Abstract
The use of healthcare products is as old as the history of human beings. Initially,
herbs were the core mode of treatment both for human beings and animals.
Latterly, with the advancement of technology, more modes of treatment evolved
e.g., unani, ayurvedic, homeopathic, allopathic etc. After the incident of
Thalidomide tragedy in 1962 in US and Europe; people demanded from their
governments and regulators to make strict rules & regulations to check safety and
efficacy before registration of any product which ultimately emerged a new era for
the development of drugs laws in the world. After independence of Pakistan,
Pharma business was regulated by Drugs Act, 1940 which latterly replaced with
Drugs Act, 1976 for manufacturing, distribution, sale, import and export of
pharmaceutical products. A
Muhammad Mumtaz Ali Khan, Irfan Sohail, Naveed-ur-Rehman, Imran Alam. (2020) Historical Evolution of Drug Laws in Pakistan: Regulating the Regulators and Healthcare Industry, Journal of the Punjab University Historical Society, Volume 33 , Issue 2.
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