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

NMRA Updates

Customer Satisfaction Survey and Survey for Reliance Application

June 4, 2025
Regulatory Updates

Average Dollar Rate June - 2025 for Price Approvals of MRP's by NMRA

June 2, 2025
Public Consultation

Draft guideline for the Consolidated Dossier New Application Submission and Evaluation of General Medical Devices and IVDD

May 29, 2025
Regulatory Updates

Single file submission covering up to 10 colour variants within the same cosmetic product series

May 23, 2025
Regulatory Updates

Establishment of Clinical Trial Document Submission Deadline for CTEC Meetings

May 23, 2025
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NMRA Updates

Customer Satisfaction Survey and Survey for Reliance Application

June 4, 2025
Regulatory Updates

Average Dollar Rate June - 2025 for Price Approvals of MRP's by NMRA

June 2, 2025

Notice to All Authorized Local Agents

This is to kindly inform all authorized local agents that the USD rate considered for the month of June 2025 for processing price details of medicines / medical devices is 301.36

Please ensure that all price submission for MRP approvals are prepared accordingly.

Public Consultation

Draft guideline for the Consolidated Dossier New Application Submission and Evaluation of General Medical Devices and IVDD

May 29, 2025

Draft guideline for the Consolidated Dossier New Application Submission and Evaluation of General Medical Devices and In Vitro Diagnostics Medical Devices

NMRA welcomes your comments & feedback on the Draft Guideline for the Consolidated Dossier New Application Submission and Evaluation of General Medical Devices and In Vitro Diagnostics Medical Devices.

This will be started from 29th of May 2025 to 08th of June 2025.

Please provide your name, the organization you represent, mailing address and contact number to follow up with you to clarify any issue if necessary. Please email your feedback to pa6@nmra.gov.lk, mdrd@nmra.gov.lk, aa16@nmra.gov.Ik & aa20@nmra.gov.lk by 08th of June 2025.

Regulatory Updates

Single file submission covering up to 10 colour variants within the same cosmetic product series

May 23, 2025

Please be informed that board approval has been granted to implement a Single File Submission with up to ten colour variants with in the same cosmetic product series, for new and re-registration application. The charge for one file will be the charge of ten different files.

Regulatory Updates

Establishment of Clinical Trial Document Submission Deadline for CTEC Meetings

May 23, 2025

Notice to All Clinical Trial Document Submission Personnel

The National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) wishes to inform to allrelevant personnel regarding the following submission requirements for clinicaltrial applications:

  • Submission Deadline: All newclinical trial applications must be submitted at least 14 days priorto the Clinical Trial Evaluation Committee (CTEC) meeting, which is held on thesecond Friday of each month.
  •  Document Submission Time: Allclinical trial documents must be submitted before 3:00 PM on workingdays at the NMRA’s accepting counter.

Timely submission is essential to ensure that applications are reviewedwithout delay.

Submissions received after the deadline will be considered for inclusion inthe following month's CTEC meeting agenda.

Thank you for your cooperation.

CEO/NMRA

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