Question

Minimum manufacturing space for 'Habb-Unani medicine' as per Schedule of D and C Act?

• A. $ \text{50 Sq. Ft.} $
• B. $ \text{75 Sq. Ft.} $
• C. $ \text{100 Sq. Ft.} $
• D. $ \text{150 Sq. Ft.} $

Hint:

Memorize minimum area requirements under Schedule T for various Ayurvedic, Siddha, and Unani dosage forms.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

- According to Schedule T of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, the minimum area required for manufacturing of Habb (Unani medicine) is: $$ \text{100 Sq. Ft.} $$ - This is applicable under traditional systems of medicine for GMP compliance.

Answer 2

The question asks for the minimum manufacturing space required for Habb, a Unani dosage form, under Schedule T of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. Let's weigh the four area options against how Schedule T scales space requirements to the dosage form.

1. 50 Sq. Ft.: This is too small even for the simplest dosage forms listed in Schedule T. A working area needs enough room for weighing, mixing, and rolling or shaping the pills, which 50 sq. ft. does not comfortably allow.
2. 75 Sq. Ft.: Schedule T does not set 75 sq. ft. as a standard threshold for any listed ASU (Ayurvedic, Siddha, Unani) dosage form category, this figure does not correspond to the area fixed for Habb manufacture.
3. 100 Sq. Ft.: Habb is a pill or bolus form, compounded by hand rolling powdered ingredients with a binder, a process that does not need heavy machinery or a large processing hall. Schedule T fixes 100 sq. ft. as the minimum area for this and similarly simple dosage forms, enough space for weighing, mixing, and shaping without overcrowding.
4. 150 Sq. Ft.: A larger area like this is set aside for dosage forms that need more equipment or process steps, such as syrups or certain fermented preparations, not for a straightforward hand-compounded form like Habb.

Since Habb is prepared by a simple compounding process, it falls into the lower area bracket of Schedule T rather than the larger one reserved for more equipment-heavy forms.

Therefore, the correct answer is 100 Sq. Ft..