Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 | Along with Drugs Rules, 1945, Drugs (Control) Act, 1950, Cosmetics Rules, 2020 and Drugs and Cosmetics (Compounding of Offences Rule) 2025

The 2026 edition of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 provides an updated and authoritative compilation of India's principal legislation regulating drugs and cosmetics. Incorporating amendments brought by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 and all relevant changes effective up to 2025, this edition ensures statutory accuracy as applicable in 2026.

In addition to the parent Act, the volume includes the Drugs Rules, 1945, the Cosmetics Rules, 2020, and the Drugs and Cosmetics (Compounding of Offences) Rules, 2025, offering a consolidated legislative framework. The book is presented primarily as a bare act with short comments for clarity, making it a dependable statutory reference for academic, professional, and compliance purposes.

Key Features:

• Bare text of the Act reproduced verbatim with up-to-date amendments
• Incorporates changes pursuant to the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023
• Includes subordinate legislation and the latest procedural rules
• Covers provisions relating to licensing, inspections, sampling, confiscation, and adjudication
• Detailed statutory framework on offences, penalties, and compounding mechanisms
• Clearly structured arrangement for quick statutory reference

This edition is ideally suited for law students preparing for university examinations and competitive tests, advocates and legal practitioners dealing with pharmaceutical and regulatory matters, pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors, regulatory affairs professionals, compliance officers, drug inspectors, and academicians teaching health and regulatory law.