Quality Control Board – Health Department Gilgit Baltistan

Quality Control Board (QCB) Gilgit Baltistan

Constituted under section 11 of the Drugs Act 1976, to:

Ensure availability of quality medicine
Scrutinize reports of Drug Inspectors / DTL
Grant Permission for prosecution in the Drug Court/lodge FIR
Recommend to Federal Government for cancellation / suspension of Manufacturing License
Recommendations to the appropriate authority for action to be taken
Monitoring and supervision of the working of Drug Inspectors
Monitor/control of the working of field staff

Composition Of Drug Court Gb

- Chairman from Judiciary (Equivalent to Sessions Judge / Judge of High Court)
- Two Members; one from Pharmaceutical and one from Medical fields

From sampling to prosecution:

From sample collection to DTL	07 Days
Testing in DTL	60 Days
Challenging of reports	30 Days
Testing time in NIH	60 Days
Prosecution by PQCB	30 Days
Right to challenge the report of DTL	30 Days
Total time from sampling	187 Days

GB Pharmacy Council (Established Under Pharmacy Act, 1967)

Objective

To regulate the Practice of Pharmacy and introduce pharmaceutical services

Functions of the Council

Registration of Pharmacy Assistant.
Conduct examinations.
Prepare & maintain Registers of
- Pharmacists and
- Apprentices in pharmacy.
- Pharmacy Assistant.
Other functions empowered by the Act.

Activities of the Council

On job training of Hospital Pharmacist and Drug Inspectors