manual on management of drugs

of poisons, opium, and dangerous drugs.
3.The main provisions of the CDD Act with regard to the drugs are :
(i) Only drugs which are registered with the Authority can be manufactured,
imported, offered for sale or used in the country;
(ii)Licenses are required for importation, manufacture, wholesale trade/
retail trade, and transportation of drugs.
(iii)All drugs registered with the Cosmetics, Devices and Drugs Authority
(CDDA) should conform to specified standards.
(iv)Labelling on the packs and advertisements regarding drugs should
conform to the relevant regulations.
4.The Director General of Health Services (DGHS) is the CDDA. A
Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) has been set-up under this Act to
advise the Hon. Minister of Health on matters pertaining to the
implementation of the Act
Composition of the Technical Advisory Committee:
Director General of Health Services - Chairman
Deputy Director General of Health (Laboratory Services)
Director, Medical Technology & Supplies - Secretary
Director, Medical Supplies Division
Director, National Drug Quality Assurance Laboratory
Professor of Pharmacology of the University of Colombo
Pharmacologist of the Medical Research Institute
Chairman of the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Government Analyst
Consultant Physician nominated by the Minister of Health
Consultant Surgeon nominated by the Minister of Health
a Consultant Physician nominated by the College of Physicians
a representative of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association
nominated by that Association
a representative of the Sri Lanka Standards Institution, nominated by
the Minister in charge of the subject of Industries
a representative of the Pharmaceutical Society of Sri Lanka
nominated by that Society
a representative of the Sri Lanka Medical Association nominated by
that Association
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