Central Drug Testing Laboratories

Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL) Kolkata

The
functions of the Laboratory include:

- Statutory Functions:

- Analytical quality control of majority of the imported Drug available in Indian market.

- Analytical quality control of drug and cosmetics manufactured within the country on behalf of the Central and State Drug Controller Administrations.

- Acting as an Appellate authority in matters of disputes relating to quality of Drug.

Central Drugs Testing Laboratory (CDTL) Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Central Drug Testing Laboratory is one
of the Seven National Laboratories in India engaged in the research and
analysis of Drug and Cosmetics as per Drug and Cosmetics Act, 1940.

Director (CDTL Chennai):Dr. N. MurugesanAddress:Central Drug Testing Laboratory, Govt. of India, 37, Naval Hospital Road, Periamet, Campus G.M.S.D., Chennai, 600 003Phone:044-25610402/ 25610205Gram:DRUGSLABFax:044 -25610906Email: cdtlchennaigmailcom

Central Drugs Testing Laboratory (CDTL) Hyderabad, AP

Central Drug Testing
Laboratory is one of the Newly established Laboratories in the state of Andhra
Pradesh, India engaged in testing, research and analysis of Drug and Cosmetics
as per Drug and Cosmetics Act, 1940.

Director (CDTL Hyderabad):Dr. N. MurugesanAddress:Central Drug Testing Laboratory, CDSCO, Zonal office Hyderabad , CDSCO BHAVAN, Beside T.B. & Demonstration Centre, S.R. Nagar, Hyderabad - 500038, A.PPhone:040-23811327Fax:040- 23811328Email: cdtlhyd{at}gmailcom

Central Drugs Testing Laboratory (CDTL) Mumbai

Accredited By: NABL (ISO/IEC-17025:2005 in Chemical and Biological Testing)Certified for: IMS (ISO-9001:2008, ISO-14001:2004, OHSAS-18001:2007

The CDTL, Mumbai is one of the National Statutory Laboratories
of the Government of India, functioning under administrative control of the
Drug Controller General (India), Central Drugs Standard Control Organization
(CDSCO), Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare, New Delhi.

The functions of the Laboratory include:Analysis of Drugs and Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics and Medical Devices manufactured in the country.

Regional Drugs Testing Laboratory (RDTL) Guwahati

The Regional Drugs Testing Laboratory
Guwahati is the one of the five National Laboratory of the Govt of India for
quality control of Drugs and Cosmetic and is established under the Indian Drugs
& Cosmetics Act 1940 functioning under administrative control of the Drugs
Controller General of India and sub ordinate office under Directorate General
of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. The laboratory was
set up in the year 2002 for entire North Eastern State including Sikkim and is
housed in its own building at Guwahati.

Regional Drugs Testing Laboratory (RDTL) Chandigarh

The Regional Drugs Testing Laboratory (RDTL) - Chandigarh is one of the Seven National Drugs Testing Laboratories of Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), set-up under the requirement for the testing of Drugs & Cosmetics products, working since November-2007. The Laboratory has been developed for the Quality Control of Drugs & Cosmetic products with respect to Infrastructure, Equipment and Manpower for the Chemical, Instrumentation and Microbiological analysis.

The RDTL - Chandigarh is regularly  testing number of Legal (Form-18), Survey and imported samples of Drugs & Cosmetics received from the Central Officers / Drugs Inspectors of CDSCO North Zone – Ghaziabad,  Sub Zone - Baddi, Jammu, Varanasi and Assistant Drugs Controller (India), Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi.

Apart from this, laboratory is notified for the State of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Union Territories of Chandigarh and Delhi for the analysis of Drugs & Cosmetic samples drawn by their Drug Officers. The laboratory is having testing capacity of about 5000 - Samples, per annum, and is NABL Accredited as per ISO / IEC 17025:2005, since 2016.

Director(RDTL Chandigarh): Dr. Ram Avtar SinghAddress:Regional Drugs Testing Laboratory, Sector 39-C, Chandigarh 160036Phone:0172 - 2688239Fax:0172-2636316Email: rdtlchdcdsconicin

Central Drugs Laboratory, CDL Kasauli

Central Drugs
Laboratory at Central Research Institute (CRI) Kasauli is a Central laboratory
engaged in the testing of vaccines. It is a notified laboratory under the Drugs
and Cosmetics Act, 1940 to function as Central Drugs Laboratory for testing of
the following drugs or classes of drugs;

- Sera

- Solution of serum proteins intended for injection

- Vaccines

- Toxins

- Antigens

- Anti-toxins

- Sterilized surgical ligature and sterilized surgical suture

- Bacteriophages, including Oral Polio vaccine.

Food testing laboratories

State wise list of food Analyst - Food testing Laboratories, click below link

State-wise-List-of-Food-Analyst-Food-testing-laboratory

Ayurvedic, Siddha & Unani testing laboratories

List of Ayurvedic, Siddha & Unani testing laboratories, click below links:

List-of-Approved-Testing-Laboratories-for-Ayurvedic-Siddha-and-Unani-Medicines-59

List-of-Assisted-State-Government-Drug-Testing-Laboratories-for-Unani-Medicine-27

List-of-Ayurvedic-Medicine-Testing-Laboratories-and-Government-Ayurvedic-Siddha-and-Unani-Pharmacies

Notifications:

For notifications of Testing Laboratories, click below link:

Notifications - Testing Laboratories

Laboratory Safety Manual

Laboratory Safety Manual - Revised July 2016, click below link

Laboratory-Safety-Manual-Revised-July-2016

List of Laboratory instruments

Here is the list of laboratory instruments for Pharmaceutical & Cosmetics units

Instruments required for testing of Drugs other than those specified in Schedule C & C1

Crude Vegetable Drugs

General glasswareBalance (Analytical)MicroscopeSoxhlet ExtractorWater BathRefractometerOvenHot PlateTLC KitU.V. ChamberAny Other Specialized equipment

Mechanical Contraceptives (Schedule R)

Leakage testerBursting col.Pressure testerVernier CaliperMicrometerBalance (Analytical)Aging OvenEquipment’s for Package integrity test.

Surgical Dressing (Schedule FII)

U.V. CabinetSoxhlet extractorOvenScaleAbsorbency TesterBalance (Analytical)All equipment required for Sterility testing

Drug requiring Instrumental Analysis

UV/VIS SpectrophotometerI.R. SpectrophotometerPallet maker and holderKBR discs(for nuzole mull)Liquid Cell HolderHPLC (Isocratic & Quarternary)Type of detectorRequired ColumnsGas Chromatograph

Type of detectorRequired ColumnsAAS (Flame / Graphite furnace / Hydride generator)HPTLCTLCFluorimeterPoteniometric TitratorFlame PhotometerBalance (Analytical)MicroscopeKF Titrator

OvenFurnaceWater BathFridgeDissolution Test ApparatusBasket TypePaddle TypeDisintegration Test ApparatusMelting Point Apparatus

RefractometerPolarimeterGeneral GlasswareChemicalsStop watchWater Distillation PlantParticle Counter (Specially for LVP’s)710 micron Sieve for Uniformity of dispersion testPlatinum crucibleAny other instrument required for Specialized testing

Drugs requiring use of Microbiological Testing

GeneralClean roomLaminar FlowBiosafety CabinetAutoclave for sterilitypH MeterGas BurnerWater Bath

IncubatorFiltration unitVacuum PumpBOD IncubatorRefrigeratorBalance (Analytical)Glass waresCentrifugeMicroscopeOther general equipment required for general day to day activityCultures

Special requirements other than General for:

Disinfectants

Platinum loopProper CultureStop WatchOven up to 35oC

Antibiotics

SpectrophotometerVernier Caliper / Zone ReaderProper CultureBorerMedia

Vitamins (excluding electrophoresis)

SpectrophotometerVernier Caliper / Zone ReaderVortex MixerCultureMediaBorer

Sterility

Filtration UnitVacuum PumpMedia0.45m Pore Filter Paper SterileSterile forcepsScissorsBone cutterSurgical bladeAmpoule CutterSterile GlovesFace MasksCapsSterile garments

Endotoxins

LAL ReagentsHeating blockSterile test tubesVortex mixerSterile tipsPipettes tips (Pyrogen free)Stop watchLAL Water / Pyrogen free Sterile distilled water

Pyrogen

Animal HousePyrothermometer / Rectal thermometerSterile syringes, needlesPyrogen free glasswarePyrogen free Sodium Chloride Solution / WaterAnimal Holding Stands

Sterilized surgical Sutures and Ligatures

Sterility testing facilitiesTensile Strength Tester

Sera Vaccines

Sterility testing facilities and other specialized testing facilities required for Testing Sera vaccines

Pharmacological Testing

Operation TableKymographWater BathManometerCannulaOxygen CylinderOther equipments required for Pharmacological testing                          

Cosmetic Testing

Pay-off test apparatusBreak load apparatusFoam height apparatusScracth test apparatusDrying time apparatusPenetrometer for consistencyRotating Viscometer

Also download the above whole list of laboratory instruments, click below link:

List-of-Laboratory-Instruments
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