Establishment of PCIMH as Subordinate Office under Ministry of AYUSH

Union Cabinet has approved the re-establishment of the Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) as Subordinate Office under Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH).

The commission will be formed by merging Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia Laboratory (HPL) and Pharmacopoeia Laboratory for Indian Medicine (PLIM).

Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) functions under the Ministry of AYUSH. It was established in 2010.

The merger will optimize infrastructural facilities, technical manpower, and financial resources of the three organizations.

It will enhance the standardization outcomes of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, and Homoeopathy drugs towards effective regulation and quality control.

The merger will facilitate the focused and cohesive development of standards of AYUSH drugs and the publication of pharmacopeias and formularies.

The move will also accord legal status to PCIM&H and its laboratory by virtue of making the necessary amendment.

It will also enable provisions in the Drugs & Cosmetics Rules, 1945.

The merger will have an adequate administrative structure to augment the capacity and outcomes of pharmacopoeial work.

It will achieve harmonization of pharmacopoeial standards of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy drugs, to prevent duplication and overlapping of drug standardization work and optimal utilization of resources in an effective manner.