Re: Quality of medicines - International Certification

[Guest guest]

Hi Ram,

GMP certification does improve the quality of the product, if it is

conducted sincerely, honestly and without corruption.

It is unfortunate that WHO name is prefixed to the GMP to give it

the impression that it has been done by WHO. Even Govts use the

terminology " WHO GMP " . Imagine the damage to the name of WHO where

so called WHO GMP certified company's products fail quality tests.

And it happens!

Vijay

> >

> > > Dear Members

> > >

> > > The maintenance of quality medicines is the prime

responsibility

> of the

> > > professionals like us, i.e., physicians and pharmacists

mainly.

> This is

> > > because of the fact that the patient does not know anything

> about the

> > > quality. When a consumer visits a provisions store, he has the

> choice to buy

> > > the product of his interest basing on his previous experience

or

> faith on a

> > > company. Sometimes the marks like ISI, Agmark etc. will help

the

> consumer to

> > > buy a quality product required for his daily life. When it

comes

> to

> > > medicine, the situation will be different. There wont be any

> choice to the

> > > patient to buy a good quality medicine. He will buy the

medicine

> prescribed

> > > by the physician and dispensed by a pharmacist. Hence the role

> of physician

> > > is much more important in prescribing medicines of good

quality.

> Of course,

> > > the pharmacist should also take care about the quality of the

> product he

> > > dispenses. Because he is the person responsible to take care

of

> proper

> > > storage, expiry dates etc.

> > >

> > > Now a days many pharmaceutical units are getting approved by

FDA

> and

> > > maintaining quality in respect to the manufacturing facilities

> and thus

> > > products. I strongly request the learned members to suggest

drug

> regulatory

> > > authorities to make it mandatory that few words like " This

> product was

> > > manufactured in FDA approved manufacturing unit " should be

> printed on the

> > > label of a medicine. This will definitely help the patient to

> know something

> > > about the quality of medicine that he buys.

> > >

> > > With regards

> > >

> > > Dr. Srisailam K

> > >

> > > Contact: Office: Dr. Srisailam Keshetti, Associate Professor,

> Vaagdevi

> > > College of Pharmacy, Ramnagar, Hanamkonda, Warangal - 506001,

> AP, INDIA, Ph.

> > > +91 870 2455111(O), Fax +91 870 2460108. Residence: Dr.

> Srisailam Keshetti,

> > > H.No. 5-11-531, Naimnagar, Hanamkonda, Warangal - 506009, AP,

> India, Ph.

> > > +91 98493 05115, +91 92468 94465 Alternate email id:

> > > ksrisailam@ .. <ksrisailam% 40rediffmail. com> Permanent

> > > Address: Dr. Srisailam Keshetti, H.No. 2-10-2095, Bhagya

Nagar,

> Karimnagar -

> > > 505001, AP, India. Ph: +91 878 6504465

> > >

> > > New Email addresses available on

> > > Get the Email name you & #39;ve always wanted on the new @ymail

and

> > > @rocketmail.

> > > Hurry before someone else does!

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> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> > --

> > Dr.Gitanjali Batmanabane MD PhD

> > Professor of Pharmacology & Officer-in-charge,

> > Dept. of Pharmacy

> > Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research

> > Pondicherry 605 006

> > India

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Vijay Sir and all

greeting

Thank you for your reply with the reality check. Could anyone please let me know the compliance status of the GMP certification in India and other countries?

I think some one need to take initiative to clearly delineate the line between GMP and its association with the WHO marks. I want to be a part of this initiative.

yours

Ram C Sah

From: Vijay <drvijaythawani@...>netrum Sent: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 7:52:01 AMSubject: Re: Quality of medicines - International Certification

Hi Ram,GMP certification does improve the quality of the product, if it is conducted sincerely, honestly and without corruption. It is unfortunate that WHO name is prefixed to the GMP to give it the impression that it has been done by WHO. Even Govts use the terminology "WHO GMP". Imagine the damage to the name of WHO where so called WHO GMP certified company's products fail quality tests. And it happens! Vijay > > > > > Dear Members> > >> > > The maintenance of quality medicines is the prime responsibility > of the> > > professionals like us, i.e., physicians and pharmacists

mainly. > This is> > > because of the fact that the patient does not know anything > about the> > > quality. When a consumer visits a provisions store, he has the > choice to buy> > > the product of his interest basing on his previous experience or > faith on a> > > company. Sometimes the marks like ISI, Agmark etc. will help the > consumer to> > > buy a quality product required for his daily life. When it comes > to> > > medicine, the situation will be different. There wont be any > choice to the> > > patient to buy a good quality medicine. He will buy the medicine > prescribed> > > by the physician and dispensed by a pharmacist. Hence the role > of physician> > > is much more important in prescribing medicines of good quality. > Of

course,> > > the pharmacist should also take care about the quality of the > product he> > > dispenses. Because he is the person responsible to take care of > proper> > > storage, expiry dates etc.> > >> > > Now a days many pharmaceutical units are getting approved by FDA > and> > > maintaining quality in respect to the manufacturing facilities > and thus> > > products. I strongly request the learned members to suggest drug > regulatory> > > authorities to make it mandatory that few words like "This > product was> > > manufactured in FDA approved manufacturing unit" should be > printed on the> > > label of a medicine. This will definitely help the patient to > know something> > > about the quality of medicine that he buys.> >

>> > > With regards> > >> > > Dr. Srisailam K> > >> > > Contact: Office: Dr. Srisailam Keshetti, Associate Professor, > Vaagdevi> > > College of Pharmacy, Ramnagar, Hanamkonda, Warangal - 506001, > AP, INDIA, Ph.> > > +91 870 2455111(O), Fax +91 870 2460108. Residence: Dr. > Srisailam Keshetti,> > > H.No. 5-11-531, Naimnagar, Hanamkonda, Warangal - 506009, AP, > India, Ph.> > > +91 98493 05115, +91 92468 94465 Alternate email id:> > > ksrisailam@ .. <ksrisailam% 40rediffmail. com> Permanent> > > Address: Dr. Srisailam Keshetti, H.No. 2-10-2095, Bhagya Nagar, > Karimnagar -> > > 505001, AP, India. Ph: +91 878 6504465> > >> > > New Email addresses available on > > > Get the Email name you & #39;ve always

wanted on the new @ymail and> > > @rocketmail.> > > Hurry before someone else does!> > > http://mail. promotions. / newdomains/ aa/> > > > > >> > > > > > > > -- > > Dr.Gitanjali Batmanabane MD PhD> > Professor of Pharmacology & Officer-in-charge,> > Dept. of Pharmacy> > Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research> > Pondicherry 605 006> > India> >>

[Guest guest]

Hi Ram,

We have been working in this area since last three years.

We have published paper " Are ORS brands in India using WHO name

judiciously? N Bachewar, V Thawani, K Gharpure. Indian Journal of

Pharmacology, Dec 2006, 38 (6), 439-441 " and another

one " Monitoring misuse of WHO name and emblem in medicine promotion

in India " has been accepted for publication in Indian Journal of

Medical Ethics and should appear anytime.

If you have any ideas about collaborative work in this field, please

revert back. It will be a pleasure to work with you.

Does your country also suffer from misuse of WHO name in medicine

promotion?

Vijay

> > >

> > > > Dear Members

> > > >

> > > > The maintenance of quality medicines is the prime

> responsibility

> > of the

> > > > professionals like us, i.e., physicians and pharmacists

> mainly.

> > This is

> > > > because of the fact that the patient does not know anything

> > about the

> > > > quality. When a consumer visits a provisions store, he has

the

> > choice to buy

> > > > the product of his interest basing on his previous

experience

> or

> > faith on a

> > > > company. Sometimes the marks like ISI, Agmark etc. will help

> the

> > consumer to

> > > > buy a quality product required for his daily life. When it

> comes

> > to

> > > > medicine, the situation will be different. There wont be any

> > choice to the

> > > > patient to buy a good quality medicine. He will buy the

> medicine

> > prescribed

> > > > by the physician and dispensed by a pharmacist. Hence the

role

> > of physician

> > > > is much more important in prescribing medicines of good

> quality.

> > Of course,

> > > > the pharmacist should also take care about the quality of

the

> > product he

> > > > dispenses. Because he is the person responsible to take care

> of

> > proper

> > > > storage, expiry dates etc.

> > > >

> > > > Now a days many pharmaceutical units are getting approved by

> FDA

> > and

> > > > maintaining quality in respect to the manufacturing

facilities

> > and thus

> > > > products. I strongly request the learned members to suggest

> drug

> > regulatory

> > > > authorities to make it mandatory that few words like " This

> > product was

> > > > manufactured in FDA approved manufacturing unit " should be

> > printed on the

> > > > label of a medicine. This will definitely help the patient

to

> > know something

> > > > about the quality of medicine that he buys.

> > > >

> > > > With regards

> > > >

> > > > Dr. Srisailam K

> > > >

> > > > Contact: Office: Dr. Srisailam Keshetti, Associate

Professor,

> > Vaagdevi

> > > > College of Pharmacy, Ramnagar, Hanamkonda, Warangal -

506001,

> > AP, INDIA, Ph.

> > > > +91 870 2455111(O), Fax +91 870 2460108. Residence: Dr.

> > Srisailam Keshetti,

> > > > H.No. 5-11-531, Naimnagar, Hanamkonda, Warangal - 506009,

AP,

> > India, Ph.

> > > > +91 98493 05115, +91 92468 94465 Alternate email id:

> > > > ksrisailam@ .. <ksrisailam% 40rediffmail. com> Permanent

> > > > Address: Dr. Srisailam Keshetti, H.No. 2-10-2095, Bhagya

> Nagar,

> > Karimnagar -

> > > > 505001, AP, India. Ph: +91 878 6504465

> > > >

> > > > New Email addresses available on

> > > > Get the Email name you & #39;ve always wanted on the new

@ymail

> and

> > > > @rocketmail.

> > > > Hurry before someone else does!

> > > > http://mail. promotions. / newdomains/ aa/

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > --

> > > Dr.Gitanjali Batmanabane MD PhD

> > > Professor of Pharmacology & Officer-in-charge,

> > > Dept. of Pharmacy

> > > Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education &

Research

> > > Pondicherry 605 006

> > > India

> > >

> >

>