A Portrayal of a Drug

  • Ashish Chauhan Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission
  • Nisha Thakur Abhilashi Institute of Life Sciences
  • Pradeep Arora Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission
Keywords: Drug, USFDA

Abstract

The review encompasses the comprehensive portfolio of a drug. It includes the characterization of drug by US-FDA, on the basis of quality, nature, pharmacology and botany.

Author Biographies

Ashish Chauhan, Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission

Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission,
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare,
Govt. of India, Sector-23, Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad, NCR, India

Nisha Thakur, Abhilashi Institute of Life Sciences

Abhilashi Institute of Life Sciences,
Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India

Pradeep Arora, Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission

Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission,
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare,
Govt. of India, Sector-23, Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad, NCR, India

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Published
2014-01-01
How to Cite
[1]
Chauhan, A., Thakur, N. and Arora, P. 2014. A Portrayal of a Drug. PharmaTutor. 2, 1 (Jan. 2014), 108-111.
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