To all those people, who are stupifying this user's concern.
There is a central body, which regulates the qualities of medicines and stores. True. Now like our Indian cricket team, this so strong on paper, and is an adopted baby of the government. However, when it comes to performance, it is like sanju Samson. Shathak ya bathak..
Not all medical stores, and Pharma companies, despite being regulated, delivers 100% drug formulations. There is the fallacy, as well as the limit of this so called body. How many times have you had a paracetamol medicine from a government hospital/dispensary for a fever/headache, and had another one from a medical store, just because the government one did not provide any relief/effect. Few months ago, there was a newspaper report from nagpur, where a government medicine was found to have medicines which contained nothing but talcum powder mixed with starch. The funny thing being, the manufacturer is a veterinary laboratory. Attaching the link herewith.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...er-and-starch-found/articleshow/113577888.cms
This practices in government hospitals, is another thing to discuss, which will never change, and further discussion of this might only bring me more unwanted comments.
This is not an isolated incident. Being, an insider to the healthcare system, I can vouch for that.
Now coming to private stores. They support those brands which gives them either 1) huge margins with high turnover, or 2) huge absolute profit per tablet/strips. To meet their investment, all of them (atleast non-branded stores), will support those unheard brands like XYZ, which provides huge profit for them. How does these drug makers and distributors make profit? By reducing the amount of actual medicine in the tablet, by not advertising properly, and manufacturing only on basis of demands. No medicine, no side effect. This is their Mantra.. Not concerned about of effects. To make things lucrative for the customer, they also list the MRP at lower than market standards. These happens only with generic formulations, that is those drugs which are not licensed to one single company. All might have heard of stores which offer 20-30% discounts. The story is either the same, or born out of tie ups. They rarely provide branded (big brands) medicines. (Not generalising).
Here comes the big brands and branded/nationalised outlets. They does this practise to the least extent, as for them the image matters more, and effects matters the most. To combat this image and potency, they tend to list the MRP of the same formulations (made from their own/sourced laborataries) at a higher than standard. Thereby keeping the margins intact, flow intact and having most effects (and also side effects if any).
So the central body is only on paper. Not even the drugs available in your neighbouring government hospital, is being monitored by this midas agency (which brings actual gold to the government).
Now how to verify their drugs? You cannot, unless you have a pharmaceutical laboratory. The same goes for the neutraceutical sector.
So the final note is, buy only trusted brands.
Cannot whistleblow further, as I do not want to invite trouble.
