Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation

E574393

drug regulatory agency government agency of India medical device regulatory agency national regulatory authority

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation is India’s national regulatory authority responsible for approving, licensing, and overseeing the safety, efficacy, and quality of drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
CDSCO	1
Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation canonical	1
Drugs Controller General of India office	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6162586 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation
Context triple: [Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India), oversees, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation]

A. Centre for Drug Safety
The Centre for Drug Safety is a specialized unit within the Norwegian Institute of Public Health that focuses on monitoring, researching, and improving the safe use of medicines.
B. Bureau of Drug Abuse Control
The Bureau of Drug Abuse Control was a U.S. federal agency in the 1960s responsible for enforcing laws against the illegal use and distribution of certain drugs, later merged into the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs.
C. STC on Health, Population and Drug Control
The STC on Health, Population and Drug Control is an African Union specialized technical committee responsible for guiding and coordinating continental policies and programs on public health, population issues, and drug regulation and control.
D. Commission on Narcotic Drugs
The Commission on Narcotic Drugs is a United Nations policy-making body responsible for overseeing international drug control and shaping global strategies to address narcotic drugs and related issues.
E. Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products
The Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products was a former scientific committee of the European Union responsible for evaluating and issuing opinions on the quality, safety, and efficacy of human medicinal products before it was replaced by the European Medicines Agency’s current committee structure.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation
Target entity description: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation is India’s national regulatory authority responsible for approving, licensing, and overseeing the safety, efficacy, and quality of drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics.

A. Centre for Drug Safety
The Centre for Drug Safety is a specialized unit within the Norwegian Institute of Public Health that focuses on monitoring, researching, and improving the safe use of medicines.
B. Bureau of Drug Abuse Control
The Bureau of Drug Abuse Control was a U.S. federal agency in the 1960s responsible for enforcing laws against the illegal use and distribution of certain drugs, later merged into the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs.
C. STC on Health, Population and Drug Control
The STC on Health, Population and Drug Control is an African Union specialized technical committee responsible for guiding and coordinating continental policies and programs on public health, population issues, and drug regulation and control.
D. Commission on Narcotic Drugs
The Commission on Narcotic Drugs is a United Nations policy-making body responsible for overseeing international drug control and shaping global strategies to address narcotic drugs and related issues.
E. Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products
The Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products was a former scientific committee of the European Union responsible for evaluating and issuing opinions on the quality, safety, and efficacy of human medicinal products before it was replaced by the European Medicines Agency’s current committee structure.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	drug regulatory agency ⓘ government agency of India ⓘ medical device regulatory agency ⓘ national regulatory authority ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure efficacy of drugs ⓘ ensure quality of drugs ⓘ ensure safety of drugs ⓘ
collaboratesWith	World Health Organization ⓘ state drug control organisations in India ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
hasPart	Drugs Controller General of India office ⓘ linked to: Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation
headquartersLocation	New Delhi ⓘ linked to: New Delhi, India
issues	licences for import of drugs ⓘ licences for manufacture of certain categories of drugs ⓘ marketing authorisations for drugs ⓘ
jurisdiction	Republic of India ⓘ linked to: India
languageOfWork	English ⓘ Hindi ⓘ
legalBasis	Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 ⓘ Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 ⓘ linked to: Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
oversees	Central Licence Approving Authority functions ⓘ
parentOrganisation	Directorate General of Health Services ⓘ Ministry of Health and Family Welfare ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India)
regulates	cosmetic manufacturers ⓘ importers of drugs ⓘ manufacturers of medical devices ⓘ pharmaceutical companies in India ⓘ
responsibleFor	approval of new drugs ⓘ clinical trial approvals ⓘ licensing of drug import ⓘ licensing of drug manufacturing ⓘ oversight of drug quality ⓘ pharmacovigilance oversight ⓘ post-marketing surveillance of drugs ⓘ regulation of biological products ⓘ regulation of blood and blood products ⓘ regulation of cosmetics ⓘ regulation of drugs ⓘ regulation of medical devices ⓘ regulation of notified medical devices ⓘ regulation of vaccines ⓘ
sector	cosmetics regulation ⓘ medical device regulation ⓘ pharmaceutical regulation ⓘ public health ⓘ
shortName	CDSCO ⓘ linked to: Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation
website	https://cdsco.gov.in ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India) → oversees → Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation ⓘ

Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation → hasPart → Drugs Controller General of India office ⓘ

linked to: Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation

Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation → shortName → CDSCO ⓘ