Fake medicines, online illegal pharmacies are consistently topping as one of the major health concern not only in India but across all developed and developing countries. Our laws require that certain drugs can only be dispensed with a valid prescription because they are not safe for use without the supervision of a licensed healthcare provider. Websites on internet that don't require a prescription and only ask customers to fill out a questionnaire before getting a prescription drug, avoid critical in-person evaluation and deny consumers the protection provided by a licensed healthcare provider.
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“It is a myth that all dengue patients require platelet transfusion. In fact unnecessary transfusion causes more harm and puts the patient at risk of complications such as sepsis, transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI), transfusion-associated circulatory overload (TACO), allo-immunisation, allergic and anaphylactic transfusion reactions. Transfusion for a dengue patient is required only if their platelet count is below 10,000 and there is spontaneous, active bleeding.”
Dr. KK Aggarwal
Padma Shree Awardee
President HCFI & Honorary Secretary General of Indian Medical association (IMA)
New Delhi, 2015 : Baby food, soaps and health supplements could soon disappear from your friendly neighbourhood chemist’s shelves if the Government decides to turn this proposal into a regulation. According to Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, “Companies buy consumer trust by selling products at pharmacies. Products like Nestle Cerelac and Johnson & Johnson’s baby soaps, or health supplements are not meant for sale at medical stores. “We are considering a proposal to restrict pharmacies from selling categories apart from drugs and medical devices, where over 7 lakh pharmacies would only sell approved products,” told Mr. Ahir. And there’s a Maggi element in this plan. The recent controversy over instant noodles made by Nestle India had also featured the company’s baby food supplement, Nan Pro, coming under the safety scanner. The noodle row saw the government expanding its vision to think of banning the sale of baby food, cosmetics, health supplements and similar other non-medical products at pharmacies. “These products are not medicines and people should not buy them under the impression that they are safe, effective and good for health because medical stores sell them,” Ahir said.
Of the total 80 samples collected from April to August, 12 are fake drugs.
“Natural does not always mean safe”, FDA says mixing medications and dietary supplements can endanger healthSept, 2015: When you take prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) medications, do you take also a vitamin, mineral, or other dietary supplements? Have you considered whether there is any danger in mixing medications and dietary supplements?
PSM PSA: Don’t buy drugs made in a dirty lab!
Sept, 2015: The public service announcement from the Partnership for Safe Medicines- Don’t Buy Drugs Made in a Dirty Lab! (https://youtu.be/eKUdhBWHfYA?list=PLAUAYqnB046-qZ7_rFmxsjmkH8f2rW17d) conjures images of the sort of filthy environs in which fake drugs are produced. PSM board member Tom Kubic notes “those online Canadian pharmacies don’t sell real drugs.” Find out more about what fake online pharmacies are not telling you by reading the Questions and Answers on Medicine Importation section at https://jagograhakjago.com/2013/03/questions-and-answers-on-medicine-importation.html#1
Interchange 2014: Madame Gu and PSM China
Interchange 2014 was fortunate enough to have Madame LiHong Gu, Director of the Partnership for Safe Medicines China join us and share her work.
Madame Gu began her brief description of PSM China by pointing out that “China is another large country with 1.3 billion people. They all need safe medicines.”
Frequently Asked Questions Q1. What is meant by Infection?
Answer: Infection is the invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues and the reaction to host tissues causing local cellular injury due to competitive metabolism, toxins, intracellular replication, or antigen-antibody response. Infections are caused by infectious agents including viruses, viroids, prions, bacteria, nematodes such as parasitic roundworms and pinworms, arthropods such as ticks, mites, fleas, and lice, fungi such as ringworm, and other macro parasites such as tapeworms and other helminths. Clinicians classify infectious microorganisms or microbes according to the status of host defenses - either as primary pathogens or as opportunistic pathogens.
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Q2. What is an Allergy?
Answer: An allergy is an adverse reaction that the body has to a particular food or substance in the environment.
Any substance that triggers an allergic reaction is called an allergen. Some of the most common allergens include:
• grass and tree pollen (hay fever)
• dust mites
• animal dander (tiny flakes of skin or hair)
• food allergy (particularly fruits, shellfish and nuts)
An allergy develops when the body’s immune system reacts to an allergen as though it is a threat, like an infection. It produces antibodies to fight off the allergen, in a reaction called the "immune response"
Allergies, also known as allergic diseases, are a number of conditions caused by hypersensitivity of the immune system to something in the environment that normally causes little problem. These diseases include food allergies, atopic dermatitis, allergic asthma, and anaphylaxis. Symptoms may include red eyes, an itchy rash, runny nose, shortness of breath, or swelling.
Mrs. Shakti Raman , Educationist tweets: Fake Medicines cause great harm and fatalities. Thanks PSM India for offering several tools and methods to consumers!
Akaash Gupta, Aspring medical student comments: PSM-India has made patients vigilant regarding purchase, examine and intake of quality medicines!
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