Government of Pakistan

Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan

Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination
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Islamabad, the 27th May 2014
NOTIFICATION

S.R.O. 412 (I)/2014.- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 23

of the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan Act, 2012 (XXI of 2012), the Drug
Regulatory Authority of Pakistan, with prior approval of the Federal Government, is
pleased to make the following rules, namely:-

1. Short title and commencement.- (1). These rules may be called the
Alternative Medicines and Health Products (Enlistment) Rules, 2014.

(2) They shall come into force at once.

2. Definitions: - (1) In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in

the subject or the context.-

(i) “Acceptance Criteria” means numerical limits, ranges, or other suitable

measures for acceptance of the herbal substance, preparation
,medicines and health products based on the results of analytical
procedures;

(ii) “ Act” means the Drugs Act, 1976;

(iii) “Advertisement” means the publication, dissemination, conveyance of

information for the purpose of promoting, whether directly or indirectly,
the sale or use of any product by any means or in any form including
the following namely:-

(a) publication in a news paper, magazine, journal or periodical;

(b) display of poster or notices.
(c) letters addressed to individuals, bodies corporate or uni-corporate;
(d) photographs or documentary or cinematographs films;
(e) sound broad-casting through television or any other media; and
(f) public demonstration for use of the product offer of trial of the
product to the member of the public;

(iv) “Adulterated alternative medicine or health product” means alternative

medicine or health product shall be deemed to be adulterated if,-

(a) it consists, in whole or in part, of any filthy, putrid or decomposed

substance; or
(b) it has been prepared, packed or stored under insanitary conditions
whereby it may have been contaminated with filth or whereby it
may have been rendered injurious to health; or
(c) its container is composed in whole or in part, of any poisonous or

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 deleterious substance which may render the contents injurious to
health; or
(d) it bears or contains, for purposes of colouring only, a colour other
than one which is prescribed; or
(e) it contains any harmful or toxic substance which may render it
injurious to health; or
(f) any substance has been mixed therewith so as to reduce its
quality or strength;

(v) “Adverse Reaction” means a noxious and unintended response to a

product that occurs at any dose used to test for the diagnosis,
treatment or prevention of a disease or for modifying an organic
function;

(vi) “Allersode” means homeopathic preparations of antigens, (substances

which, under suitable conditions, can induce the formation of
antibodies). Antigens include toxins, ferments, precipitinogens,
agglutinogens, opsonogens, lysogens, venins, agglutinins,
complements, opsonins, amboceptors, precipitins and most native
proteins;

(vii) “Allopathic Ingredients” means ingredients used in allopathic or

western system which are chemically defined ingredients and
synthetically manufactured, excluding naturally occurring ingredients
obtained from natural sources;

(viii) "Alternative Medicine" means medicinal products which include,

indigenous or unani medicine, imported medicinal product,
homeopathic medicines ,new medicines ,herbal preparation, herbal
substance ,proprietary medicines, herbal medicinal product , phyto-
medicines or any other product meant for therapeutic or preventive use
which have been derived from plant, animal or mineral ingredients
alone or their combinations but does not contain chemically defined
synthetic ingredients;

(ix) “Authorized Person” means person recognized by the authority as

qualified technical person having degree in pharmacy or
pharmaceutical sciences and necessary basic scientific and technical
background and experience;

(x) "baby milk and foods" means infant formula as a breast-milk substitute
specially manufactured to satisfy, by itself, the nutritional requirements
of infants during the first months of life up to the introduction of
appropriate complementary feeding and includes infant or baby
formulae, follow up formulae, formulae for special medical purposes or
complementary foods intended for infants and young children;

(xi) “calibration” means the set of operations which establish, under

specified conditions, the relationship between values indicated by a
measuring instrument or measuring system, or values represented by a

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 material measure, and the corresponding known values of a reference
standard;

(xii) “clinical trial” means an investigation with respect to a product that

involves human subjects and is intended to discover or verify its
clinical, pharmacological or pharmacodynamic effects, to identify any
adverse events that are related to its use, to study its absorption,
distribution, metabolism and excretion, or to ascertain its safety or
efficacy;

(xiii) “Common Name” means name for any medicinal or non-medicinal

ingredient contained in a product, the name by which it is commonly
known and is designated in a scientific or technical references;

(xiv) "Complementary foods for infants and young children” means foods
that are intended for infants six months of age and older, and for
progressive adaptation of infants and children to ordinary food.
Products may be ready to eat or in powder form to be reconstituted
with water, milk, or other suitable liquid. These foods exclude infant
formulae, follow up formulae, and formulae for special medical
purposes like: cereal, fruit vegetable and meat based “baby foods” for
infants, “toddler foods,” and “junior foods”; for children;

(xv) “Contract Acceptor” means a manufacturer who manufacturers the

finished product under the label and brand of contract giver. He is
responsible for the following, namely:-

(a) he must have adequate premises and equipment, knowledge and

experience, and competent personnel to carry out satisfactorily the
work ordered by the Contract Giver. Contract manufacture may be
undertaken only by a manufacturer who is the holder of a
manufacturing authorization;
(b) he should ensure that all products or materials delivered to him are
suitable for their intended purpose;
(c) he should not pass to a third party any of the work entrusted to him
under the contract without the Contract Giver’s prior evaluation and
approval of the arrangements. Arrangements made between the
Contract Acceptor and any third party should ensure that the
manufacturing and analytical information is made available in the
same way as between the original Contract Giver and Contract
Acceptor; and
(d) he should refrain from any activity which may adversely affect the
quality of the product manufactured or analyzed for the Contract
Giver;

(xvi) “Contract” means written agreement which should be drawn up and

accepted between the Contract Giver and the Contract Acceptor
specifying their respective responsibilities relating to the manufacture
and control of the product as under;-