Punjab Drug Rules 2007 MCQs

1. In drug rules 2007, Act means the Drugs Act, 1976 (XXXI of 1976)
2. Committee” means a committee of the Board;
3. District Board means a committee of the Provincial Board in a district to be known as
the District Quality Control Board
4. Form means a form mentioned in the Schedule A
5. Government means the Government of the Punjab
6. Inspector means a Provincial Inspector appointed under section 17 of the Act
7. Licensing authority means the Secretary to the Government, Health Department or an
officer of the Government duly authorized by the Secretary
8. Medical store means premises where drugs excluding the drugs specified in the
Schedule G are stored, sold or offered for sale
9. Manufacturer means a manufacturer of a drug;
10. Narcotic, psychotropic or controlled drug mean a drug specified in the Schedule B or
the Schedule D
11. Pharmacy means premises where drugs are stored, sold, compounded, dispensed or
prepared on prescription or distributed in case of authorized agent of manufacturer,
indenter or importer
12. Provincial Board” means the Provincial Quality Control Board
13. Registered medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner registered under the
Pakistan Medical and Dental Council Ordinance 1962 (XXXII of 1962)
14. Seller means the seller of a drug
15. Wholesale means sale to a person, buying for the purpose of selling again who is the
authorized agent of a manufacturer or importer or indenter

16. Provincial Quality Control Board or Provincial Board consist of

17. Total members: 9
18. Private members: 4 (for four years term)
19. Concerning district member: 3
20. Quorum of meeting: 5 members out of 9

21. District Board consist of

22. Total members: 5
23. Private members: 1
24. Quorum of meeting 4 members out of 5

25. An Inspector or a Government Analyst

26. Shall submit monthly reports on Form 1 and Form 2 to the District and the Provincial
Board
27. The Provincial and the District Board may meet at least once in a month
28. No person shall be appointed as an Inspector unless he holds a degree in Pharmacy
and has at least one year experience in the manufacture, sale, testing or analysis of
drugs.
29. No person shall be appointed as a Government Analyst unless he holds a degree in
Pharmacy and has at least three years experience preferably in the manufacture,
testing or analysis of drugs.

30. Forms:
31. Form 1: Monthly report from inspector
32. Form 2: Monthly report from drug analyst
33. Form 3: From Inspector, not to dispose of drugs or other material
34. Form 4: To intimate the purpose to person from whom the sample is taken
35. Form 5: Receipt for stock of drug and other material articles seized
36. Form 6: From inspector to govt. analyst, for test or analysis
37. Form 7: report of test or analysis from govt. analyst
38. Form 8 (A): Application for grant or renewal of license of pharmacy
39. Form 8 (B): Application for grant or renewal of license of medical store
40. Form 9: License to sell drugs in a pharmacy
41. Form 10: License to sell drugs in medical store

42. Schedules:
43. Schedule A: Forms
44. Schedule B: Narcotics, psychotropic or controlled drugs
45. Schedule C: Fee for test and analysis
46. Schedule D: Antibiotics, their salts and derivatives
47. Schedule E: Poisonous substances
48. Schedule F: List of minimum requirement for a pharmacy
49. Schedule G: Drugs not to be sold/ stored by medical store

50. Composition of QC board or provincial board is provided in section 3 of the Punjab

drugs rules 2007
51. Composition of District Board is provided in section 4 of the Punjab drugs rules 2007
52. Procedure of board is provided in section 5 of the Punjab drugs rules 2007
53. Qualification of inspector and government analyst is provided in section 6 of the
Punjab drugs rules 2007
54. Duties of inspector is provided in section 7 of the Punjab drugs rules 2007
55. Duties of govt. analyst is provided in section 11 of the Punjab drugs rules 2007
56. Conditions of issuance of license is provided in section 19 of the Punjab drugs rules
2007
57. Conditions of license is provided in section 20 of the Punjab drugs rules 2007
58. Cancellation or suspension of license is provided in section 21 of the Punjab drugs
rules 2007
59. Provincial appellate authority is provided in section 22 of the Punjab drugs rules 2007

60. A person may apply to the licensing authority for the grant or renewal of a license
referred to in rule 14 in Form 8(A) or Form 8(B)
61. The applicant shall deposit the fee for a license in the Head of Account No.
1252-Health-Other Receipt
62. Three thousand rupees for a license of a pharmacy and two Thousand rupees for a
license of a medical store
63. Two thousand rupees for renewal of a license of a pharmacy and one thousand
rupees for renewal of a license of a medical store
64. The applicant shall pay 50% of the fee for change of the qualified person or the
duplicate copy of the license
65. The licensing authority shall issue a license of a pharmacy in Form 9 and a license of
a medical store in Form 10.
66. If a person desires to sell, store, exhibit for sale or distribute drugs at more than one
place, he shall apply for a separate license in respect of each place
67. If a person fails to apply for the renewal of a license within thirty days after the expiry
of the license, his license shall stand cancelled
68. The licensing authority shall dispose of an application for a license or renewal of a
license within 45 days of the receipt of the application
69. The licensing authority shall not renew a license without an inspection report of the
Inspector.
70. The covered area of the premises of a pharmacy is not be less than 140 square feet
with minimum breadth of 8 feet in the front and height of 8 feet
71. The covered area of the premises of a medical store, 96 square feet with minimum
breadth of 8 feet and height of 8 feet
72. In the case of a pharmacy, the person shall display the word “Pharmacy” outside wall
of the pharmacy in white writing on a green colored signboard having minimum length
of 5 feet and width of 2.5 feet
73. In the case of a medical store, the person shall display the words “Medical Store” in
white writing on a blue colored signboard with the same minimum dimensions as
required for a pharmacy
74. Appellate Board means the Board constituted under Section 9
75. Batch means a quantity of any drug produced during a given cycle of manufacture
76. Batch number means a designation printed on the label of a drug that identifies the
batch and permits the production history of the batch, including all stages of
manufacture and control, to be traced and reviewed
77. Central Licensing Board means a Board set up under Section 5
78. Expiry date" means the date stated on the label of a drug after which the drug is not
expected to retain its claimed efficacy, safety, quality or potency or after which it is not
permissible to sell the drug
79. Expert means a specialist through university education and experience in the relevant
field
80. Export means with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means to take
out of Pakistan by sea, land or air
81. Generic name means the non-proprietary, scientific or official name of a drug as
approved by the Federal Government
82. Government analyst means a Federal Government Analyst or Provincial Government
Analyst appointed under Section 16
83. Import with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions means to bring into
Pakistan by sea, land or air
84. Inspector means a Federal Inspector or a Provincial Inspector appointed under
Section 17
85. Label means a display of written, printed or graphic matter upon the immediate
container, or the outside container or wrapper of a drug package
86. Labeling means all labels and other written, printed or graphic matter accompanying
any drug
87. Licensing authority means such authority as may be prescribed
88. Prescribed means prescribed by rules
89. Provincial Quality Control Board means a Board set up under Section 11 of drugs act
90. Registration Board means a Board set up under Section 7
91. Registered drug means any drug registered under Section 7
92. Rules mean rules made under this Act
93. Drug Court means a Court established under Section 31
94. Sell means sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, and have in possession for sale and
distribution and "to sell", "sold" or "sale" shall be construed accordingly
95. Storage means storage for sale and "to store" or "stored" shall be construed
accordingly
96. Sub-standard drug means a drug which is not of specifications
97. Powers of inspector is provided in section 18
98. Inspector seizes any drug or any other article under section 18
99. Inspector shall divide the sample into [five] portions and effectively
100. Where the sample is taken from premises whereon the drug is being manufactured, it
shall be necessary to divide the sample into three portions only
 101. Provided further that, where the drug is made up in containers of small volume,
Inspector shall, take three or four containers
102. Inspector shall restore one portion of a sample so divided or one container, as the
case may be, to the person from whom he takes it
103. One portion of sample inspector shall send to the Government Analyst concerned for
test and analysis
104. Second portion of sample shall send to the Chairman, Provincial Quality Control
Board or the Central Licensing Board or the Registration Board, as the case may be
105. Third portion of sample shall send to the warrantor
106. Fourth portion of sample shall send to the person purporting to be its manufacturer or
importer, as the case may be
107. Foreign matter which is visible to the naked eye, and the sample is such that it cannot
or need not be divided shall produce the same before the Drug Court or the Central
Licensing Board or the Registration Board, as the case may be
108. Exports, imports, manufactures for sale or sells any spurious drug or any drug
109. which is not registered or without a license shall be punishable with imprisonment for
a term which shall not be less than five years or more than ten years and with fine
which may extend to five lakh rupees

Central council means the pharmacy council of Pakistan established under section 3
Pakistan pharmacist association means the association registered under the society’s
registration act 1860
Pharmacist means a person who is registered under section 24 in register A or Register B
Provincial council means the pharmacy council of a province established under section 3

Composition of central council

The director general of health, govt. of Pakistan
The officer or the president of the council
Eight persons nominated by the federal govt.

Federal government fixes the maximum prices of drugs