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Only spurious medicines in the supply chain are not responsible for health and safety of the Patients. There are several other attributes, which leads to unsafe medication like self-medication, purchasing prescription medicines without Doctor’s Prescription, over dose of medicines, failure of the active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and lack of regulatory oversight on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Pharmaceutical Practices (GPP) and Good Distribution Practices (GDP). If you have any suggestions, comments or queries, please email me at pooja@jagograhakjago.com. Call PSM India toll free helpline 1800 - 11- 4424, to bring cases of spurious medicines or any kind of adverse drug reaction to the notice of the authorities. Be Safe ; Be Aware ! Pooja Khaitan 
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 Delhi Police nab pseudoephedrine drug racket mastermind, accomplices
DELHI, Oct 2013: An alleged mastermind behind a drug trafficking racket has been arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell along with his two accomplices following seizure of 200 kg of pseudoephedrine worth Rs.10 crore in the international market. The accused supplied the precursor to party drugs, methamphetamine, to northeastern States and Myanmar.
 Illegally operating drug factory sealed
SHIMLA, OCT 2013: The drug controlling authority of Himachal Pradesh raided a pharmaceutical unit in Sirmaur district and found out that illegally manufactured drugs were being supplied to government hospitals of Chhatisgarh, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh. Following the raid, the authority sounded national alert to alert other state governments.
Drugs worth 12cr seized, 2 held
MUMBAI, 30 SEPT 2013: The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU), on specific information, raided a godown of a courier agency on Saturday night in Chakala, Andheri and seized 25 kg of banned narcotic substance Methaqualone valued at around `12 crore. The parcel was destined for London. The AIU officials have succeeded in apprehending two people in this connection from the western suburbs.
Himachal Pradesh High Court stays Drug Controller General of India's order on combination drugs
NEW DELHI, OCT 2013: The government's efforts to weed out 'potentially unsafe' combination drugs for which pharma companies have not taken the central drug regulator's permission by September 30 has run into a wall. The High Court of Himachal Pradesh on September 27 granted an interim stay on Drug Controller General of India's (DCGI's) directive of July, which intended to dub all those combination drugs as 'illegal' for which drug makers have not filed safety and efficacy data with the central drug regulator by September 30.
Madras high court refuses to stay central ban on painkilling cancer drugs
CHENNAI, OCT 2013: A central notification imposing temporary ban on two top cancer drugs, together accounting for annual business of about Rs 268 crore, cannot be interfered with, the Madras high court has ruled. The products - spasmo-proxyvon and proxyvon - are widely used primarily for the relief of high fever, headache and extremely acute pain arising out of cancer and other similar oncological conditions or acute pain due to orthopedic conditions and complex fractures.
 A unique number in the offing to control drug pilferage
NEW DELHI, 2013: In a novel method to stop pilferage of controlled narcotic drugs, the government has decided to issue a Unique Registration Number (URN), on the lines of the unique citizen identity 'Aadhar', to persons engaged in the business and operations of these drugs. The URN will be issued by the NCB, which is the national agency tasked to curb the menace of illicit drugs and enforce stringent anti-narcotics laws in the country. Special panel mooted to prepare list of harmful drugs & vaccines in market for banning
MUMBAI, Oct 2013: In yet another significant recommendation which will have far-reaching consequences,the Prof. Ranjit Roy Chaudhury expert committee has recommended for setting up a committee outside of the Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) which will review all the drug formulations and vaccines now in the market and prepare a list of drugs which should be removed.  Ship Caught with 700,000 Fake Viagra Pills
JERUSALEM, Oct 2013: Israeli tax authorities were surprised to discover a staggering 700,000 fake Viagra pills during an inspection this week at the Ashdod Port. According to Walla, the pills were found in a shipment of furniture from China intended for delivery to a Palestinian Authority resident importer. The pills would have sold for roughly NIS 20 million.  The right cure for pharma frauds
The Indian pharma industry faces regulatory constraints at both national and global level. A large body of laws and regulations governs each stage of operations, from evaluation and selection of compounds to manufacturing standards, packaging, distribution, and sale and promotion of medicines and vaccines. BAMS doctors prescribe more irrational medication than allopaths, finds study
PUNE, 2013: A small study run by an allopathic couple on the faculty of two different medical colleges in the city — DY Patil Medical College and BJ Medical College — suggests that Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) doctors are guilty of prescribing more irrational medication than their allopathic MBBS counterparts.  We welcome your valuable contributions and news articles . Please feel free to write to THE Chief Editor at LIST OF PRODUCTS DECLARED TO BE OF NOT OF STANDARD QUALITY
Pharmacies are requested to withdraw sold stock from the market in the interest of public health. NOTE from Mr. S.N.KALE
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