The Scene of Banned Drugs in India Panchawat Sunita1,,*, Sharma Nupoor2 1Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur (Raj.) 2B. N. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Udaipur (Raj.) *Corresponding Author E-mail: sunita_pharma2008@rediffmail.com
Online published on 27 March, 2014. Abstract India is becoming a hub for the availability and usage of banned/harmful medicines like Nimesulide, D'cold, Novalgin, Lomofen, Rofecoxib etc. A drug is banned on the basis of risk versus benefit ratio evaluated through post marketing surveillance and Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting System. Pharmaceutical negligence among doctors can lead to hazardous effects on the general health of a patient. The present study was planned to explore about awareness of banned drugs among educated youth and people related to this profession. Government should spread the information of drugs side effect. Doctors should not prescribe these drugs to protect the human health. Top Keywords Banned Drugs, Phenylpropanolamine, Novalgin, Sulfadoxin, Antimalarial etc. Top |