Re: Available banned drugs

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Madam, Thanks for alerting all.I feel it would be nice if posters of these drugs could be made and pasted outside OPDs and pharmacies so that consumers also give a second thought of these before purchasing. AnupamaChetna Desai <chetna99@...> wrote: Dear all This mail is in circulation among many so called "Laypersons". Its satisfying to know that the consumer/layperson is also waking up to certain issues regarding medicines that has till now been a "Matter of concern" for us professionals. It will not only make us accountable for our actions; at the same time it may make things easier us if the consumer is also rightly informed and aware. The mail........""India has become a dumping ground for banned drugs ; also the business for production of banned drugs is

blooming. Plz make sure that u buy drugs only if prescribed by a doctor(Also, ask which company manufactures it, this would help to ensure that u get what is prescribed at the Drug Store) and that also from a reputed drug store. Not many people know about these banned drugs and consume them causing a lot of damage to themselves. We do forward Jokes and and other junk all the time. This is far more important. DANGEROUS DRUGS THESE DRUGS HAVE BEEN GLOBALLY DISCARDED BUT ARE AVAILABLE IN INDIA . The most common ones are D cold, action 500 & Nimulid. ANALGIN: This is a pain-killer . Reason for ban: Bone marrow depression. Brand name: Novalgin ___________________________________________________________ CISAPRIDE: Acidity, constipation. Reason for ban : irregular heartbeat Brand name : Ciza, Syspride ____________________________________________________________ DROPERIDOL: Anti-depressant. Reason for ban : Irregular heartbeat. Brand name : Droperol ______________________________________________________________ FURAZOLIDONE: Antidiarrhoeal. Reason for ban : Cancer. Brand name : Furoxone, Lomofen _____________________________________________________________ NIMESULIDE: Painkiller, fever. Reason for ban : Liver failure. Brand name : Nise, Nimulid ________________________________________________________________________ NITROFURAZONE:

Antibacterial cream. Reason for ban : Cancer. Brand name : Furacin ________________________________________________________________________ PHENOLPHTHALEIN: Laxative. Reason for ban : Cancer. Brand name : Agarol ________________________________________________________________________

PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE: cold and cough. Reason for ban : stroke. Brand name : D'cold , Vicks Action-500 ________________________________________________________________________ OXYPHENBUTAZONE: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Reason for ban : Bone marrow depression. Brand name : Sioril ________________________________________________________________________ PIPERAZINE: Anti-worms. Reason for ban : Nerve damage. Brand name : Piperazine ________________________________________________________________________ QUINIODOCHLOR: Anti-diarrhoea. Reason for ban : Damage to sight. Brand name : Enteroquinol

-- Chetna Desai Department of Pharmacology B.J.Medical College, Ahmedabad Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Messenger. Download Now!

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Dear Dr Chetna

could you give me more inputs on CDSCO - pharmacovigilance program

regards

Dr Anil Varshney

--- Chetna Desai <chetna99@...> wrote:

> Hello

> Its worthwhile to exchange our views on such an issue at the beginning of

> 2007. Lets hope NetRUM can make a difference in this regard by the end of

> 2007. What say Dr Thawani? We are all with you.

> The fact is that a lot of confusion exists among the professionals too

> regarding the banned drugs. As a result we are not able to be proactive in

> getting them removed from the market. Why a drug that is banned in many

> countries remains in circulation in our country remains a mystery. The

> National Pharmacovigilance Program, CDSCO has entrusted each of the

> peripheral centres to specifically monitor some of these drugs that are

> under a cloud of suspicion. Similar initiatives by other centres working for

> pharmacovigilance and Drug information may help. Market dynamics apart, we

> must try to save the drugs that are safe and delete those that are not.

> Chetna Desai

> Department of Pharmacology

> B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad

>

>

> On 31/12/06, anil varshney <anilvarshney@...> wrote:

> >

> > Good to hear that

> > how ever it appears that the drug controller has not banned them since

> > they are still

> > manufactured is there any noitifictaion by Drug controller in this regard

> >

> > There is also a market angle to these , when drugs become cheper they are

> > touted as bad

> > and new drugs promoted for higher and better margins most doctors leave

> > aside layperson

> > do not know this

> >

> > I am not a promoter of banned drugs but a cuatious person that we do not

> > circulate wrong

> > inofrmation, Unless drugs are banned by the Drug Controlle. Most of the

> > drugs listed

> > below are still in use I would welcome a validated BAN notice from WHO /

> > Drug Controller

> > in this regard if any.

> > All drugs irrespective of what ebver be the claims have to be used with

> > caution

> > since we do not have pharmaoco vigilance in this country.

> >

> > For the information of readers I am pleased to inform that in the upcoming

> > world Bank

> > supported Project on Vector Born disease control - Pharmaco-vigilance has

> > been kept as a

> > key component where one will look at quality and contamination in each

> > batch of

> > medicines procured and also reocrd any side effects reported

> >

> > I invite readers to suggest any model format for recording Adevers events

> >

> > regards

> > Dr Anil Varshney

> > National Consultant

> > for NVBDCP

> >

> > ps

> > How about NETRUM making a representation with Drug Controller for banning

> > these drugs

> > with evidnece provided to them

> > rgds

> > Anil

> >

> >

> > --- Chetna Desai <chetna99@... <chetna99%40gmail.com>> wrote:

> >

> > > Dear all

> > > This mail is in circulation among many so called " Laypersons " . Its

> > > satisfying to know that the consumer/layperson is also waking up to

> > certain

> > > issues regarding medicines that has till now been a " Matter of concern "

> > for

> > > us professionals. It will not only make us accountable for our actions;

> > at

> > > the same time it may make things easier us if the consumer is also

> > rightly

> > > informed and aware.

> > >

> > >

> > > The mail........

> > > " " India has become a dumping ground for *banned drugs *; also the

> > business

> > > for

> > > production of banned drugs is blooming. Plz make sure that u buy drugs

> > only

> > > if prescribed by a doctor(Also, ask which company manufactures it, this

> > > would help to ensure that u get what is prescribed at the Drug Store)

> > and

> > > that also from a reputed drug store. Not many people know about these

> > > banned drugs and consume them causing a lot of damage to themselves. *

> > >

> > > We do forward Jokes and and other junk all the time. This is far more

> > > important. *

> > > *

> > >

> > > DANGEROUS DRUGS THESE DRUGS HAVE BEEN GLOBALLY DISCARDED BUT ARE

> > AVAILABLE

> > > IN * *INDIA **. The most common ones are D cold, action 500 & Nimulid.

> > **

> > >

> > >

> > > ANALGIN: ** *

> > > This is a pain-killer . *Reason for ban: * Bone marrow depression. *

> > > Brand name: ** **Novalgin ** **

> > >

> > >

> > > __________________________________________________________

> > >

> > >

> > > CISAPRIDE:

> > >

> > >

> > > Acidity, constipation. Reason for ban : **irregular heartbeat * *

> > > Brand name : ** **Ciza, Syspride **

> > > __________________________________________________________ ** **

> > >

> > >

> > > DROPERIDOL:

> > >

> > >

> > > Anti-depressant. Reason for ban : **Irregular heartbeat. * *

> > > Brand name : ** **Droperol **

> > > __________________________________________________________ ** **

> > >

> > >

> > > FURAZOLIDONE:

> > >

> > >

> > > Antidiarrhoeal. Reason for ban : **Cancer. **

> > > Brand name : **Furoxone, Lomofen ** **

> > >

> > >

> > > __________________________________________________________

> > >

> > >

> > > NIMESULIDE: ** **

> > >

> > >

> > > Painkiller, fever. Reason for ban : **Liver failure. **

> > > Brand name : ** **Nise, Nimulid **

> > > __________________________________________________________

> > >

> > >

> > > NITROFURAZONE: ** **

> > >

> > >

> > > Antibacterial cream. Reason for ban : **Cancer. **

> > > Brand name : **Furacin **

> > > __________________________________________________________

> > >

> > >

> > > PHENOLPHTHALEIN:

> > >

> > >

> > > Laxative. Reason for ban : **Cancer. **

> > > Brand name : ** **Agarol **

> > > __________________________________________________________

> > >

> > >

> > > PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE: ** **

> > >

> > >

> > > cold and cough. Reason for ban : **stroke. **

> > > Brand name : **D'cold , Vicks Action-500 * *

> > > __________________________________________________________

> > >

> > >

> > > OXYPHENBUTAZONE:

> > >

> > >

> > > Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Reason for ban : **Bone marrow

> > > depression. **

> > > Brand name : **Sioril ** **

> > >

> > > __________________________________________________________

> > >

> > >

> > > PIPERAZINE: ** **

> > >

> > >

> > > Anti-worms. Reason for ban : **Nerve damage. **

> > > Brand name : **Piperazine **

> > > __________________________________________________________

> > >

> > >

> > > QUINIODOCHLOR:

> > >

> > >

> > > Anti-diarrhoea. Reason for ban : **Damage to sight. **

> > > Brand name : **Enteroquinol *

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > --

> > > Chetna Desai

> > > Department of Pharmacology

> > > B.J.Medical College, Ahmedabad

> > >

> >

>

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