ISLAMABAD: Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation & Coordination, Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) Additional Director Dr. Ghazanfar Ali Khan issued clarification regarding manufacturing, import & sales of medicated and non-medicated cosmetics.
The clarification stated that under Section 4 (d) of DRAP Act, 2012 medicated cosmetics are to be regulated by the division of medical devices and medicated cosmetics.
It is hereby clarified that medicated cosmetics rules are being framed and the medicated cosmetics shall be regulated accordingly after the notification of the said rules. It is, further clarified that the manufacture, import and sales of general cosmetics (non-medicated) does not come under the purview of the said rules.