Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: Drug prescribing is the most essential practice of medical professionals.For healthy life style, not only the prevention of disease is important but equally important is the treatment of such disease with safe drugs.Every drug has some side effects if the dose of drug is correct then it can be avoided.Some drugs side/adverse effects can be reduced by another drug.Hence doctor's prescription is safer than self-medication.Banned drugs have more Adverse/side effects.The drugs which are found unsafe in post marketing surveillance are banned by regulatory authorities.DCGI (Drug Controller General of India) is the highest authority in India to expand the approval of any drug or ban a drug.Banned drugs still available in developing countries like India due to lack of Law enforcement, physician awareness and drug control authorizes fails to inform all hospitals of the status of medicine.India is a major hub of Banned drugs.Many of the banned drugs are available as over the counter drugs and people consume them unaware and cause damage to one self.The pharmacist should take interest in public information campaigns and educate consumers and thus play an important role of eliminating the banned drugs from market.
Authors: M. Sri Rekha, M. Kavya, B. Mahima Jyothi, G. Anjali, K.Siva Kumar
Institution: Hindu College of Pharmacy
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4384134151