{"id":5719,"date":"2019-09-25T07:05:54","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T07:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailyrounds.org\/blog\/?p=5719"},"modified":"2019-09-25T07:05:54","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T07:05:54","slug":"government-to-come-up-with-a-definition-and-regulation-for-over-the-counter-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailyrounds.org\/blog\/government-to-come-up-with-a-definition-and-regulation-for-over-the-counter-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Government to come up with a definition and regulation for over-the-counter drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrounds.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/OTC.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"866\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrounds.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/OTC.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dailyrounds.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/OTC-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailyrounds.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/OTC-500x208.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 866px) 100vw, 866px\" \/>India will soon see a definition and regulations for over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, two years after considering a proposal regarding the same.The new law will have a separate schedule and stringent regulations on quality, advertisement and pricing of such drugs.<br \/>\nOTC drugs can be brought by the customer directly, not like prescribed medicines which cannot be bought without a prescription from a doctor. Basic medicines like antacids, cough syrups, balms and certain ointments usually do not require a prescription in India. But, this comes with risks. Some medicines can cause side-effects. Since they are not prescribed by a practising doctor, the consumers or patients might be unaware of the risks.<br \/>\nAt present, there are no laws or definition for what constitutes an Over-The-Counter drug. As a solution to this, the Drugs Consultative Committee under the Health Ministry\u2019s Central Drugs Standard Control Organization has recommended a proper definition and regulation for these drugs. &#8220;The move is aimed at promoting self-care and reducing the cost of treatment without compromising patient safety. It will also help us ensure that \u2018prescription-only\u2019 drugs are not misused, while other commonly used medicines which are not toxic are easily available to patients,\u201d\u00a0 said a senior official.<br \/>\nThe decision to have a separate provision for OTC under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act was taken in a meeting of the Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC) under the health ministry. The decision was based on the recommendations of a sub-committee former earlier to examine the issue. According to the sub-committee, there is an urgent need for defining OTC drugs and to lay down specific provisions for the regulation of OTC drugs in the country. The DCC has directed the sub-committee to identify such a list of OTC products along with conditions and frame draft for amendments in the law.<br \/>\nIn addition to identifying and labelling the drugs as OTC, the committee also suggested to classify the medicines into OTC-1 and OTC-2, based on the extent of evidence of safety, therapeutic index, need for accessibility to patients, availability, non-habit forming nature, present supply chain mechanism and socio-economic condition of the country.<br \/>\nThe committee has also recommended regulating the advertisement of the drugs.\u00a0 The government and the regulator are also concerned about the chemists pushing some high-end antibiotics as OTC products, causing a potential risk of antimicrobial resistance.<\/p>\n<p>Source: The News Minute, Times of India.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India will soon see a definition and regulations for over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, two years after considering a proposal regarding the same.The new law will have a separate schedule and stringent regulations on quality, advertisement and pricing of such drugs. 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