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Draft of New Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, 2022

The Union Health ministry has released the new draft ‘Drug, Medical Devices, and Cosmetics Bill-2022’ that separately defines medical devices, makes provision for constitution of a separate expert group on medical devices, and calls for setting up of central and state medical device-testing laboratories on the lines of the network of drug-testing laboratories. The draft Bill also suggests that the Central government formulate rules for regulating online pharmacies.