EXPAND AND CONSOLIDATE GLOBAL FOOTPRINT

to provide access to quality medicines at an affordable price

About IMSDA

The India Medicine Sales & Distribution Association ( IMSDA ) represents 24 leading research-based Indian pharmaceutical companies. IMSDA plays the role of a catalyst role in shaping policy framework to unlock and unleash the potential of the Indian pharmaceutical industry in line with the national priorities

In The News

NPPA Extends Knee Implant Price Cap: What Buyers Must Check in 2027 - India’s medical-device price cap on orthopaedic knee implants will stay in force past its scheduled expiry. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), under the Department of Pharmaceuticals, has extended the validity of ceiling prices for orthopaedic knee implants used in knee replacement systems until January 15, 2027, according to an official statement issued on November […]
India’s Phytopharmaceutical Rules: 4-Marker Standard for Herbals - India regulates plant-based medicines through three legally separate doors, and only one of them is treated like a modern drug. That door is the phytopharmaceutical category — a purified, standardised plant fraction that must be characterised by at least four bioactive markers before CDSCO will look at it as a therapeutic. A review published in […]
Only 5 of 16 States Onboard CDSCO SUGAM Labs Quality Portal - Just 5 of the 16 states and union territories that applied to be onboarded on the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) SUGAM Labs portal have actually completed the process. India’s drug regulator confirmed the gap in a fresh letter to all state and UT drug controllers, asking them to speed up registration and nominate […]
CDSCO Halt Order Ignored: Dehradun Plant Runs 4 Months On - In July 2026, a joint inspection team from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and the Uttarakhand State Licensing Authority walked into a pharmaceutical plant in Dehradun’s Selaqui industrial area and recommended that all manufacturing stop immediately. Four months later, the plant is still operating, and there is no public record that anyone acted […]

Our Videos

The India Medicine Sales & Distribution Association ( IMSDA ) represents 24 leading research-based Indian pharmaceutical companies. IMSDA plays the role of a catalyst role in shaping policy framework to unlock and unleash the potential of the Indian pharmaceutical industry in line with the national priorities

Stay Connected

If you have any question,please connect us.

Join Us

The India Medicine Sales & Distribution Association ( IMSDA ) represents 24 leading research-based Indian pharmaceutical companies. IMSDA plays the role of a catalyst role in shaping policy framework to unlock and unleash the potential of the Indian pharmaceutical industry in line with the national priorities