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    "Only switch medications under the supervision of a doctor or pharmacist” --Mr. Bejon Misra (Founder, PSM India) Q: HOW DO WE DIFFERENTIATE THE AUTHENTIC PACK FROM THE COUNTERFEIT ONE ?
A: According to the World Health Organization, 35 per cent of the world's spurious drugs are produced in India. Still, it is difficult to determine the precise effect on health because the person consuming the drug does not know that it is counterfeit. Therefore, if there is no improvement, a patient usually thinks the diagnosis was wrong. He keeps consulting physicians and often ends up with a series of tests resulting in increased expenditure and mental agony. So, here's a checklist to differentiate the authentic pack from counterfeit ones. Medicine pack should be properly sealed. The symbol ® must follow the trade name The active ingredient name (scientific name) must be spelled correctly. The manufacturer's name and logo should be legible and correct. AN AWARE CONSUMER IS A PROTECTED CONSUMER Read more  23rd MARCH, Ahmedabad Pharmexcil to organise buyer-seller meet for medical device sector
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 This section will help you judge whether your medications are safe and will provide tips on what to do if you think a drug has been compromised.
Buy it right: The market is flooded with spurious products. Every other day you hear about adulterated cosmetics, milk, food products, fuel, building materials, medicines or packaged water... there doesn't seem to be anything left out. In such a case, selecting the right product may seem really challenging. However it is not difficult to spot them.   Gujarat FDCA busts racket making IV stents without license near Ahmedabad
MUMBAI: The Gujarat Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) recently busted a racket involved in the business of manufacturing Intravenous (IV) stents without having a valid license from Vutva near Ahmedabad. During the raid, the officials from the drug licensing authority successfully seized IV stents and some of its components worth Rs.12 lakh from their manufacturing unit at Vatva. Four children die in Kerala after administration of pentavalent vaccine
Four children have died in Kerala after they were administered pentavalent vaccine, which was introduced by Kerala government in its Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) . However, whether the administration of pentavalent vaccine is the reason for the death of these children is yet to be established.
2 held for selling fake drugs
PATNA: Two persons were arrested on Wednesday from Govind Mitra Road on charges of selling fake medicine by the Pirbahore police. The police said the arrested persons are Awadhesh Singh and Sunil Singh, owners of Shiv Shakti Enterprises and R S Pharma, respectively. They were arrested from Beni Madhav Lane, the police said.
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FDA changes to drug bar code rule could have significant impact on packaging lines
 The discovery in February that counterfeit Avastin, the cancer infusion drug, found its way to physicians and hospitals in the U.S., makes it more likely that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, either on its own or at the behest of Congress, will allow pharmaceutical manufacturers to change the way they print bar codes on unit-of-use drug packages. |
 PMO pushes for standard treatment protocols
NEW DELHI: The need for standard treatment protocols for various diseases has got the official push from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).The PMO has asked the Union health ministry to prepare the protocols at the earliest and implement them under the country's National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).The focus will be on the use of standard generic drugs, besides weeding out irrational drug regimens. Health Ministry plans to frame treatment guidelines to promote rational use of drugs
With a view to further promoting the rational use of drugs particularly in key therapeutic areas, the Health Ministry is mulling the idea of framing treatment guidelines for diseases like HIV, TB and Malaria programes  Human trials on cancer vaccine molecule may start by end of next month
India’s efforts to manufacture a therapeutic vaccine against cancer are right on the track and are expected to hit the markets in a couple years time as the human trials are beginning very soon on the candidate molecule, Department of Biotechnology (DBT) sources said. |
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