The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (“Ministry”) has extended the timeline within which the list of devices will be considered to be ‘drugs’ as per the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 from 1^st April, 2020 to 1^st April 2021.

1) All implantable Medical Devices

2) CT scan equipment

3) MRI equipment

4) Defibrillators

5) Dialysis machine

6) PET equipment

7) X-Ray machine

8) Bone marrow cell separator

In another Notification dated 27^th December, 2019 the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (“CDSCO”) extends the timeline within which the following devices will be considered under the purview of Drugs and Cosmetics Act,1940, from 1^st January, 2020 to 1^st January, 2021:

(i) Nebulizer ;

(ii) Blood Pressure Monitoring Devices ;

(iii) Digital Thermometer ; and

(iv) Glucometer.

Source: Ministry Of Health and Family Welfare

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