Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Thakur Dinesh S & Reddy T Prashanth

The Truth Pill : The Myth of Drug Regulation in India - New Delhi Simon & Schuster 2022

CONTENTS
Prologue: An Epidemic of DEG Poisoning;
and Regulatory Failure;
1. The Birth of Modern Medicine and Drug Regulation;
2. Controlling the Craze for Medicinal Drugs in Colonial India;
3. Of Botched Investigations, Dodgy Prosecution Guidelines, and Lenient Judges;
4. Of Glass Particles and Bacterial Endotoxins in Drugs;
5. New Drugs and "The Persistent Insolence of the CDSCO..."
6. Can "Made in India" Generic Medicine Be Trusted?;
7. The Losing Battle to Regulate Traditional Indian Medicine;
8. The Dangers Posed by Traditional Medicine and Its Practitioners to Public Health;
9. The Chaos of Indian Pharmacies and their Supply Chains;
10. Of Drug Advertisements, Promotions, and Trademarks;
11. The Politics and Levers of Reforming India's Drug Regulatory Framework;
Acknowledgements;
Glossary

ISBN: 978392099175

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Medical Law - Drug Regulation - Drugs - India

Dewey Class. No.: 344.041 THA