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Drug Import Ports
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- The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare notified Navi Mumbai Airport, Maharashtra, as an authorised port for importing drugs.
- The notification amended Rule 43A of the Drugs Rules, 1945, increasing India’s notified drug import ports to 42.
- The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 regulates the import, manufacture and sale of drugs in India, while Rule 43A lists approved entry ports.
- The decision was taken after consultation with the Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB), the apex technical advisory body for drug regulation.
- Navi Mumbai Airport will facilitate the import of medicines, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and healthcare products through a regulated supply chain.
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