Many commonly used over-the-counter medications (OTC) are used by people to treat regular ailments like pain relief, cold, and acidity. All medicines can cause side-effects and the labels on their packaging come with fair warning on the same.A side-effect is an unwanted symptom that can happen after taking certain medication. All medicines can cause side-effects…
The Drug Controllers General of India (DCGI) plans to ensure that Schedule H & H1 antimicrobial drugs are properly labeled and are sold only under prescription, as drug makers and pharmacies continue to flout rules. Antimicrobials, which are used to prevent and treat infectious diseases in humans, animals and plants, include antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals and…
QR codes may be made mandatory for vaccines, cancer drugs and antibiotics to prevent the supply of counterfeits. These QR codes will validate the authenticity of the medicines, as scans will display the name and address of the manufacturer; batch number; date of manufacturing; date of expiry; and manufacturing license number, among other details. The…
