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Is your regular diabetic pill safe or effective? According to a study, the World Health Organization set standard is not followed by any of the five most prescribed diabetes pills in India. (As reported by Reuters March 13, 2018) . These medicines which combine metformin (the first-line medication for treating type 2 Diabetes) with other medicines have not been tested as per the standards of WHO. Even then over 500 medicine brands are being marketed with these combos by Indian pharmaceutical companies. In 2017, there were more than 72 million diabetes cases in India, as per the International Diabetes Federation. Already crowned as the Diabetes Capital of the World, Indians need to be more cautious about preventive measures as well as the about lowering of usage of drugs by healing through natural means. In India, two third of the diabetic drugs are sold in two-drug formulations, which is termed as fixed-dose combinations. These combinations are very expensive and popular ...

Have you ever thought that your regular Antacid “Pan D” can ever be fatal? Well, not the genuine ones! A recent raid by Crime Branch in Delhi has seized over 90,000 fake capsules and tablets of antacids and multivitamins which are usually consumed in all households as first remedy ( As reported by Times of India March 18 online Edition ). Among this, 50000 were fake capsules of Pan D, which is commonly taken by most of us during acidity problem. A regular consumer cannot distinguish between these fake and the real medicines. According to the experts, this fake medicine industry causes the deaths of almost 1 million people a year across the globe and a good ratio of it belongs to India. In India, the growing threat of antibacterial resistance has a huge contribution from these substandard fake drugs. Your doctor might have prescribed you to take multi-vitamins and you got them from your local pharmacy with a great discount. Now, after some time, you may start experi...

Few months back, there has been a lot of furore about the fake eggs sold in the market. Then, there came lots of videos shared by the experts and non-expert netizens on the same explaining how the eggs can be tested for their genuinity! The vegetarians can ignore fake eggs but can anyone avoid medicines? You will be shocked to know that as per the FIICI report, 25% of Medicines sold in India are fake. The counterfeit medicines have flooded Indian market. The average life expectancy of the people are increasing and proportionately there is an increase in the time of life suffered from diseases and other health conditions. In such a situation, people are taking more and more medicines without confirming its genuinity.  So, how a layman buying medicine from a local pharmacy will know that he/she is not buying fake medicines? How to check that you’re getting a genuine medicine from your pharmacist? The fake medicines will look almost same like their genuine counterparts whe...