♦ The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the Goa State Pharmacy Council (GSPC), the Quality Council of India (QCI), and HLL Infra Tech Services Limited (HITES) to strengthen medicine safety, quality assurance, and capacity building across the country. The agreements aim to enhance pharmacovigilance systems, promote the rational use of medicines, improve professional competencies of pharmacists, and advance healthcare quality and patient safety standards.

♦ Under the MoU with the Goa State Pharmacy Council, IPC will collaborate on strengthening pharmacovigilance and promoting rational medicine use in Goa. The partnership focuses on improving adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting under the Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI), promoting the National Formulary of India among registered pharmacists, and enhancing awareness of drug safety and pharmacopoeial standards.

♦ The MoU aims to support the establishment and strengthening of ADR Monitoring Centres and improve systematic documentation and reporting practices across healthcare facilities in the state.