[e-drug] Number of drugs in India

["Geeta Balagopalan" <geeta_bg@rediffmail.com>]

E-DRUG: Number of drugs in India
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Dear All,

         I have read publications which state that the number of drugs available in market in India are a whopping 80,000 or so. Does anyone have the real number of drugs available in India ? Do we really use that many medicines? I am also interested to know what the scene is in other countries both developed and developing. What factors decide whether a drug should be marketed or not in any country ?

    My queries may sound juvenile to experts in this field but I hope to get a few answers all the same.

Thank you,

Geeta B.G (pharmacist)
Kerala,India
"Geeta Balagopalan" <geeta_bg@rediffmail.com>