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Sending Samples of Drugs or Cosmetics to Government Analyst

RULE 26
Purchaser of drugs or cosmetics enabled to
obtain test or analysis

Any person or any recognized consumer association, whether such person is a member of that association or not, shall, on application in the prescribed manner and on payment of the prescribed fee, be entitled to submit for test or analysis to a Government Analysts any drug or cosmetic purchased by him or it and to receive a report of such test or analysis signed by the Government Analyst.

Explanation : For the purposes of this Section and Section 32, "recognized consumer association" means a voluntary consumer association registered under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), or any other law for the time being in force.

47. Report of result of test or analysis
An application from a purchaser for test or analysis of a drug under Section 26 of the Act shall be made in Form 14-A and the report of test or analysis of the drug made on such application shall be supplied to the applicant in Form 14-B

FORM 14-A
[See Rule 47]
Application from a purchaser for test or analysis of a drug under
Section 26 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
 
  1. Full name and address of the applicant ……………………………………….
  2. Occupation……………………………………………………………………………
  3. Name of drug purporting to be contained in the sample …………………….
  4. Name and full address of the pharmacy or concern where the drug was purchased …………………………………………………………………………
  5. Date on which purchased ……………………………………………………….
  6. Reasons why the drug is being submitted for test or analysis ………………
  7. A fee of rupees ……………………………… vide Schedule B to the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, has been credited to Government under the head of account ………………………………………..vide treasury receipt attached.

I hereby declare that the drug being submitted for test was purchased by or for me. I further declare that the sample of the drug being sent for test or analysis is exactly as it was purchased and has not been tampered with in any way to reduce its potency.

Date_____________________  
Signature_____________________

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