News Letter

Materiovigilance Program of India (MvPI) News Letter

Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission has released its News Letter – Materiovigilance Program of India Volume 5 – Issue 1 recently.

Sharing the same for information

Procedure for submission of cough syrups for Testing

Mandatory Testing of Cough Syrup before ExportProcedure for submission of cough syrups for Testing

Cough syrup exporters will have to undertake testing of their products at specified Government Laboratories and obtain Production of Certificate of Analysis with effect from June 1 before getting permission for the outbound shipments

Ministry of Commerce & Industry has issued a Notification No.06/2023 dated 22nd May 2023 permiting export of cough syrups, subject to the export sample being tested and production of Certificate of Analysis (COA) issued by any of the Central Government Laboratories and any NABL Accredited State Drug Testing Laboratory.

The specified Central Government labs include Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, Regional Drug Testing Lab (RDTL – Chandigarh), Central Drugs Lab (CDL – Kolkata), Central Drug Testing Lab (CDTL – Chennai Hyderabad, Mumbai), RDTL (Guwahati)] and the NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories) accredited drug testing labs of State Governments

In order to facilitate the process of testing of cough syrups at the said laboratories, the following are the pre-requisite requirements for submission of samples :

  1. Covering letter from the Manufacturer / Exporter on Letterhead addressed to concerned Laboratory
  2. Manufacturing License of the product for Export purpose
  3. Export Order
  4. Representative sample from the export consignment
  5. Thrice the quantity required for performing complete analysis of the sample
  6. Qualitative composition of product including excipients
  7. Certificate of analysis by the manufacturer of the particular batch and method of analysis (STP)
  8. Reference / Working standard (with traceability certificate) and placebo as applicable

Source: https://www.dgft.gov.in/CP/?opt=notification

EGA 2023 – Application Now Open

Envirocare Green Awards 2023

Envirocare Green Awards is an initiative by Envirocare Labs started in 2018 with a vision to motivate and empower professionals & organization’s in the field of environment. 

EGA is a non-commercial activity of self-motivated and like-minded people dedicated to making a positive difference to Sustainable Care. 

The objective is to inspire stakeholders to think green & contribute towards a world that is not only progressive but also responsible towards its provider.

The applicants for these awards will be evaluated by an independent international Jury – renowned & respected in their professional fields. The award ceremony would be preceded by keynote speaker sessions.  

The application for this award is online and is open for across the globe under the following categories:

1. Individual / s

2. Private Ltd / LLP / MSME

3. Public Sector / Large Corporates

4. Non Government Organisation NGO / Cooperatives

5. Government Organisation / Municipal

6. Academia

7. Others

To apply please click here for online Google Form:https://forms.gle/ZfWBjSR8PA6W5Bqe7

The short listed applicants will be required to make online presentation for Jury evaluation. The data submitted would be confidential and used only for the purpose of EGA

Application deadline 15th June 2023, Please feel free to reach out to EGA Secretariat Ms Deenal Shah: +91 9167232025 | ega@envirocare.co.in

For regular updates on EGA 2023 , visit  https://lnkd.in/eDiKu3R

Certification Schemes from AMTZ 

Program on Healthcare Textiles Processing Facility Certification Scheme and Program on Biomedical Equipment Maintenance Certification (BEMC) Scheme 

Program on Healthcare Textiles Processing Facility Certification Scheme  

The scheme aims to ensure the quality of healthcare textiles, including personal protective equipment (PPE), by certifying the facilities that process them. Scheme covers Multiple-use healthcare Textiles to be processed only as Single-use healthcare Textiles are not meant to be used again.   

Program on Biomedical Equipment Maintenance Certification (BEMC) Scheme    This voluntary scheme applies to maintenance process certification including Testing and verification of MEDICAL EQUIPMENT and SYSTEM (combination of medical equipment), or parts of such equipment or systems, which need maintenance on a periodic basis.

This voluntary scheme can be implemented by the hospital through biomedical maintenance department, biomedical maintenance by the manufacturer and third-party maintenance provider.  

These voluntary schemes are an initiative of AMTZ, in collaboration with the Association of Indian Medical Device Industry (AiMeD) and Association of Healthcare Providers India (AHPI).


Date: 27th May 2023

Time: 3:00 pm to 6:00pm IST

Mode – Virtual Mode / Webinar

Young Entrepreneurs Program

TiE Chennai – Young Entrepreneurs Program (TYE) 2023

TiE Young Entrepreneurs Program (TYE) – 2023

TiE conducts TYE (TiE Young Entrepreneur), a global program for school students of classes 9 – 12. Through this program, TiE is fostering Entrepreneurship and Leadership among the youth at an early age. The classes are conducted by professionals and successful entrepreneurs, followed by students brainstorming a business idea and preparing a business plan. Each team is assigned a senior industry leader as a mentor.
 
TYE is running in various cities across the world including Atlanta, Austin, Boston, North Carolina, Colorado, Detroit, Seattle, San Diego, Ohio, Dallas, Oregon,  Vancouver, Washington DC, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Melbourne, Australia, Singapore, London and Manchester. 

This TYE Session is organised by TiE Chennai

Who Can Attend?

High School Students of Classes 9th to 12th

📅 Jun 17 – Jul 16, 2023     ⏲  04:30 PM (IST)

📍Chennai, Tamil Nadu – India

Mode – Physical Classroom Sessions (Weekend Sessions – Sat & Sun)

Program Fee – Rs 5000