In order to sufficiently protect public health interests and the relationship of trust between patients and pharmaceutical suppliers, the entire production and supply chain needs to be closely regulated. With the increasing threat of fake medicines entering the legitimate supply chain, the healthcare stakeholders need to have a unified approach in tackling the escalated issue of substandard and falsified medicines.
Read our articles to get a glimpse of active states in India gearing up to nab fake medicine culprits. A recent development highlights that India is offering cash rewards to informers who help bring criminals selling fake drugs, devices and cosmetics to justice. This will go a long way in curbing this menace .
Get an insight into antacids under our frequently asked questions section too.
If you have any suggestions,
comments or queries, please email
me at pooja@jagograhakjago.com.
You may find our previous issues on our website jagograhakjago.com or in the news archive section of every issue of The PRESCRIPTION, incase you've missed any of them.
You may also look us up on Facebook
under Partnership for Safe Medicines
India .
"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. Please visit our website jagograhakjago.com if you wish to learn about us . To register a complaint kindly visit our consumer redressal website jagograhakjago.com
Happy Reading !
Stay Safe. Stay Healthy !
Pooja Khaitan
Chief Editor ,
The PRESCRIPTION
Partnership for Safe Medicines India.
“Access to essential medicines can be improved by improving the quality of API and the finished pharmaceutical products. Indian pharmaceutical industry being a forerunner in terms of volume and value globally has the responsibility to ensure
the quality and efficacy of all medicines manufactured in the country”
Dr G N Singh,
Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI)
India is offering cash rewards to informers who help bring criminals selling fake drugs, devices andcosmetics to justice. The country's Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation says it is taking the action partly in response to often-repeated claims that counterfeiters in other areas of the world -including China - are supplying falsified or 'spurious' medicines that are made with a 'Made in India' label. Two-Day national meeting of health experts and activists discusses way to fight leprosy and resultant disability 
2300 estimated cases of Leprosy come up every year in New Delhi & NCR
• The GoodBye Leprosy Trust (GBLT), an umbrella body of five leprosy control organizations, launches its new logo
• Mr. Rene’ Staeheli, President of ILEP (International Leprosy Eradication Programme) participates and discusses his vision to eradicate the disease
New Delhi, July 2014: Representatives from the field of health, government of India, stakeholders in the fight against leprosy and the World Health Organization came together for a two-day national consultation platform to discuss the challenges and solutions to preventing disability in the people affected by leprosy.
MANILA, July,2014: With an effective dengue vaccine available by July next year, the Department of Health is optimistic that two out of three patients won’t need hospitalization and that the country will get rid of the mosquito-borne disease as a major public health problem in the country in the coming years. Feds Tighten Lab Security After Anthrax, Bird Flu Blunders
Particles of H5N1 virus — a particularly dangerous type of bird flu that can infect people — attack lung cells.
July, 2014: In the course of trying to understand a laboratory accident involving anthrax, officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stumbled upon another major blunder — involving a deadly flu virus.
Glenmark's fluocinonide cream receives US FDA approval
Mumbai, July 2014: Glenmark Generics Inc., USA, the subsidiary of Glenmark Generics Limited, has been granted final approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for fluocinonide cream USP 0.1 per cent, the generic version of Vanos Cream by Medicis.
PSM's 5th annual conference will be held onSeptember 18, 2014 at the KnightConference Center at The Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Av., NW, Washington, D.C.
Each year, the PSM Interchange brings together policymakers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, patient advocates, law enforcement, healthcare professionals, and anti-counterfeiting companies to discuss the problem and solutions to the global scourge of pharmaceutical counterfeiting.
Tickets on sale jagograhakjago.com
Frequently Asked Questions Q1. What are ANTACIDS ?
Answer: Antacids are taken by mouth to relieve heartburn and flatulence, the major symptom of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, or acid indigestion. Antacids either directly neutralize acidity by increasing the pH, or reversibly reduce or block the secretion of acid by gastric cells to reduce acidity in the stomach.
Q2. Is consuming too much of antacids safe?
Answer: Though, antacids are a broad category of over-the-counter medications and are usually therapeutically safe, but excessive consumption can upshot unforeseen consequences. Repeatedly taking of antacids can cause change in bowel habits (diarrhoea or constipation), damage to kidneys (milk-alkali syndrome), increased acid production, decrease in the absorption and efficacy of other prescribed medicines, or alternate, increase in the absorption and toxicity of other medications.
Therefore, a gentle advice from PSM India Desk that instead of popping antacid pills all day, a bit of lifestyle changes like avoiding certain foods like tomato products, caffeine, chocolate , citrus juices and losing weight can lessen the frequency of heartburn. But, if acidity persists for longer time period, there is need to seek advice of physician or gastroenterologist as it may be an indication of bigger chronic gastrointestinal problem and with enough antacids the pain from peptic ulcer disease and even possibly stomach cancer shall be masked, thereby delaying diagnosis and treatment.
F-9, 2nd floor, Kailash Colony, New Delhi -110048
jagograhakjago.com
Disclaimer : Our newsletter endeavors to compile patient safety information from various sources . PSM India may not be held responsible for any article published in The Prescription.