Regulatory Associations:
Following are few of the associations through which Clinical Trials in Pakistan can be associated.
Higher Education Commission
The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan is an independent, autonomous, and constitutionally established institution of primary funding, overseeing, regulating, and accrediting the higher education efforts in Pakistan.
Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan
Established under DRAP Act 2012, Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) is responsible for providing effective coordination and enforcement of The Drugs Act, 1976 (XXXI of 1976) and to bring harmony in inter-provincial trade and commerce of therapeutic goods. Therapeutic goods regulated by the DRAP include:
Pharmaceutical and biological drugs for human or veterinary use,
Medical Devices and Medical Cosmetics
Health & OTC (non-drugs) also known as alternative medicines such as:
Ayurvedic
Chinese
Unani
Homeopathy
Nutritional products
Food supplements for human beings, animals
PTPMA
Pakistan Tibbi Pharmaceutical manufacturers Association (Regd) represents the country’s leading quality Tibbi pharmaceutical companies, which are devoted to inventing medicines that allow patients to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives.
PTPMA associated companies are leading the way in the search for new cures and preventions. The association is actively working for the promotion of Tibbi Pharmaceutical industry in the Country, harmonizing it with the modern requirements and standardizing the formulation of Unani Medicines on scientific basis.
PPMA
Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association came into existence on January 26 1961, and the Government of Pakistan through the Ministry of Commerce registered PPMA as the only Representative body of the Pharmaceutical Industry in the Country. The Government issued a Licence to this effect under Section 26 of the Companies Act, 1913 on July 18, 1961. The Association was formally incorporated under the Companies Act, 1913 by the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies