Uzbekistan. Quality control of pharmaceuticals

According to the Statute on Licensing Procedures approved by the Resolution #91 of the Cabinet of Ministers dated 13.05.2010, following medical drugs are subject to mandatory registration at the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan:

Furthermore, following pharmaceutical activities are subject to mandatory licensing:

• а) Production of medical drugs and health products;
• b) R&D for creation of medical drugs and health products;
• c) Quality control of medical drugs and health products;
• d) Retail sales of medical drugs and health products;
• e) Wholesale trading of medical drugs and health products;
• f ) Production, collection, packaging, and wholesale trading of plant-borne, animal-borne, and mineral-borne medicinal raw materials.

Other than line f, licenses for pharmaceutical activities are issued only to the legal entities.

Documents can be submitted by the license applicant to the Ministry of Health or sent by registered mail. In case the license is re-issued or a branch is opened, changes or amendments are made in the license agreement or a new license agreement is made.

Obtaining a license for those types of pharmaceutical activities indicated in Paragraphs a and b enables licensees to sell medical drugs and health products that they produced. Acquisition of the license enables the licensees to store, supply medical drugs and health products and relevant information according to the statutory procedures.

Licensing procedures in Uzbekistan here

Source: UNDP