Consumer drug information - request for materials

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Dear All,

This is with respect to a project being done by the Centre for Trade

and Development (Centad) and the WHO - India office on the subject of ‘Consumer

Drug Information’ materials available in India.

'Consumer drug information' is the information that is provided

to or aimed at the ultimate consumers of drugs/medicines. This would

include information such as the brand and generic name of the drug;

composition; dosage; side-effects; precautions while taking the drug;

information on drug combinations for rational drug use and so on.

Also the term would cover not only drugs/medicines but also information related

to therapies, technologies and devices used in medication etc

The project is aimed at seeing what sort of information is being

provided to patients by different sources (such as State pharmacy councils,

health organizations, patient groups, consumer groups, women's health groups,

pharmaceutical companies and so on).

The project further involves a situational analysis of materials and information

available and also involves the preparation of an approach paper on the same.

Subsequently a national consultation on consumer drug information is proposed to

be held.

We at Centad are currently in the process of conducting research for

this project and in that regard; we request to be provided with certain

information and materials on the subject of consumer drug information.

This would cover information provided to the ultimate consumers of

drugs, including information regarding medical devices and technologies.

It is for this reason that we are approaching this forum as it provides a

platform for getting in touch with all the various actors involved who can

provide such information. Though the Centad project would focus on a broader

scope of information, this would include information being provided to AIDS

patients as well.

We would really appreciate it if it would be possible for you to

provide any information in any medium such as publications or printed material

(e.g.,: books, booklets, journals, magazines, pamphlets, brochures, flyers,

posters and so on); CDs/movies and other recordings, advertisements, materials

on the internet, and so on that are brought out by your organization? We also

encourage you to provide information and materials brought out for any campaigns

conducted. The material includes both current and past information and

materials.

Our address and contact details are as follows:

Centre for Trade & Development,

# 406, Bhikaiji Cama Bhavan, Bhikaiji Cama Place,

New Delhi 110066.

Tel: +91-11-41459226

Fax: +91-11-41459227

Email: gopa.kumar@...; yamini.srivastava@...

The material may be addressed to Mr. Gopakumar and Ms. Yamini

Srivastava.

Thank you.

Regards,

Yamini Srivastava

Research Consultant

Centad

e-mail: <yamini.srivastava@...>