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Relevance of patent medicines
in Ayurvedic practice
Dr Suhas Kumar Shetty
Associate Professor
Dept of Manasa Roga
SDM College of Ayurveda & Hospital
Hassan
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Drug
All medicines for internal or external use of human beings or animals and all
substances intended to be used for or in the diagnosis, treatment,
mitigation or prevention of any disease or disorder in human beings or
animals, including preparations applied on human body for the purpose of
repelling insects like mosquitoes
(Drug & cosmetic act,1940)

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Definition
Classical - section 3 a Patent & Proprietary
medicines –section 3 h
• External/Internal
• Diagnosis ,treatment,
mitigation ,prevention
• Formulae
• Authoritative text books of
schedule I of D & C Act ,1940
• Ingredients of formulae of
authoritative text books
• 54
• Ayurvedic Formulary of India
• Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of
India

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Patent or Proprietary medicine
A drug which is a remedy or prescription presented in a form ready for internal or
external administration of human beings or animals and which is not included
in the edition of the Indian Pharmacopoeia for the time being or any
other Pharmacopoeia authorized in this behalf by the Central Government

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Need for Patent medicines
• Newer diseases
• Availability of drugs
• Authenticity of drugs
• Potency of drugs
• Shelf life
• Palatability
• Compliance

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Utility of patent medicines
• Combination of classical medicines
(Palsinuron)
• Dosage form (Kashaya Tablet, liniment)
• Softules
• Eye drops
• Granules

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Classical Connotation
Pragmatic Properties
• Quality
• Safety
• Efficacy
• Time tested
• Recognized by
regulators

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Clinicians Choice
Futuristic Freedom Modified Medicines
• Design
• Deletion
• Dosage forms
• Disease
• Diseased

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Why physicians are prescribing P & P products ?
Why patients are purchasing P & P products as OTC medicine ?
Portrayal of P & P Products

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Rational P & P Products
Himalayan Hilltop Realistic Reputation
• Reorientation
• Researched
• Reliable & Remedial

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Conceptual P & P products
Insufficient Information Inadequate Inventory

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Pharmacy Panorama
Priority of private
players
Prominence of P & P
Products
• Total number of Pharmacy
-8896
• Govt. Sector -00.40 %
• Non Govt. Sector -99.60 %
•Approximate number of P & P
Product -20,000
•Approximate market share - 95 %

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Problematic P & P Products
Improper Initiative Immoral Imitation

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Penalty plot
D & C Acts ,1940 D & C Rules ,1945
• Strict Scrutiny
• Misbranded drugs
• Adulterated drugs
• Spurious drugs
• Any other new section
• Licensing
• Compliance
• Regular reality check
• Post marketing surveillance
• Proper punishment

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Authoritative Authentication
Certification Verification

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Depression & Anxiety
• Cap Bravobal
• Tab Stressmed

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Epilepsy
• Tab Tantu Pashana

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Musculo skeletal disorders
• Cap Palsinuron
• Cap Flexy

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Alcoholic disorders
• Sumukti syrup
• Tab Herbadict
• Liv 52 drops

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Sleep disorders
• Syp Manasa

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Dementia
• Cap Memorin
• Syp Shankapushpi

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Conclusion
Branded Classical and Rational Patent &
Proprietary Ayurvedic Formulations
(AYUSH) are Futuristic Medicines for
Holistic Health Hegemony

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