PARLIAMENT QUESTION: RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS

• Radiopharmaceuticals = radioisotope-tagged drugs used for both diagnosis and therapy, especially in cancer care.
• Falls under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), executed via BARC (R&D) and BRIT (production/supply).
• Important for UPSC: intersection of GS-III (Science & Tech, Health) with India's non-power nuclear programme and Atmanirbhar Bharat in critical drugs.