Regulation & Quality
WHO Maturity Level 3: why DRAP’s next step could open 100 new export markets
Pakistan is at WHO Maturity Level 2 and exports medicines to 52 countries. The health minister expects Level 3 by April 2027.
DRAP rules, GMP and PIC/S, track and trace, and the quality systems behind Pakistan’s medicines.
Pakistan is at WHO Maturity Level 2 and exports medicines to 52 countries. The health minister expects Level 3 by April 2027.
Pakistan Pharma Vision 2030, exports, PIC/S compliance, AI and track and trace dominated the 2025 convention at Pharma Asia.
DRAP’s SRO 963(I)/2026 requires Data Matrix codes and serial numbers on medicines made or imported from 9 October 2026.
DRAP has made PIC/S GMP its inspection reference and is phasing in the chapters. Pakistan is not yet a PIC/S member. Here is where things stand.