Mains Answer Writing - 6 Oct, 2025

GS2

Governance

10 marks

The recurring incidents of contamination in pharmaceutical products like cough syrups raise serious concerns about India’s drug regulatory framework. Discuss the systemic challenges in ensuring drug safety and suggest measures to strengthen pharmaceutical quality control in India.

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Tips for your answer

Start with context:
Begin by mentioning the recent cough syrup contamination cases (e.g., Coldrif, DEG/EG issue) to set a real-world context and highlight its public health implications.
Diagnose the problem:
In the body, explain why such incidents keep happening — weak regulatory enforcement, fragmented state-level control, lack of modern testing infrastructure, poor API quality monitoring, and export oversight gaps.
Conclude with reforms:
End with solutions — implement risk-based inspections, strengthen CDSCO coordination, introduce real-time digital quality tracking, enhance testing labs, and ensure WHO-GMP compliance for all units."

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