Import of Short Shelf Life Material(s)/Product(s).

I am directed to refer to the subject cited above and to state that the “Recommendatory Committee to Recommend Import of Short Shelf-life Drugs” in its 50th Meeting held on 18th October, 2021 decided to issue the following Advisory: –

  1. The Manufacturers/Importers be advised to apply for pre-import permission for their import consignments with Short Shelf Life. Post import cases will be considered in very exceptional circumstances of Force Majeure.
  2. The Committee further advised to charge ‘Miscellaneous Fee’ (for each Batch of Short Shelf Life Material / Product being imported) for all cases recommended after May 2021.

2. The above recommendations of the committee have been approved by the Competent Authority i.e. CEO, DRAP and the same are being communicated for compliance in true letter and spirit. please.

Public Notice: Manufacturers of Pharmaceuticals and Biologicals Drug

Public, in general, and Pharma Industry, in particular, is informed through this Public Notice that Drug Regulatory of Pakistan (DRAP) has deployed an improved version  of online application management system namely Pakistan Integrated Regulatory Information management System (PIRIMS) for filling and processing of applications.

Applications for site verification, Lay out Plan approval, Grant of Drug Manufacturing Licence, Renewal of Drug Manufacturing Licence, approval of technical staff etc would be filed and processed on PIRIMS. Thereby, applicants would be able to file their applications from their offices/ homes and receive the regulatory communication / letters / shortcomings / reply through this online system.

Manufacturers of pharmaceuticals and Biological drugs are invited to file their applications for site verification, Lay out Plan approval, Grant of Drug Manufacturing Licence, Renewal of Drug Manufacturing Licence and post licence variance through PIRIMS. No application in hard form would be accepted after 15th November, 2021.

You are advised to register as well as upload data and submit your application using following address

http://pirims.dra.gov.pk