CDSCO Subject : National Legislations Context: A subject expert committee of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has given approval to Bharat Biotech to launch the first phase of clinical trial of an intranasal vaccine candidate for COVID-19. Concept: Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO): The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) […]

Subject: Government organisation Context: CDSCO is likely to take up Serum Institute of India’s (SII) request to start human trials for AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate in India this month. Concept: CDSCO under Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) of India. […]