The document outlines the qualifications, powers, duties, and procedures of drug inspectors in India. Drug inspectors must have a degree in pharmacy or medicine and experience in drug manufacturing or testing. Their powers include inspecting premises where drugs are made, sold, or distributed; collecting samples; and examining records. Their duties are to inspect licensed drug establishments twice a year, investigate complaints, maintain records, detect illegal drug sales, and send samples for testing. They are to follow procedures for collecting samples, sending them to a government analyst, and reporting results to court for drugs found to be substandard or of standard quality.

1. Qualifications and Duties of
Drug Inspector
Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence
Presented By :- Anushka Dubey
Pharm.D 3rd Yr
Parul Institute of Pharmacy

2. DRUG INSPECTORS
Appointed by central and state governments.
They are considered as public servants and are
officially subordinate to the controlling authority.
He/She should be a person without any financial
interest in the import, manufacture or sale of drugs
or cosmetics.

3. QUALIFICATIONS OF DI
Person must have a degree in
pharmacy/pharmaceutical chemistry/medicine
with specialization in clinical
pharmacology/microbiology from a recognized
university.
For inspection of manufacture of substances in
Schedule C.
1.)18 months of experience in manufacture or
testing of the substance.
2.)Gained experience of NLT 3yrs in inspection
of firms manufacturing any of the substances.

4. POWERS OF DI
• Any premises wherein any drug or cosmetic is -
• 1.)Manufactured and the means employed for
standardizing and testing.
• 2.)Sold, stocked, exhibited or offered for sale or
distributed.
INSPECT
• Any drug or cosmetic-
• 1.)Which is being manufactured, stocked,
exhibited, sold, offered for sale or is being
distributed.
• 2.)From any person who is in the course of
conveying, delivering or preparing to deliver such
drug or cosmetic to a purchaser or a receiver.
COLLECTION OF
SAMPLES
• Any place in which he/she has reason to believe
an offence related to manufacture, sale or
distribution of drug or cosmetic .
ENTER AND SEARCH

5. • Vehicle, vessel or any other
conveyance which is being used for
carrying any drug or cosmetic in
respect to sell which has been already
crossed it safety limits i.e. the expired
drugs or cosmetics.
STOP AND
SEARCH
• Examine any record, register,
document or any other material object
with any person or in any place which
gives all the information of the
manufacturing, selling, packing of
drugs or cosmetics.
EXAMINE DATA

6. DUTIES OF INSPECTORS
 Inspection of premises licensed for sale :-
• Inspect NLT twice an year all establishments licensed for sale of drugs
within the area assigned to him and to satisfy himself that the conditions of
license are being observed.
• Procure and send for tests or analysis, if he has reason to think that the
drugs are sold in contravention of provisions of Acts or Rules.
• To investigate any complaints made to him in writing and to institute
prosecutions in respect to the braches of the acts.
• To maintain all records of inspections made and actions taken by him
including taking of samples and to submit copies of such records to the
CA.
• Make enquiries such inspections as may be necessary to detect sale of
drugs in contravention to the Act.
• When so authorized by state governments to detain imported packages
which he has reason to suspect to contain drugs whose import is
prohibited.

7. Inspection of manufacture of drugs :-
• Inspect NLT twice a year all premises licensed for the manufacture of
drugs within the area allotted to him and satisfy himself that the condition
of license and provisions of Acts and Rules are observed.
• In establishments licensed to manufacture products specifies in
Schedule C and C1 inspect the process of manufacture.
• To send controlling authority after each inspection a detailed report
indicating conditions of license and provisions of Acts and Rules which
are being observed and which are being not observed.
• To take samples of drugs manufactured on premises and send them for
test or analysis.

8. PROCEDURE
Collection of sample and pay
its fair price, if refused then
issue the receipt(form 19) and
inform the concern(form 17).
Inspector should sent the
sample to government analyst
by registered post or by hand
in sealed packet enclosed
together with memorandum in
form 18.

9. Collection of samples
Government analyst
Warrantor
Restored by person
Present in the court

10. • It should be reported to court
accordingly and court may order
destruction of drug under
supervision of the drug inspector.
CASE 1
If drug is not of
standard quality.
• Inspector may report in the court
accordingly and court may order
sale of drugs by public auction to
any party holding a license and
documents or records should be
registered within 20 days.
CASE 2
If drug is of
standard quality.