DGDA registration
How to check if a medicine is DGDA-registered
You can look up a medicine's brand name or DAR number in the DGDA registry snapshot on this site. This guide shows how to do it, how to compare the result with the pack in your hand, and why a match is not proof that a pack is genuine.
What "DGDA-registered" means
The Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) keeps the registry of medicine products registered in Bangladesh. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) publishes this registry as a national code system and states that the data is owned by DGDA. Each entry is one registered product, identified by its DAR number together with its brand (trade) name.
Checking registration means finding out whether a product with the same brand name, generic name, strength, dosage form and manufacturer appears in that registry.
Step by step: checking on this site
- Find the brand name and the DAR number printed on the pack.
- Open the verify page and type either the DAR number or the brand name.
- Open the matching result and read each field: brand, generic name, strength, dosage form and manufacturer.
- Compare every field with what is printed on your pack. All of them should agree, not only the brand name.
- If nothing matches, or one field is different, do not assume the worst, but do not ignore it either. Show the pack to a registered pharmacist and check with DGDA.
Search the registry snapshot by brand name or DAR number
What a match can and cannot tell you
The data on this site comes from a dated snapshot of the DGDA registry. A match tells you that a product with those details was in the registry on the snapshot date. It cannot tell you more than that.
- A match does not prove that the physical pack in your hand is genuine. A fake pack can copy a real brand name and DAR number.
- A match does not show the registration status today. A registration may have changed after the snapshot date.
- No match does not prove a product is unregistered. The name may be spelled differently, or the product may have been registered after the snapshot.
- Registration says nothing about whether a medicine is right for you.
Checking with DGDA directly
For the official, current status, go to DGDA. Its official website is dgda.gov.bd. Type the address into your browser yourself rather than following a link from a message, a social media post or an unknown website.
If you think a pack may be fake, substandard or unregistered, you can tell DGDA about it. Our separate guide explains the complaint form that is linked from the DGDA homepage.
How to report a suspected fake or substandard medicine to DGDA
What is the DAR number on a medicine pack?
Tips for a careful check
- Type the DAR number exactly as printed, including any dashes.
- If the brand name gives many results, add the strength, for example "500".
- Check the manufacturer's name carefully. Similar brand names can belong to different companies.
- Keep the pack and the receipt if you plan to ask a pharmacist or contact DGDA.
A registry check is not medical advice. If you have any doubt about a medicine, do not use it until you have asked a registered doctor or pharmacist.
Frequently asked questions
If my medicine appears on this site, is it genuine?
Can I search by DAR number?
My medicine is not found. What should I do?
Where can I see the official, current status?
This guide is general information only and is not medical advice. It does not tell you what any medicine is for or how to take it. For questions about your health or your medicines, ask a registered doctor or pharmacist.