A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy (Ministry of Ayush) and Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare) for Inter-Ministerial cooperation for promotion and facilitation of “One Herb, One Standard”.
Key points
- The pharmacopoeia is an official collection of approved pharmaceutical standards.
- The primary objective of this MoU is the development of cooperative efforts between PCIM&H and IPC to promote public health by facilitating the development of harmonized Herbal drug standards.
- Since both PCIM&H and IPC are working with the common cause, it is logical and meaningful to harmonize the standards to achieve “One Herb – One Standard”.
- The sole authority of publication of monographs categorized under the “one herb one standard” will lie with PCIM&H only.
- The monograph(s), as per the MoU, developed by PCIM&H and IPC will be identified accordingly; IPC’s contribution in the respective monographs shall be recognized at appropriate place.
- Presently there are different standards as well as different analytical methods published in ASU&H Pharmacopoeias when compared with Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP).
- Ministry of Ayush desires to remove this ambiguity by through “One Herb – One Standard” initiative.
- Through this MoU each monograph will have Indian Standards along with the international quality requirements, so that all Indian quality standards become contemporary with the global standards for the same botanicals.
