As there are rules and regulation for everything in the country which is explained by the act for the same purpose an act was made in 1976 to regulate the export, import, storage, manufacturing distribution and sale of the drug. This act was made to ensure that public health remains at his standard of the world health organization. As it was enforced since the 1976 it is called as Drug act 1976. The act is divided into the five chapters which explain the different rules of this act.
The first chapter is an introduction to the different terms use in the act and gives the meaning of these terms such as adulterated drug mean drug; applet board means the board which is constituted under the section 9 and also gives the detail definition of the drug and other terms.
The second chapter of the Drug act 1976 is about the administration and enforcement of the drug. In this chapter it is told that this authority is given to the federal government and if any changes federal government want to make in the act it should publish it in the gazette. The main topic is about regulation of sale manufacturing registration of the drug, Pakistan national formulary, applet board, inspectors and their power and provincial government authority are the main topic of the chapter. The third chapter is about the prohibition and their advertisement rule, control of sampling and control of printing and label.
The fourth chapter is about the agencies and their penalties and what procedure would be adopted in that case. Last and fifth chapter is about the miscellaneous things such as power of federal and provincial government to make the rules, and about the repeal and savings. This act has come into force since it is published and is applicable all over the Pakistan.
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