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Government Will Regulate Sale of Anti-TB Drugs

March 24, 2014 by KRS Leave a Comment

Doctors hail government move to regulate sale of anti-TB drug
  • The Union Health Ministry has notified amendments to the Drugs and Cosmetic Act, 1940 includes Schedule-H1. March onward 46  antibiotics,including anti-TB medicines will be sold if a valid prescription is presented. Government’s overdue measure will curb irrational sale  and use of drugs.
  • A copy of the medical prescription and record details such as name of patient, doctor, among others should be with the pharmacy. A mandatory warning in a red box have to be printed on the label of listed 46 drugs, violation of which can result in prosecution as per the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.”
  • the measure rolled by the Government will curb irrational use of anti-TB medicines 
  • the spread of TB can be arrested if the country reach out to every person with the disease who needs quality-assured diagnostic  and treatment services. India’s TB programme is providing universal access to tuberculosis care services.
  • TB is a challenge as to diagnose the disease and provide complete course of standard and effective treatment because if  untreated it can affect 10-15 people which will make it a public health imperative to find, diagnose, treat and cure every patient.

Exams Perspective:

  1. Drugs and Cosmetic Act, 1940
  2. Indian TB Programme

Filed Under: Current Affairs, National, Science and Technology Tagged With: Drugs and Cosmetic Act, Indian TB Programme

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