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10A. Power of Central Government to
prohibit import of drugs and cosmetics in public interest. � Without
prejudice to any other provision contained in this Chapter, if the Central
Government is satisfied that the use of any drug or cosmetic is likely to
involve any risk to human beings or animals or that any drug does not have the
therapeutic value claimed for it or contains ingredients and in such quantity
for which there is no therapeutic justification and that in the public interest
it is necessary or expedient so to do then, that Government may, by notification
in the Official Gazette, prohibit the import of such drug or cosmetic.
COMMENTS
The Central Government on the
basis of the expert advice can indeed adopt an approved national policy and
prescribe an adequate number of formulations which would on the whole meet the
requirement of the people at large. While laying the guidelines on this score,
injurious drugs should be totally eliminated from the market; Vincent
Panikurlangara v. Union of India, AIR 1987 SC 990.
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