Cabinet approves signing of MoU between India and Suriname in the field of the regulation of medicines

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of the Republic of India and Ministry of Health, Government of the Republic of Suriname for Recognition of Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP) in Suriname. The parties recognized the importance of exchanging information in the field of the regulation of medicines in accordance with their respective laws and regulations and reach the following understandings; to accept IP as a book of standards for medicines in Suriname so as to ensure quality of medicines being manufactured and/or imported in Suriname; to accept the Certificate of Analysis issued by Indian manufacturers per IP and to do away with requirement of duplicate testing of the medicines in Suriname; to get IPRS and Impurity standards from IPC at reasonably low cost to be used during the quality control analysis.