Important General Awareness-1 for NIPER EXAM-2017

Drug Regulatory Agencies of World and Laboratories of India
1	WHO Established- 7th April 1948 WHO Headquarter- Geneva, Switzerland Current Director General of WHO- Margret Chan
2	WADA- World Anti Doping Agency WADA Established- 10 November 1999 WHO Headquarter- Montreal, Canada President of WADA- Craig Reedie
3	USFDA formed in 1906 Current commissioner of USFDA- Robert Califf Headquarter of USFDA- Maryland
4	CDSCO- Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (India) CDSCO Heahquarter- New Delhi Head – Health minister (J.P.Nadda)
5	Health minister of India- J.P.Nadda Present Drug controller General of India (DCGI)-G.N. Singh Zonal offices of CDSCO – Four (Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, and Ghaziabad)
6	Drug Regulatory Agencies of Different Countries: 1.    USA- Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 2.    UK- Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) 3.    Australia- Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) 4.    India- Central Drug Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) 5.    Canada- Health Canada 6.    Europe- European Medicines Agency (EMEA) 7.    New Zealand- Medsafe - Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority 8.    China- State Food and Drug Administration 9.    Japan- Ministry of Health, Labour & Welfare(MHLW) 10. Singapore- Centre for Pharmaceutical Administration Health Sciences Authority 11. Brazil- Agencia Nacional de Vigilonica Sanitaria (ANVISA) 12.  South Africa- Medicines Control Council
7	Central Food Laboratory in India- Four a.    Food research and standardization laboratory- Gaziabaad b.    Central food laboratory- Kolkata (both lab.  Come Under supervision of Director general of health services ) c.    Central food laboratory- Pune d.    Central food laboratory- Mysore (both lab. come under supervision of CSIR and Govt. of INDIA)
8	Different Laboratory location of India
	1.    Central Drug Laboratory- Kolkata 2.    Central Research Institute- Kasauli 3.    Veterinary Research Institute- Izatnagar or Mukteshwar 4.    Central Pharmacopeial Laboratory (for condom)- Ghaziabad 5.    Pasteur Institute of India (check sample of oral poliomyelitis)- Conoor 6.    Enterovirus Research Institute, Haffkine Institute Compound (check sample of oral poliomyelitis)-  Mumbai 7.    Laboratory of Serological and Chemical examiner to the Government of India (VDRL sample checking)- Kolkata 8.    Central Drug Testing Laboratory (for intra uterine device and falope rings)- Thane 9.    National Institute of Biologicals- Noida 10. Homeopathic Pharmacopeial Laboratory- Ghaziabad
9	Committee Apointment: 1.    Central License Approving Authority- Drug Controller (india) 2.    Drug Consultative Committee- Constituted by Central Government 3.    Director of Central Drug Laboratory appointed by Central Government
10	Some Important Abbreviations: 1.    IND- Investigational New Drug Application 2.    ANDA- Abbreviated New Drug Application 3.    NDA- New Drug Application 4.    BLA- Biologic License Application 5.    CTA- Clinical Trial Authorization 6.    CTX- Clinical Trials Exemption 7.    WIPO-World Intellectual Property Organization 8.    ICH-International Conference on Harmonization 9.    WTO- World Trade Organization 10. CDSCO- Central Drugs Standard Control Organization 11. WADA- World Anti Doping Agency 12. PETA- People for ethical treatment to Animal