMP Certificate should be done in every five years.
Approval of AYUSH Drug Testing Laboratory and its renewal
A certificate of approval of Institutions for carrying out tests on Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani Drugs and raw materials used in their manufacture on behalf of Licensees who manufacture for sale of Ayurvedic Siddha and Unani drugs. The Certificate issued to Approved Drug Testing Laboratories are also to be renewed after the validity of 3 years
Retention of Drug License/Loan License
Fresh Licenses are issued with perpetual validity . Each Licensee should have to submit a declaration of the compliance of Schedule T of Drugs & cosmetic Act at their premises , in every year for the retention of Drug License.
Statutory Services
Good Manufacturing Certificate(GMP)
Good Manufacturing Practice for Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani drugs ensures that, the pharmaceutical premises, raw materials used for manufacturing , the complete manufacturing processes, the quality control measures adopted and the manufactured drug released for sale are all of acceptable quality as specified in Schedule T of Drugs & Cosmetic Act 1940 & Rules 1945. (more…)
Retention of Drug License/Loan License
Fresh Licenses are issued with perpetual validity . Each Licensee should have to submit a declaration of the compliance of Schedule T of Drugs & cosmetic Act at their premises , in every year for the retention of Drug License. (more…)
Retention of GMP Certificate
Retention of GMP Certificate should be done in every five years. (more…)
Approval of AYUSH Drug Testing Laboratory and its renewal
A certificate of approval of Institutions for carrying out tests on Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani Drugs and raw materials used in their manufacture on behalf of Licensees who manufacture for sale of Ayurvedic Siddha and Unani drugs. The Certificate issued to Approved Drug Testing Laboratories are also to be renewed after the validity of 3 years (more…)
Free sale certificate & Non–conviction certificate
The State Licensing Authority will issue Free sale Certificate and Non- conviction certificate in concerned statutory forms for original and loan license holders, in the format as specified by the importing country or tenderer respectively. (more…)
Approval of Advertisements of Drugs
The manufacturer of Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani drugs shall apply for Unique Identification Number for the advertisements regarding their products. (more…)
