law: Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
  18. Prohibition of manufacture and sale of certain drugs and
  
  cosmetics
  From such 74date as may be fixed by the State Government
  
  by notification in the Official Gazette in this behalf, no person shall himself
  
  or by any other person on his behalf-
  (a) 75[manufacture for sale or for distribution, or
  
  sell, or stock or exhibit or offer for sale,] or distribute-
   76  [(i) any drug which is not of a
  
  standard quality, or is misbranded, adulterated or spurious;
  (ii) any cosmetic which is not of a standard
  
  quality or is misbranded or spurious;]
   77  [(iii) any patent or proprietary
  
  medicine, unless there is displayed in the prescribed manner on the label or
  
  container thereof 75[the true formula or list of active ingredients
  
  contained in it together with the quantities thereof;],
  (iv) any drug which by means of any statement
  
  design or device accompanying it or by any other means, purports or claims 78[to
  
  prevent, cure or mitigate] any such disease or ailment, or to have any such
  
  other effect as may be prescribed;
   79  [(v) any cosmetic containing any
  
  ingredient which may render it unsafe or harmful for use under the directions indicated
  
  or recommended;
  (vi) any drug or cosmetic in contravention of
  
  any of the provisions of this Chapter or any rule made thereunder;]
  (b) 75[sell or stock or exhibit or
  
  offer for sale,] or distribute any drug 80[or cosmetic] which has
  
  been imported or manufactured in contravention of any of the provisions of this
  
  Act or any rule made thereunder;
  (c) 75[manufacture for sale or for
  
  distribution, or sell, or stock or exhibit or offer for sale,] or distribute
  
  any drug 81[or cosmetic], except under, and in accordance with the
  
  conditions of, a license issued for such purpose under this Chapter:
  Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to
  
  the manufacture, subject to prescribed conditions, of small quantities of any
  
  drug for the purpose of examination, test or analysis:
  Provided further that the 82[Central
  
  Government] may, after consultation with the Board, by notification in the
  
  Official Gazette permit, subject to any conditions specified in the
  
  notification, the 83[manufacture for sale or for distribution, sale,
  
  stocking or exhibiting or offering for sale] or distribution of any drug or
  
  class of drugs not being of standard quality.