PQCB FAQ's

1. What is PQCB?
PQCB is a regulatory body within Province established by Provincial Government.
2. What PQCB does?
PQCB make regulations within the Province to regulate quality of drugs within Province.
3. What are functions of PQCB ?
The main functions of PQCB are
  • 3.1 Scrutinize the reports of Provincial Inspectors & Government Analysts
  • 3.2 Issue instructions to Provincial Inspectors
  • 3.3 Conduct training of Government Analysts
  • 3.4 Ascertain the names of Directors, partners and employees of the company, corporation, firm or institution who are prima facie responsible for the commission of an offence
  • 3.5 Conduct annual validation of all the instruments in DTLs
4. What is regulatory body ?
It is a public organization or Government Agency that is set up to exercise a regulatory function.
5. What is the purpose of this regulation ?
To regulate the quality medicine within Province.
6. What are key elements of this regulation ?
Key elements of this regulation are drugs/medicines.
7. If the quality of medicines is not up to mark what regulatory body/PQCB can do ?
Regulatory body/PQCB can initiate legal proceedings against accused persons i.e. GMP, PSI, Warnings & Prosecutions.
8. How PQCB play role to improve the quality of medicines ?
By advising the Provincial Government on ways and means to ensure quality control of drugs manufactured, sold in the province.
9. Which law is being followed by PQCB to regulate its business ?
PQCB in order to regulate its business by following Drugs Act 1976, DRAP Act 2012 and rules framed thereunder.
10. How does regulations can affect the business within Punjab ?
When PQCB takes legal actions against accused persons the they become defame and there moral/ financial values degraded automatically within society.
11. From where we get more information about drugs ?
Literature, Seminars, Lectures, PDR's