Safeguarding public health by curbing irrational drug combinations

• In: Community Pharmacy - Quality and Safety Posters
• At: Hyderabad (India) (2011)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: CPS2-P-01
• By: UDUPA, Nayanabhirama (Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, India)
• Co-author(s): Janodia, Manthan (Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, India)
  Dharmagadda, Sreedhar (Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, India)
  Ligade, Virendra (Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, India)
  Pise, Ajay (Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, India)
  Muragundi, Pradeep (Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, India)
  
• Abstract:

  Curbing the use of irrational drug combinations is vital to safeguard public health. Use of drug combinations should be based on scientific rationale and evaluation of its safety and efficacy. Several such irrational drug combinations have flooded Indian market where Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) had not granted approval to market these..

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