AC in Pharmacy and Pharmacy Store

To,
The All Medical Superintendents,
Of ESIC Hospitals / Dir(Med) Delhi & Noida,
All SSMCs / SMCs.

Sub:- Regarding temperature maintained in Pharmacy /Pharmacy st9re.

Sir I Madam,

As per Drugs and Cosmetic Act-1948, storage area for medicines should have proper ventilation and should be free from dampness. In schedule P of Drug & cosmetics Act, which deals with life period of drugs, the conditions of storage are as follows»
1. Antibiotics/injections/syrups/vitamins should be stored in a cool place having temperature between 10-25 deg. C.
2. Sera toxins and toxoid, other vaccines, anti-toxins should be stored in cold place i.e. a place having a temperature not exceeding 8 deg. C.
3. Capsules should be kept in a closed container at temperature not exceeding so deg. C.
4. where conditions of storage is not specified, it may be stored under normal room temperature.
Keeping in view the above provisions in drug & cosmetic Act, 1948, it has been decided that to maintain the above temperature the Air Conditioner may be provided in the Pharmacy I Pharmacy stores (where the medicines are stored).

It is therefore, requested to take necessary action.

This issues with the approval of the Medical Commissioner.

Yours Faithfully,

Sd

AKSHAY KALA
Jt. Director (M.A.)

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