Health and Family Welfare Minister J P Nadda today informed that India now stands at the 8th position globally in WHO Pharmacovigilance Contributions, as compared to 123rd ten years ago. The Minister said this while releasing the 10th edition of India’s official book of drug standards, Indian Pharmacopoeia 2026, in New Delhi.

The Minister said that the newly launched report has incorporated 121 monographs, increasing the total number of monographs to 3 thousand 340. Mr Nadda highlighted that the first-time inclusion of 20 blood component monographs will help to expand study and research in blood transfusion, thalassemia, hemophilia and anaemia.

Mr Nadda further said that India is the first country to include blood components. He added that new monographs will directly benefit the National TB Elimination Programme, Anaemia Mukt Bharat and Universal Immunisation Programme. Mr Nadda said that the Indian Pharmacopoeia is now recognised in 19 Global South Countries.