National Medicines Regulatory Authority

Sri Lanka

Welcome to the official website of the National Medicine Regulatory Authority of Sri Lanka. We are dedicated to ensuring the safety and efficacy of medicines for the people of Sri Lanka.

Providing Quality Medicine Regulation in Sri Lanka

The National Medicine Regulatory Authority of Sri Lanka is committed to ensuring the safety, efficacy, and quality of medicines in the country. We strive to protect public health by regulating the manufacturing, importation, distribution, and sale of medicines.

Functions of the NMRA

Regulatory

NMRA regulates medicines, medical devices, borderline products imported to and manufactured in Sri Lanka. We also regulate pharmacies. Clinical trials conducted in Sri Lanka are also regulated by us.

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Laboratory

National Medicines Quality Assuarance of the NMRA is responsible for the analyzing of the quality of any medicine, medical device or borderline product forwarded by the Authority. It functions as an additional approved analyst when the circumstance so requires.

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Pharmacovigilance

Pharmacovigilance Division is responsible for monitoring and dealing with adverse drug reaction, quality failure and counterfeit medicines.

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Enforcement

Inspectorate and Enforcement Division is responsible for inspecting and investigating issues pertaining to proper implementation of the provision of the NMRA Act.

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Latest Announcements

Regulatory Updates

Market Authorization Holders handling Borderline Products should comply with the following criteria for Schedule IIB Special Category

July 1, 2026
Regulatory Updates

Notice to Local Manufacturers of Borderline Products

July 1, 2026
Regulatory Updates

Guideline on the review of bioequivalence studies and comparative dissolution reports

June 26, 2026
Regulatory Updates

Notice on Labelling Requirement - Amendment 2

June 25, 2026
Regulatory Updates

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June 11, 2026
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Regulatory Updates

Market Authorization Holders handling Borderline Products should comply with the following criteria for Schedule IIB Special Category

July 1, 2026
  • The statement "Prescription Only" should be included on the Product Label and Patient Information Leaflet (PIL)
  • The statement "Dosage as directed by the physician" should be included in the PIL
  • The Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) should be revised in accordance with the applicable Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC)
  • Prescribers' information should be included in the PIL as a separate section.
Regulatory Updates

Notice to Local Manufacturers of Borderline Products

July 1, 2026

The National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) hereby informs all local manufacturers that the current two-stage process for the classification and formulation approval of borderline products will be streamlined into a single-stage application process.

Accordingly, applicants should submit all documents required for formulation approval, except the Preliminary Evaluation Report (Classification Report), together with the application for classification.

Applicants are further informed that the applicable Formulation Approval Fee shall be paid at the time of submission of the Classification Application to the Borderline Products Regulatory Division. Applications submitted without the relevant payment will not be accepted for processing.

All applicants are required to comply with the above requirement. The cooperation of all applicants in this regard is appreciated.

Note: Applications, for which the classification application has already been submitted shall proceed under the existing procedure, i.e., by submitting the Formulation Approval Application separately, along with the Preliminary Evaluation Report (Classification Report).

Regulatory Updates

Guideline on the review of bioequivalence studies and comparative dissolution reports

June 26, 2026

Public Consultation Announcement – Draft Guideline on the  Review of Bioequivalence (BE) studies and CDR

The National Medicines Regulatory Authority  (NMRA) hereby announces the opening of the public consultation period for the  Draft Guideline on the Review of Bioequivalence (BE) studies and CDR developed to strengthen regulatory evaluation processes and ensure the  quality, safety, and efficacy of medicinal products registered in Sri Lanka.

Stakeholders, including pharmaceutical  manufacturers, importers, marketing authorization holders, healthcare  professionals, academic experts, and other interested parties are invited to  review the draft guideline and submit their comments.
 
Consultation Period
26 June 2026 to 10 July 2026
 
Submission of Comments
All comments, suggestions, and technical  inputs should be submitted via email to:
 
 aa24@nmra.gov.lk
 qms@nmra.gov.lk

Please ensure that submissions are clear,  evidence‑based, and referenced where applicable. Stakeholder feedback will be reviewed by the NMRA to finalize the guideline.

 

Click Here :  Draft Guideline on the  Review of Bioequivalence (BE) studies and CDR

Regulatory Updates

Notice on Labelling Requirement - Amendment 2

June 25, 2026

Clarifications have been issued regarding the display of "NMRA Registered Product" and MRP on commercial packs, including requirements for products already bearing the approved MRP and the use of peelable or non-peelable labels. Please read the full notice for details.

Click Here : Notice on Labelling Requirement - Amendment 2

Regulatory Updates

NMRA සදහා ගෙවීම් කටයුතු GovPay හරහා සිදු කිරීම

June 11, 2026

NMRA සදහා ගෙවීම් කටයුතු GovPay හරහා සිදු කිරීම

ඖෂධ අංශයේ සහවිලවුන් නියාමන අංශයේ අයදුම්කරුවන් වෙත

 

ඔබ විසින් NMRA වෙත සිදුකරනු ලබන ගෙවීම් කටයුතු  2026.06.15 දින සිට GovPay හරහා සිදුකල හැකි බව දන්වමි. ආරම්භයේදීපහත සදහන් අංශ වලට අදාළ කාණ්ඩ (categories) වලට පමණක් GovPay හරහා ගෙවිය හැකි බව දන්වා සිටිමු. අනෙකුත්අංශවලට අදාලව ඉදිරියේදී දැනුම් දෙන බව දන්වා සිටිමු.

 

1.     ඖෂධ (Pharmacy) අංශයට අදාල ගෙවීමේ  කටයුතු,

2.   විලවුන් (Cosmetic) අංශයට අදාල ගෙවීමේ කටයුතු,

එසේම , ඔබවිසින් GovPayslip පත පිරවීමේදී පහත සදහන් කරුණු සදහාවිශේෂ සැලකිල්ලක් දක්වන ලෙස දන්වා සිටිමු.

  • Reference No. / Company Name ක්ෂේත්රයේ, අයදුම්කරුවන්තම සමාගමේ නම පමණක් ඇතුළත් කළ යුතුය.
  • Reason for Payment ක්ෂේත්රයේ, අදාළගොනු අංකය (FileNumber) ඇතුළත් කළ යුතුය.
  • Processing fee සදහා ගෙවීම් සිදු කිරීමේදී (ගොනු අංකයක් නොමැති නම්), සමාගම්නාම (CompanyName) ක්ෂේත්රයේ සහ  ගෙවීමට හේතුව යන ක්ෂේත්රයේ (Reason for Payment)එකම සමාගම් නාමය ඇතුළත්කල යුතුය.

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மருந்தகம் மற்றும் அழகுசாதனப் பொருட்கள் ஒழுங்குமுறைத்துறைகளில் உள்ள

விண்ணப்பதாரர்கள்

 

15.06.2026 முதல்NMRA-க்குGovPayவழியாகபணம் செலுத்தலாம் என்பதைத் தயவுசெய்து கவனிக்கவும். ஆரம்ப கட்டத்தில்,பின்வரும்பிரிவுகளுக்கு மட்டுமே GovPay வழியாகபணம் செலுத்தும் வசதி உள்ளது. பிற துறைகள் தொடர்பான கொடுப்பனவுகளுக்கு GovPayவசதிகிடைப்பது குறித்து பின்னர் அறிவிக்கப்படும்.

 

1.மருந்தகம்தொடர்பான கொடுப்பனவுகள்

2.அழகுசாதனத்துறை தொடர்பான கொடுப்பனவுகள்

 

மேலும், GovPay கட்டணச்சீட்டைப் பூர்த்தி செய்யும் போது, ​​பின்வரும்

அறிவுறுத்தல்களுக்குச் சிறப்பு கவனம் செலுத்தவும்:

  • குறிப்புஎண் / நிறுவனத்தின் பெயர் என்ற இடத்தில், விண்ணப்பதாரர்கள்தங்கள் நிறுவனத்தின்பெயரை மட்டுமே உள்ளிட வேண்டும்.
  • பணம்செலுத்துவதற்கான காரணம் என்ற இடத்தில், விண்ணப்பதாரர்கள் தொடர்புடையகோப்பு எண்ணை உள்ளிட வேண்டும்.
  • கட்டணம்செயலாக்கக் கட்டணத்திற்காக செலுத்தப்பட்டால் (கோப்பு எண் இல்லை எனில்),நிறுவனத்தின்பெயர் மற்றும் பணம் செலுத்துவதற்கான காரணம் ஆகிய இரண்டு இடங்களிலும் ஒரேநிறுவனத்தின் பெயரை உள்ளிடவும்.

Dr. W.K.C. Prabhath Werawatte

Chief Executive Officer

National Medicine Regulatory Authority  (NMRA)

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