Composition of DTAB
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Composition of DTAB
The
composition of Drugs Technical Advisory Board is shown in Table 8.1
The
term of elected and nominated members is for 3 years. The Ex-officio members
hold the office so long as they are in that specific position. The DTAB can form
the sub-committees and also co-opt member experts for specific assignment
eventhough, they are not the members of DTAB. The DTAB takes the policy
decisions pertaining to technical aspects of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and
Rules and sends the recommendations to the Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare, Government of India for its approval. DTAB ordinarily meets twice a
year. For certain urgent matters, DTAB can be summoned with one week's notice.
Some times very urgent matters can be, on priority basis, decided by the
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. However, such
decisions of the government are required to be ratified by DTAB within 6
months.
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