Quality compliance and distribution

Quality compliance and distribution

Ensuring strict quality compliance and safe distribution standards of pharmaceutical products across all healthcare facilities.

Chemical Analysis and Technical Evaluation

Chemical Analysis and Technical Evaluation

Advanced chemical analysis and technical evaluation conducted to verify drug efficacy and safety compliance.

Laboratory Inspection And Testing

Laboratory Inspection And Testing

Maintaining high standards of pharmaceutical oversight through meticulous laboratory inspection and testing.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Regulation

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Regulation

Regulating pharmaceutical manufacturing and ensuring the authenticity, safety, and potency of life-saving medicines.

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Directorate General Drug Control and Pharmacy Services

Welcome to the official portal of the Directorate General Drug Control & Pharmacy Services, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Driven by our mandate to safeguard public health and our objective to ensure the availability of safe, effective, and high-quality therapeutic goods at affordable prices, our organization oversees the provincial pharmaceutical sector through four core operational sections: 

• Quality Control & Drug Regulation: Ensures the enforcement of The Drugs Act, 1976 and DRAP Act, 2012, managing licensing, routine market surveillance, and legal action against unregistered, counterfeit, or substandard therapeutic goods. 

• Quality Assurance & Drug Testing Laboratories (DTLs): Conducts rigorous laboratory testing and spot screening via static and mobile DTLs to guarantee that all circulating medicines meet high safety, quality, and WHO-aligned compliance standards. 

• Medicine Coordination Cell (MCC): Provides technical assistance and framework rate-contracting for the procurement of cost-effective, high-quality medicines, disposables, and equipment across public health facilities in KP. 

• Pharmacy Services: Oversees clinical and hospital pharmacy management, pharmacovigilance, medication safety, and rational drug use policies to elevate patient care standards statewide.

Directorate General Drug Control and Pharmacy Services

Our Core Services

Quality Control & Drug Regulation

27-MONTH TREND • JUN 2024 – Aug 2026 Drug Control Activities at a Glance Field Activity Volume 37,976 Inspections 48,56 ...

Quality Assurance & DTL

QUALITY ASSURANCE Strengthening Pharmaceutical QA in KP 🏭 Pharmaceutical Landscape • 750+ pharmaceutical manufacturing ...

Medicine Coordination Cell (MCC)

ABOUT GOVT. MCC Background & Functions 🏛️ Background Established by the Health Department on 1st July 1996 by re-design...

Pharmacy Services

DIVISION OVERVIEW Pharmacy Services Division The Pharmacy Services Division at the Directorate General Drug Control & Ph...

Drug Control — Key Performance Indicators

37976

Inspections Made

26925

Samples Taken

4856

Seizures (Form-4/6)

6235

Cases Referred to PQCB

1781

Prosecutions Launched

1101

Cases Decided by Drug Court

433

Medicine Shops Sealed

PKR 32 M

Total Fines Imposed