[e-drug] RFI: Nimesulide ADRs? (5)

["Dr.Anupam Aggarwal" <dr.anupam@vsnl.com>]

E-DRUG: RFI: Nimesulide ADRs? (5)
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Dear All:

India again! Things which happen everywhere don't happen here even if it is
for a good cause. I ask Dr Gulati-- can't we over 1 billion people or to be
more precise a little over 0.5 million medical professionals in India do something about it or persuade DGCI to take action in the larger interest of the society. 

Aren't examples of USA, Britain, Canada, Australia, Denmark (where it is nimesulide is banned) are sufficient for DGCI to take action. Or human lives here are different than in these countries. It is always said in defence that though it is banned there but since we don't have a system in place it is not so here and so on.

Can't DGCI take action on the basis of ADR's or drug related deaths in other
countries OR it has to wait for the similar deaths to first occur here
before some action will be taken. If that is not so than how come action on
rofecoxib was taken so quickly.

Regards,

Dr Anupam Aggarwal, MD
Managing Director, Clinicsindia
India
clinicsindia@vsnl.net