Generic medicines provide an affordable alternative to expensive branded medicines. They contain the same active ingredients but are significantly cheaper because generic manufacturers do not incur research and development costs. Generic medicines allow people to cut their monthly medical expenses substantially. While branded drugs are often heavily promoted, generic drugs are equally effective and safe as they must meet the same quality standards set by regulatory bodies. Doctors sometimes preferentially prescribe branded drugs due to agreements with pharmaceutical companies, but generic drugs offer patients more choice and savings without compromising quality of care.
This presentation is all about generic medicines.How it works in India its benefits and how one can make people aware about by the usage of these instead of branded ones.
Generic Drugs having low cost. We should know about world drug scenario. In our daily life, we must concern with doctors and take drugs for cure. But we are not aware about drugs.We should know about drugs, not to become a Doctor, but for general awareness or at least to know what we are taking for our helth.
This slide contains what is generic drug, what is advantages & disadvantages,reason behind unpopularity of generic drug in India, why generic drugs are important in India, why there is a need of generic drug policy, who are the regulatory authority, what are the act & laws, what policy existing in India for generic drug then Conclusion.
1.Patients have poor or no knowledge of the price variations among branded and generic medicines, and leave the choice of the medicine to the doctor.
2.The government must take up generic promotional schemes, general awareness programs on quality of generics to build confidence among prescribers, pharmacists, and consumers.
This presentation is all about generic medicines.How it works in India its benefits and how one can make people aware about by the usage of these instead of branded ones.
Generic Drugs having low cost. We should know about world drug scenario. In our daily life, we must concern with doctors and take drugs for cure. But we are not aware about drugs.We should know about drugs, not to become a Doctor, but for general awareness or at least to know what we are taking for our helth.
This slide contains what is generic drug, what is advantages & disadvantages,reason behind unpopularity of generic drug in India, why generic drugs are important in India, why there is a need of generic drug policy, who are the regulatory authority, what are the act & laws, what policy existing in India for generic drug then Conclusion.
1.Patients have poor or no knowledge of the price variations among branded and generic medicines, and leave the choice of the medicine to the doctor.
2.The government must take up generic promotional schemes, general awareness programs on quality of generics to build confidence among prescribers, pharmacists, and consumers.
To my mind, the cost of healthcare as it appears, is to a large extent, exaggerated by "frills" of the pharmaceutical companies in:
1.Packaging & cartoning for retail use. 2. Brand promotion among physicians to get brand-loyalty for specific prescriptions.
3.Salaries of drug representatives in large numbers to achieve personal friendships with physicians and thereby modulating their prescriptions!
4. Printing of large amount of promotion literature to act as education & reminders.
5.Organising expensive travel to physicians to exotic locations to win their favour of loyal prescriptions as a return for memorable experiences.
6.Gifts and souvenirs with personalized inscriptions !
PHARMACIST ROLE IN COMMUNITY PHARMACY , OTC GUIDELINES , PRESCRIPTION PRECAU...VENKATA RAMA RAO NALLANI
IT has covered choice medicine by cost ,taste, safety, Prescription precautions, COMMUNITY PHARMACY AND CLINICAL PHARMACIST RESPONSIBILITIES IN IN PATIENT CARE
Generic Medicine and its Future Prospects in IndiaAnkita Bharti
Its is one of the project assigned to us in Rural Marketing!!! Mine topic was Generic Medicine and its future prospects in India keeping in mind the High Expenditure an average Indian has capacity to bear.
Hope its liked and appreciated by people. I will be also sharing a slide with a small online survey I did in this context which will provide a bit more insight in this aspect to everyone.
Hope people will find this useful and informative..
Presentation on what are essential medicines and components of access to essential medicines by Denis Kibira, HEPS Uganda and Patrick Mubangizi, HAI-Africa during the MeTA Uganda CSO workshop in April 2009.
To my mind, the cost of healthcare as it appears, is to a large extent, exaggerated by "frills" of the pharmaceutical companies in:
1.Packaging & cartoning for retail use. 2. Brand promotion among physicians to get brand-loyalty for specific prescriptions.
3.Salaries of drug representatives in large numbers to achieve personal friendships with physicians and thereby modulating their prescriptions!
4. Printing of large amount of promotion literature to act as education & reminders.
5.Organising expensive travel to physicians to exotic locations to win their favour of loyal prescriptions as a return for memorable experiences.
6.Gifts and souvenirs with personalized inscriptions !
PHARMACIST ROLE IN COMMUNITY PHARMACY , OTC GUIDELINES , PRESCRIPTION PRECAU...VENKATA RAMA RAO NALLANI
IT has covered choice medicine by cost ,taste, safety, Prescription precautions, COMMUNITY PHARMACY AND CLINICAL PHARMACIST RESPONSIBILITIES IN IN PATIENT CARE
Generic Medicine and its Future Prospects in IndiaAnkita Bharti
Its is one of the project assigned to us in Rural Marketing!!! Mine topic was Generic Medicine and its future prospects in India keeping in mind the High Expenditure an average Indian has capacity to bear.
Hope its liked and appreciated by people. I will be also sharing a slide with a small online survey I did in this context which will provide a bit more insight in this aspect to everyone.
Hope people will find this useful and informative..
Presentation on what are essential medicines and components of access to essential medicines by Denis Kibira, HEPS Uganda and Patrick Mubangizi, HAI-Africa during the MeTA Uganda CSO workshop in April 2009.
This is a follow up to the research paper "Comparision of programming lanaguge on the basis of Generics support". This however includes comparision with Swift2.1 and how Swift actually provides a easy API.
A generic drug is identical -- or bioequivalent -- to a brand name drug in dosage form, safety, strength, route of administration, quality, performance characteristics and intended use.
PYA Healthcare Thought Leader Explores Ten Technology “Game Changers”PYA, P.C.
PYA Principal Kent Bottles, MD, who is also Chief Medical Officer of PYA Analytics, was a recent guest speaker at Community Hospital 100, a gathering of community healthcare executives and visionaries. His presentation, “Ten Innovations That Will Change the Game for Community Hospitals,” outlined technological advances from “big data” to gamification, 3D biological printing to mobile medicine.
A Comparative Study of Cost Effectiveness of Ibuprofen Suspensions with Other...iosrjce
The use of medicines in our society follows no rules and ethics however there are detail regulations
available for this. Both patients and general physicians are responsible for this trend. Patients from middle to
lower class are affected by high cost of medicine this is the reason they tend to buy medicine of cheap price and
sometime agree to compromise with quality of medicines. On the other hand general physicians are influenced
by the unethical pressure of pharmaceutical companies. In this study similar problem is addressed and detailed
investigation has been performed. This study revealed the trends in the prescription of medicine addressing pain
and fever mostly relevant to children by general physicians. This is a survey based research and analysis which
showed that general physicians are influenced by the brand and the manufacturer’s name.
A comparison between two medicines namely Ibuprofen and Paracetamol was also discussed which are
commonly prescribed by the general physician for the management of pain and fever in children.. Although both
are regarded as alternate to each other, as reveled from the survey but an Ibuprofen brand is prescribed more
than the other brands. There are many factors associated with this phenomenon such as brand names,
manufacturer’s name, marketing strategies and cost. The strategies need to gain market share were also
discussed. It is concluded from the research that Ibuprofen suspension has an advantage on its competitors
prevailing in the market. Ibuprofen suspension has a cost effective advantage and its response is fast as
compare to acetaminophen. Moreover dosage time between two dosages of Ibuprofen is greater than
acetaminophen. For quick relief doctors prefers to prescribe popular brand of Ibuprofen suspension as compare
to acetaminophen.
The future level of global spending on medicines underscores the similar challenges of access and affordability which face those who
consume and pay for healthcare around the world.
In the developed markets, including the United States and Europe, the current economic downturn will amplify many of the long-term
concerns about aging populations afflicted with expensive chronic diseases and the desire by all healthcare stakeholders to control costs.
Across countries, similar policies are already being implemented to rein in spending on expensive therapies, increase the use of generics,
address pricing directly through price cuts or indirectly via discounts or rebates, and develop a market for biosimilars as a lower-cost
alternative to original biologics.
Alternatively, the fast growing pharmerging markets will be driven predominantly by economic gains and rising incomes. This rise in
incomes, particularly for the lowest earners, coupled with government commitments to support expanded access to basic healthcare services,
will make medicines more broadly available and affordable to millions of people.
Further, new therapies for a range of diseases affecting both developed and developing world populations are currently, or will soon become,
available transforming patient care. Despite this progress, however, significant gaps remain in the drug arsenal.
In this report we quantify these factors and examine the spending and usage of medicines globally through 2016. We intend this report to
provide a foundation for meaningful discussion about the value, cost and role of medicines in healthcare over the next five years. Our report
was developed as a public service without industry or government funding.
Michael Kleinrock
Director, Research Development
IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics
Briefing based on the key findings of my research on the Global Generic Pharmaceuticals Market 2010, covering the developed markets like the U.S, Germany, UK, France, Italy and Spain as well as the emerging markets such as India and China.
Generic Accutane for Treatment of Moderate to Severe AcneThe Swiss Pharmacy
Generic Accutane (Isotroin Capsules) an extremely powerful and potent acne-controlling medicine, is used in the treatment of moderate to severe acne that has failed other therapy.
Global HTA and pricing mechanisms
What can we learn about national medicines pricing and procurement?
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In any country, research and studies pertaining to medicines tend to be expensive. That is why companies researching new medicines tend to pass on these costs to consumers. However, a look at profits raked in by drug companies indicates that pharmaceutical (pharma) companies do tend to overprice medicines. Given that quality healthcare is essential for all, the society at large suffers due to the extravagant prices of good medication. This is where generic medicines come in.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN HEALTHCARE.pdfAnujkumaranit
Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. It encompasses tasks such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and language understanding. AI technologies are revolutionizing various fields, from healthcare to finance, by enabling machines to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence.
Explore natural remedies for syphilis treatment in Singapore. Discover alternative therapies, herbal remedies, and lifestyle changes that may complement conventional treatments. Learn about holistic approaches to managing syphilis symptoms and supporting overall health.
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Pulmonary Thromboembolism - etilogy, types, medical- Surgical and nursing man...VarunMahajani
Disruption of blood supply to lung alveoli due to blockage of one or more pulmonary blood vessels is called as Pulmonary thromboembolism. In this presentation we will discuss its causes, types and its management in depth.
These simplified slides by Dr. Sidra Arshad present an overview of the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract.
Learning objectives:
1. Enlist the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract
2. Briefly explain how these functions are carried out
3. Discuss the significance of dead space
4. Differentiate between minute ventilation and alveolar ventilation
5. Describe the cough and sneeze reflexes
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 39, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 34, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
3. Chapter 17, Human Physiology by Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
4. Non-respiratory functions of the lungs https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/13/3/98/278874
These lecture slides, by Dr Sidra Arshad, offer a quick overview of physiological basis of a normal electrocardiogram.
Learning objectives:
1. Define an electrocardiogram (ECG) and electrocardiography
2. Describe how dipoles generated by the heart produce the waveforms of the ECG
3. Describe the components of a normal electrocardiogram of a typical bipolar leads (limb II)
4. Differentiate between intervals and segments
5. Enlist some common indications for obtaining an ECG
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 11, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 9, Human Physiology - From Cells to Systems, Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
3. Chapter 29, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
4. Electrocardiogram, StatPearls - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549803/
5. ECG in Medical Practice by ABM Abdullah, 4th edition
6. ECG Basics, http://www.nataliescasebook.com/tag/e-c-g-basics
Prix Galien International 2024 Forum ProgramLevi Shapiro
June 20, 2024, Prix Galien International and Jerusalem Ethics Forum in ROME. Detailed agenda including panels:
- ADVANCES IN CARDIOLOGY: A NEW PARADIGM IS COMING
- WOMEN’S HEALTH: FERTILITY PRESERVATION
- WHAT’S NEW IN THE TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS,
ONCOLOGICAL AND INFLAMMATORY SKIN DISEASES?
- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ETHICS
- GENE THERAPY
- BEYOND BORDERS: GLOBAL INITIATIVES FOR DEMOCRATIZING LIFE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROMOTING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
- ETHICAL CHALLENGES IN LIFE SCIENCES
- Prix Galien International Awards Ceremony
Title: Sense of Smell
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the primary categories of smells and the concept of odor blindness.
Explain the structure and location of the olfactory membrane and mucosa, including the types and roles of cells involved in olfaction.
Describe the pathway and mechanisms of olfactory signal transmission from the olfactory receptors to the brain.
Illustrate the biochemical cascade triggered by odorant binding to olfactory receptors, including the role of G-proteins and second messengers in generating an action potential.
Identify different types of olfactory disorders such as anosmia, hyposmia, hyperosmia, and dysosmia, including their potential causes.
Key Topics:
Olfactory Genes:
3% of the human genome accounts for olfactory genes.
400 genes for odorant receptors.
Olfactory Membrane:
Located in the superior part of the nasal cavity.
Medially: Folds downward along the superior septum.
Laterally: Folds over the superior turbinate and upper surface of the middle turbinate.
Total surface area: 5-10 square centimeters.
Olfactory Mucosa:
Olfactory Cells: Bipolar nerve cells derived from the CNS (100 million), with 4-25 olfactory cilia per cell.
Sustentacular Cells: Produce mucus and maintain ionic and molecular environment.
Basal Cells: Replace worn-out olfactory cells with an average lifespan of 1-2 months.
Bowman’s Gland: Secretes mucus.
Stimulation of Olfactory Cells:
Odorant dissolves in mucus and attaches to receptors on olfactory cilia.
Involves a cascade effect through G-proteins and second messengers, leading to depolarization and action potential generation in the olfactory nerve.
Quality of a Good Odorant:
Small (3-20 Carbon atoms), volatile, water-soluble, and lipid-soluble.
Facilitated by odorant-binding proteins in mucus.
Membrane Potential and Action Potential:
Resting membrane potential: -55mV.
Action potential frequency in the olfactory nerve increases with odorant strength.
Adaptation Towards the Sense of Smell:
Rapid adaptation within the first second, with further slow adaptation.
Psychological adaptation greater than receptor adaptation, involving feedback inhibition from the central nervous system.
Primary Sensations of Smell:
Camphoraceous, Musky, Floral, Pepperminty, Ethereal, Pungent, Putrid.
Odor Detection Threshold:
Examples: Hydrogen sulfide (0.0005 ppm), Methyl-mercaptan (0.002 ppm).
Some toxic substances are odorless at lethal concentrations.
Characteristics of Smell:
Odor blindness for single substances due to lack of appropriate receptor protein.
Behavioral and emotional influences of smell.
Transmission of Olfactory Signals:
From olfactory cells to glomeruli in the olfactory bulb, involving lateral inhibition.
Primitive, less old, and new olfactory systems with different path
micro teaching on communication m.sc nursing.pdfAnurag Sharma
Microteaching is a unique model of practice teaching. It is a viable instrument for the. desired change in the teaching behavior or the behavior potential which, in specified types of real. classroom situations, tends to facilitate the achievement of specified types of objectives.
2. Introduction
Do you buy expensive medicines every month for your family members? How would it be if you could cut heavily
on your monthly medical expenditure?
Have you ever gone from one medical shop to another in search of the prescribed medicine in spite of
repeated assurances by the pharmacist that he has exactly the same medicine with a different brand name?
Have you ever faced a situation when you go to a new doctor with old prescriptions given by other doctors and
the new doctor gives new medicines all together and the old medicines go into the drain?
Have you ever witnessed poor people wishing that they had never fallen sick because of the expensive
medicines?
‘Health Is Wealth’. Now-a-days, the bare minimum need of medicines has become an expensive affair.
IS THERE A SOLUTION?
YES! GENERIC MEDICINES ARE THE SOLUTION!
Generic medicines are nothing but less promoted branded drugs that exist in the market with the only difference
in price, i.e., they are available at surprisingly lesser price compared to their counterparts.
The recent television show “Satyamev Jayate” telecasted an episode on “Generic Medicines”. Many reputed
doctors across the country have certified the usage of Generic Medicines.
3. Facts about Generic Medicines
A bird’s eye view on Generic medicines:
A generic name/ International Non-proprietary Name (INN) of a medicine is the name of the drug by which it is known worldwide. It is the name given by the World Health Organization (WHO) and is unique to each drug. It is the name by which
Doctors/Pharmacists/Healthcare Professionals identify a particular drug world-wide.
Drugs exist in the market either as patented drugs or unpatented drugs. Once a drug is discovered by a pharmaceutical
company, it obtains patent for that drug and hence, it has the sole authority to manufacture it. But once the patent expires after
a certain time, these drugs can be manufactured by any pharmaceutical company. These are known as unpatented drugs
or Generics.
NOTE: Every drug, whether patented or unpatented, has a Generic name/ International Non-proprietary Name (INN). Irrespective
of the generic name, the unpatented drugs are called Generic drugs/Generic medicines or simply Generics.
In India, most of the medicines are prescribed with proprietary names/trade names of pharmaceutical companies but not with
International Non-proprietary Names (INN)/generic names.
The prices of generic medicines are usually a fraction of the price of their branded counter-parts, which makes it possible to cut
down substantially on the expenditure and thereby, making them affordable to the common man. Generic medicines lead to
competition among pharmaceutical companies as a result of expiry of the patent. This leads to fall in their prices.
Generic drugs facilitate a variety of choice in the market and hence, the consumer need not go from one medical store to
another, in search of the exact brand prescribed by the physician.
Generic medicines bring about transparency in the treatment methodology since every medical practitioner can recognize
these names and analyze what treatment was given previously and what course of action is to be taken. This saves precious time
in case of emergencies.
4. Situation in Indian market
At present, most of the drugs that are present in the Indian market are Branded Generics.
That is, they are unpatented drugs promoted with the brand names (E.g. Crocin is a brand
name for Paracetemol and it is unpatented as there are different brands of
Paracetemol).
Among the branded generics, we have two different varieties.
Promoted branded generics.
Unpromoted branded generics.
Both these versions of branded generics are of the same composition, quality and they
are manufactured according to Indian Pharmacopeia guidelines by leading
pharmaceutical companies.
The promoted branded generics are costlier than the unpromoted branded generics due
to the marketing and promotion costs involved. In the market, unpromoted branded
generics are available for 25% of promoted branded generics’ cost.
So, when the generic name/INN name of a prescribed medicine is known, the consumer
is free to choose from the wide variety of unpromoted branded generics that exist in the
market.
5. How to check the price variations in the market
Do you want to know how much you can cut on your expenses? Please follow the below simple
steps and don’t be surprised to know that generic drugs by reputed manufacturers are available
in the market for a fraction of the prices of promoted drugs.
1.
Visit the site www.medguideindia.com
2.
Click on 'Drugs' that appears beside ‘Home’ at the top of the page
3. Now click on 'Brand' in the center of the page, in between ‘Manufacturer’ and ‘Generic’.
4.
Type the brand name which you are using (e. g. Metocard XL (50 mg)). The site will also help
you with drop down menu. Click on 'Search'.
5.
Now click on ‘Active Ingredients (Generics)'. It will display the ingredients of the medicine.
6. 6. Click on 'matched brands with above constituents.
7. 7. The same drug is available at very low cost also. And that too being manufactured by a
reputed pharmaceutical company. Metocard XL (50 mg) is for Rs. 62.00 & same drug by Cipla
(Mepol (50mg)) is available ONLY @ Rs. 7.00
8. FAQ’s:
Q. How to identify the generic name of a branded drug?
A. Anybody can identify the generic name of the drug by examining through the strip of the drug that is
prescribed. The generic name is printed above the trade name. According to norms, the generic name should be
in a bigger font than that of the trade name. Below is an illustration. “ATEN-50” is the brand name of generic
medicine “ATENOLOL”.
You can browse all the generic names with their
respective brand names in the below site:
http://www.medindia.net/drug-price/index.asp
9. FAQ’s:
Q. Is the quality of the generic medicines same as that of branded ones?
A. All drugs/medicines manufactured in India are manufactured as per a legal document called
Indian pharmacopeia .It is the pharmacopeia which ensures thepurity, quality & strength of the drug.
Drugs are manufactured in pharmaceutical units whose infrastructure is as per the specifications fixed
by WHO, called GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices). The drugs are manufactured if and only if the
manufacturers hold authorized license. Hence, irrespective of the trade name & the manufacturer all
the medicines adhere to the pharmacopeia’s standards.
Q. If the quality of both these medicines is the same, then why is that the branded medicines are so
expensive compared to the generic ones?
A. When a pharmaceutical company discovers a medicine, it obtains a patent for that medicine due
to which it is allowed a competition-free period. When the patent expires, all the pharmaceutical
companies acquire the right to manufacture the drug and it becomes a generic drug. Since the
generics’ manufacturers don’t incur the costs of investment and R&D, the medicines manufactured by
them are quite cheaper than the branded ones.
10. FAQ’s:
Q. How can we ensure that the quality of generic medicine is the same as that of the branded ones?
A. The FDA or the Food and Drug Administration makes sure that the generic drug manufacturers conform to
a strict decorum while preparing these medications. The equipment as well as the medicine is first approved
by FDA before getting to the market. The medicine is approved only when the tests are carried out by FDA
to check its quality standard, the medicine also undergoes clinical trials to prove that it meets all the
requirements. The company that produces the generic drug also is checked for stringent good
manufacturing environment to ensure the generic medicine is hygienic. If any of the regulations is not
observed the company will no longer be allowed to exist. Hence, there is practically no difference between
the generic drugs and the branded ones. The only difference is the price.
Q. If generic medicines have so many advantages, then why is that doctors prescribe branded medicines?
A. An agreement between the pharmaceutical companies and the doctors is made such that doctors
prescribe only certain brands to their patients.
11. Thank you
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