RE: Re: Medicine pricing in India - who cares?

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Dear NetRUMians,

We have discussed the role and care for medicine prices for common man by regulatory authorities, doctors and pharmacists.

Let us discuss the role and care by the NGOs, consumer organizations. Do they really aware of these issues and try to solve these issues or do they educate patients about prices of medicines?

Thanks.

Anita Kotwani

netrum From: anitakotwani@...Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:02:37 -0500Subject: RE: Re: Brand discrepancy and Medicine pricing-article

Dear all, GMP is also a certificate that is issued; license is also a certificate that is issued by particular authorities. "Certificate of Bioequivalence" will also be a certificate that will be issued by an authority. If we have faith in our regulatory authorities then thereshould not be any doubt in quality of our medicines - by any company. I do not agree to ask for any other certificate...certificate of bioequivalence can be purchased by companies from many labs of reputed medical colleges. I know of many such cases.Cheers, Anita

netrum From: anupama_acad (DOT) co.inDate: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:21:39 +0000Subject: Re: Re: Brand discrepancy and Medicine pricing-article

Daer all,

Could a better solution to difference in quality of different companies be a "certification of Bioequivalence" which could be given by the Indian Pharmacopeia? This could be even above Certificates of ISO 9001...etc

Anupama.Rakesh Biswas <rakesh7biswasgmail> wrote:

Thanks Dr Vijay,

For this interesting and disturbing article (letter to editor). I am going through it and meanwhile here is its full text link for the benefit of others:

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01271.x

I shall comment on it soon.

rakesh

On 12/14/07, Vijay <drvijaythawani (DOT) co.in> wrote:

Hi Rakesh,Pl check Longstaff et al. J Thrombo Heamost 2005, 3: 1092 and also be kind enough to post the findings on NetRUM for benefit of our other members.Vijay > > > > > Dear all> > > > NetRumians,> > > > I have been invited by Dr. Vijay Thawani to> > > > moderate> > - Medicine Prices topic on this forum. I am > > > thankful> >> > > > to Dr. Thawani for inviting me to NetRum. NetRum is> > a very> > > active> > > > group and many important issues have> > been discussed. As this> > > will> > > > be my first> > participation on this list-serve, I will give > you> > > a>> > > > > brief introduction of myself.> > > > I am Anita Kotwani, > > > working> > > > in Department of> > Pharmacology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest> > > > Institute,> > University of Delhi, Delhi for the last two> > > years.> > > > > > Before joining VPCI, I was teaching Pharmacology in> > Maulana> > > Azad> > > > Medical College for more than 20 years.> > > > For the last 8- > 10> > > > years I am involved in Rational> > Use of Medicines and my main> > > area> > > > of research> > includes - Access to medicines (medicine prices> > > and>> > > > > availability), Drug utilization studies including> >> > > intervention> > > > studies, Surveillance of antimicrobial> > drugs in the > > > community.> >> > > > > > Dr. Thawani has already posted the topic of> > discussion> > > from> > > > December 10-16, 2007 -Medicines> > prices in India - who cares?> >> > > > >> > > > > Hope I will be able to do justice to the topic and> >> > > moderation.>> > > > > > > Thanks.> > > > Best wishes,> > > > Anita Kotwani> > (Dr.> > > Anita> > > > Kotwani)> > Reader> > Department of Pharmacology> > Vallabhbhai> > > > Patel Chest Institute> > University of Delhi> > Delhi 110007> > > > > > ,_._,___ > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>> > > > __________________________________________________________> >> > > Post > > > > free property ads on Yello Classifieds now!> > www.yello.in> >> > > > http://ss1.richmedia.in/recurl.asp?pid=220> > > >> > > > __________________________________________________________ > > > > ____> Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with> > > > > > > Mobile. Try it now.> > > > http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ>> > > >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > __________________________________________________________> > > > > Post free property ads on Yello Classifieds now! www.yello.in>> > > > http://ss1.richmedia.in/recurl.asp?pid=220>> > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > __________________________________________________________> > > > > Tried the new MSN Messenger? It's cool! Download now. > > > > > http://messenger.msn.com/Download/Default.aspx?mkt=en-in > > > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > ------------------------------> > > Chat on a cool, new interface. No download required. Click > here.<http://in.rd./tagline_webmessenger_10/*http://in.messe > nger./webmessengerpromo.php>> > >> > >> > >> > > ------------------------------> > > Fly HYD-BLR for Rs.499 Log on to MakeMyTrip! Check it out!> < http://ss1.richmedia.in/recurl.asp?pid=266>> > >> > > > > >> >>

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hello All We at Nagpur conducted a project where we disseminated the information on medicine pricing to consumers taking part in our project, as well as those who were interested. we did notice a difference in the consumption pattern of medicines after the intervention of imparting information regarding prices. I would say , we as a group, NetRUM,do care for medicine prices. There are other NGOs , like the 'locost' medicine supply by JAN SWASTHYA SAHYOG (JSS), · JSS runs a community health program in 50 forest villages, a rural hospital based in village Ganiyari, which provides comprehensive healthcare at low cost to people from > 1100 villages. Every thing is not as dark as we see it.There is still hope. kunda anita kotwani <anitakotwani@...> wrote: Dear NetRUMians, We have discussed the role

and care for medicine prices for common man by regulatory authorities, doctors and pharmacists. Let us discuss the role and care by the NGOs, consumer organizations. Do they really aware of these issues and try to solve these issues or do they educate patients about prices of medicines? Thanks. Anita Kotwani netrum From: anitakotwanimsnDate: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:02:37 -0500Subject: RE: Re: Brand discrepancy and Medicine pricing-article Dear all, GMP is also a certificate that is issued; license is also a certificate that is issued by particular authorities. "Certificate of Bioequivalence" will also be a certificate that will be issued by an authority. If we have faith in our regulatory authorities then thereshould not be any doubt in quality of our medicines - by any company. I do not agree to ask for any other certificate...certificate of bioequivalence can be purchased by companies from many labs of reputed medical colleges. I know of many such cases.Cheers, Anita netrum From:

anupama_acad (DOT) co.inDate: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:21:39 +0000Subject: Re: Re: Brand discrepancy and Medicine pricing-article Daer all, Could a better solution to difference in quality of different companies be a "certification of Bioequivalence" which could be given by the Indian Pharmacopeia? This could be even above Certificates of ISO 9001...etc Anupama.Rakesh Biswas <rakesh7biswasgmail> wrote: Thanks Dr Vijay, For this interesting and disturbing article (letter to editor). I am going through it and meanwhile here is its full text link for the benefit of others: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01271.x I shall comment on it soon. rakesh On 12/14/07, Vijay <drvijaythawani (DOT) co.in> wrote: Hi Rakesh,Pl check Longstaff et al. J Thrombo Heamost 2005, 3: 1092 and also be kind enough to post the findings on NetRUM for benefit of our other members.Vijay > > > > > Dear all> > > > NetRumians,> > > > I have been invited by Dr. Vijay Thawani to> > > > moderate> > - Medicine Prices topic on this forum. I am > > > thankful> >> > > > to Dr. Thawani for inviting me to NetRum. NetRum is> > a very> > > active> > > > group and many

important issues have> > been discussed. As this> > > will> > > > be my first> > participation on this list-serve, I will give > you> > > a>> > > > > brief introduction of myself.> > > > I am Anita Kotwani, > > > working> > > > in Department of> > Pharmacology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest> > > > Institute,> > University of Delhi, Delhi for the last two> > > years.> > > > > > Before joining VPCI, I was teaching Pharmacology in> > Maulana> > > Azad> > > > Medical College for more than 20 years.> > > > For the last 8- > 10> > > > years I am involved in Rational> > Use of Medicines and my main> > > area> > > > of research> > includes - Access to medicines (medicine

prices> > > and>> > > > > availability), Drug utilization studies including> >> > > intervention> > > > studies, Surveillance of antimicrobial> > drugs in the > > > community.> >> > > > > > Dr. Thawani has already posted the topic of> > discussion> > > from> > > > December 10-16, 2007 -Medicines> > prices in India - who cares?> >> > > > >> > > > > Hope I will be able to do justice to the topic and> >> > > moderation.>> > > > > > > Thanks.> > > > Best wishes,> > > > Anita Kotwani> > (Dr.> > > Anita> > > > Kotwani)> > Reader> > Department of Pharmacology> > Vallabhbhai> > > > Patel Chest Institute> >

University of Delhi> > Delhi 110007> > > > > > ,_._,___ > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>> > > > __________________________________________________________> >> > > Post > > > > free property ads on Yello Classifieds now!> > www.yello.in> >> > > > http://ss1.richmedia.in/recurl.asp?pid=220> > > >> > > > __________________________________________________________ > > > > ____> Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with> > > > > > > Mobile. Try it now.> > > > http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ>> > > >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > __________________________________________________________> > > > > Post free property ads on Yello Classifieds now! www.yello.in>> > > > http://ss1.richmedia.in/recurl.asp?pid=220>> > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > __________________________________________________________> > > > > Tried the new MSN Messenger? It's cool! Download now. > > >

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