Arnica hair oil will be available in the open market soon
65th Meeting of Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) Held On 25th November, 2013 in The Chamber Of DGHS, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi exempted the Homeopathic Hair Oils from all sale licence activities.
The DTAB after deliberations recommended that the exemption clause may be amended so as to exempt the Homeopathic Hair Oils having active ingredients upto 3X potency from both whole sale and retail licence.
Arnica Hair oil shall be available in any grocery shop like any other Hair oil. This shall give a boost to the market and expand the name of Homeopathy at grass root level.
This was based on a representation received from the Aswini Homeo Pharmacy, Hyderabad for the exemption of Homeopathic Hair Oils from all sale licence activities. Earlier an exemption was provided under Schedule K in respect of Homeopathic Hair Oils having active ingredients upto 3X potency in respect of licence in Form 20C (retail sale) only. It has been stated that while there are no restriction on the sale of Homeopathic hair oils by retail, but no such exemption has been given to wholesalers who distribute the preparation throughout the country.
The Drugs & Cosmetics Rules were amended under the Gazette Notification no. G.S.R. 917 (E) dated 22-12-2009 under which the following exemption was provided under Schedule „K‟ for the sale of Homeopathic Hair Oils having active ingredients upto 3X potency as under:
“The provision of Chapter IV of the Act and the rules made thereunder which require them to be covered with a sale licence in Form 20C, subject to the condition that such a product has been manufactured under a valid drug manufacturing license and are sold in the original sealed packing of the licensed manufacturers”.
The draft amendment published vide G.S.R. 789(E) dated 15.11.2008 on the recommendation of the DTAB had proposed complete exemption from sale licence from both wholesale and retail licence as under:
“The provision of Chapter IV of the Act and the rules made thereunder which require them to be covered by a sale licence, subject to the condition that such a product has been manufactured under a valid drug manufacturing license and are sold in the original sealed packing of the licensed manufacturers”.
During the finalization of the draft rules, on the basis of the comments received from he Drugs Control Department, Government of NCT of Delhi, the exemption was limited to specific sale licence in Form 20C only (retail sale).
The members noted that the Department of AYUSH had earlier stated that popularity of Homeopathic Hair Oil / Arnica Hair Oil is not up to the mark. If this oil is permitted to be sold for sale by grocery shops / other shops as being done for Ayurvedic / Unani oils, there will be healthy competition and the sale will be enhanced.
But It seems some lobbyists are working hard not to accept this for reasons unknown. A supporting mail or letter to DCG(I) may be good at this juncture. Please create awareness and send supporting letters to DCG(I)
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