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Online shopping has become a rage in India and consumers are getting lured by their misleading ads. Medicines are too getting sold online and without prescriptions. This edition of The Prescription captures the evils of selling medicnes online without prescriptions while also focusing on the most dangerous products ordered online. Hope our articles on this menace changes your perspective as an online shopper.
This edition conveys information about an acute disease condition like Asthma which has really affected urban children in India and the world over. Around 100 million patients are suffering from this respiratory ailment which can be very serious if not treated timely. Know more on it under PSM India capsules and follow the various links to know more on the disease posted by various websites on the eve of World Asthma Day!
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WORLD ASTHMA DAY
5th May was World Asthma Day, an event that is becoming increasingly relevant, as the number and percentage of people suffering from the disease continue to rise. Asthma is a chronic disease and under wrong conditions or delayed medication can be fatal. It has been claimed to be the single most common acute disease of childhood across the developing world.
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Consumption of lycopene–containing foods, especially tomato and its products is prostate friendly. A prospective study of a cohort of over 50,000 men from the Health Professionals Follow–up Study in J Natl Cancer Inst 2014;106(2):djt430 suggests that dietary intake of lycopene is associated with a lower incidence of prostate cancer and a decreased risk of lethal prostate cancer. These effects may be mediated through inhibition of tumour angiogenesis.
Launch of PSI-San Diego School of Medicine study on Counterfeit Drug Penetration into Global Legitimate Medicine Supply ChainsThe American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene launched a special supplement “The Global Pandemic of Falsified Medicines: Laboratory and Field Innovations and Policy Perspectives” comprised of 17 articles on falsified and substandard medicines.
Consumers beware: The most dangerous products to order online2015: A mother in Britain is mourning the loss of her 21-year-old daughter after the woman consumed diet pills she’d purchased online. Eloise Aimee Parry accidentally overdosed on pills that contained the toxic ingredient dinitrophenol (DNP). A lethal dose is two tablets; Parry had taken eight.
Top 9 Health Risks Women Face From Counterfeit Medications
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Counterfeit Botox and other counterfeit injectable beauty treatments: An epidemic of black market and counterfeit injectable beauty treatments have threatened the health of women all over the United States. In Texas one woman died and 33 required medical attention after being injected with industrial silicone that was sold as an injectable beauty treatment.
Frequently Asked Questions Q1. What are Nutraceuticals?
Answer: Nutraceuticals are products that provide health and medicinal benefits, including the prevention and treatment of diseases in addition to the basic nutritional value found in foodstuff. They are used to promote general well-being, control symptoms and prevent malignant processes. Nutraceuticals are broadly classified as Functional foods and Dietary Supplements.
Functional foods are consumed as part of the usual diet, and are demonstrated to have physiological benefits and/or reduce the risk of chronic disease beyond basic nutritional functions. These products help prevent a disease or compromised health condition and/or improve physical or mental performance. Nutraceuticals ingredients like omega-3 fatty acids (e.g. DHA) can be targeted at heart health or general cognitive health based formulations. Examples of functional foods are Omega Fatty Acid Fortified Foods, Probiotic Fortified Foods, Branded Iodinated Salt, Fictional Beverages like Energy Drinks, Sports Drinks, Fortified Juices etc.
Dietary Supplements are defined as any product containing dietary ingredients intended to supplement a diet. Dietary ingredients in these products may include vitamins, minerals, herbs, or other botanicals, amino acids, and substances such as enzymes, organ tissues, glandular and metabolites. Examples of Dietary Supplements are Vitamin and Mineral Supplements, Herbal Supplements, Protein Supplements, Chyawanprash etc.
Q2. What is a Drug food interaction?
Answer: A drug-food interaction occurs when the food you eat affects the ingredients in a medicine you are taking so the medicine cannot work the way it should or cause a side effect from a medicine to get worse or better or cause a new side effect. Due to drug-food interaction the medicine can also change the way your body uses a food. Drug-food interactions can happen with both prescription and over-the-counter medicines, including antacids, vitamins and iron pills, so always ask your doctor and or pharmacist before initiating any course of medication.
Not all medicines are affected by food, but many medicines can be affected by what you eat and when you eat it. For example - Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) e.g. Omeprazole, Pantoprazole, Esomeprazole etc. are very common for chronic acidity and gas. They work by decreasing the amount of acid made in the stomach. The food may delay or decrease absorption on PPIs, so they are recommended to take in empty stomach for maximum absorption and efficacy.
On the other hand, some medicines are easier to tolerate when taken with food. For example- Common Painkillers and Anti-Inflammatory Drugs like Aspirin, Diclofenac, Ibuprofen and Antipyretics Paracetamol are always recommended to administer with food or milk to avoid stomach upset. These medicines may even cause stomach bleeding for alcoholic patients, especially to those who drink three or more alcoholic drinks every day.
Dr. Naresh Kumar, Research Scholar chirps: PSM is at all times trying to keep us up-to-date with the latest medication news, fake drug alerts and approvals which is indeed praiseworthy!
Dr. S. Chakravarty, Principal of a reputed Pharma and allied Health Sciences Institution states: My earnest gratitude and applauds to PSM-India for the continuous action they have taken in fighting menace of unsafe medicines in India!
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