Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission
Amit Kumar is a Senior Research Scientist specializing as a Pharmacopoeial Scientist at the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission since November 2020. Previously, Amit served as a Research Scholar at CSIR-CIMAP from January 2013 to October 2020. Amit holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biology/Biological Sciences from the Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, obtained between 2014 and 2020. Additionally, Amit earned a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Plant Biotechnology from Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology And Sciences (SHUATS) from 2010 to 2012 and a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Biotechnology from CCS University, Meerut, from 2007 to 2010.
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Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission
Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) is an autonomous Institution of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. IPC was created on January 01, 2009, and entrusted with the mandate to set standards for drugs in the country. IPC’s basic function is to regularly update the standards of drugs for their publication in the Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP). IP Reference Standards (IPRS) and Impurities are also developed by the IPC for the quality control analysis of drugs. Additionally, the National Formulary of India (NFI) is published to promote rational use of generic medicines. Since 2012, IPC has been working as the National Coordination Centre for Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI).