authors
Urvi Nikhil Kumar

abstract
India’s pain reliefrnindustry faces significant regulatory challenges at each stage of productrndevelopment, from company registration to product launch. This paper analyzesrnthe various hurdles encountered by startups in the sector, highlighting thernregulatory acts involved and estimating the time delays at each stage. Throughrnan in-depth examination of the process from company registration, productrnclassification, clinical trials, intellectual property protection, manufacturing,rnand supply chain compliance, to marketing, this study aims to provide arncomprehensive overview of the regulatory landscape for startups in the painrnrelief sector. The paper concludes with an estimate of the total time requiredrnfor a product to reach the market in India and recommends potential reforms forrnstreamlining the regulatory process.