Thank you Mr. John Gomes for a perfect rational view on the issue.
In the present times, being sure of a drug to be authentic is as rare as being
sure a person being rational!
Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão
> From: cola...@gmail.com
> Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2014 07:29:14 -0400
> To: johngome...@yahoo.in; goanet@lists.goanet.org
> Subject: Re: [Goanet] business of medicine, Goa style
>
> On Sep 6, 2014, at 1:50 AM, John Gomes <johngome...@yahoo.in> wrote:
> "Whilst I agree about our FDA, I would not be too sure about the stuff
> available in our Pharmacies! You all may have heard about the Ranbaxy case in
> USA and even a sincere and experienced Raj Vaidya of Hindu Pharmacy says
> these days he frankly couldn't vouch for most of the stuff available or he is
> selling. Cautious optimism these days is prudent, where we are cautioned not
> to eat even eggs because hens are injected and the eggs/ stuff we eat render
> our immune systems prone to anti biotic medicines rendered ineffective. And
> Yes, I am no Pharmacist!.....................JEG
>
> COMMENT:
>
> IMO, a very reasoned and reasonable post.
> Thank you, JEG
>
> jc
>
> additional reading:
> WHO | Counterfeit medicines
> www.who.int/medicines/services/counterfeit/impact/ImpactF.../index1.html
> (......) in India's major cities, one in five medicines sold was a fake.
