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Herbal medicine in India is largely guided by folk medicine, both in codified cultural practices shared widely (Ayurveda, [5] Siddha, Unani), and highly localized practices unique to individual tribes or tribal groups . Between 3,000 [6] and 5,000 [7] species of medicinal plants grow in India with roughly 1,000 threatened with extinction. [7]
The Pharmacopoeia 2018 was released by Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. [5] I.P., the abbreviation of 'Indian Pharmacopoeia' is familiar to the consumers in the Indian sub-continent as a mandatory drug name suffix.
Drug Trade name Type Main indications Company Sales (USD millions/year) ∆ vs 2014 1 Adalimumab: Humira Biologic Rheumatoid arthritis: AbbVie Inc. 14,012 1,469 2 Ledipasvir/sofosbuvir: Harvoni Small molecule Hepatitis C: Gilead Sciences: 13,864 11,737 3 Etanercept: Enbrel Biologic Rheumatoid arthritis: Amgen. Pfizer. 8,697 4,009 4 Infliximab ...
Commonly prescribed drugs are prescribed according to guidelines around the world. For instance, for ischemic heart disease, the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guideline is used in the United States and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guideline is used in Europe.
Finally, note that the benzodiazepine core is a privileged scaffold, which has been used to derive drugs with diverse activity that is not limited to the GABA A modulatory action of the classical benzodiazepines, [60] such as devazepide and tifluadom, however these have not been included in the list below. 2,3-benzodiazepines such as tofisopam ...
India's revenue from pharmaceutical exports was $25.3 billion in the 2022-2023 financial year. [7] In terms of the global market, India currently holds an accountable share and is known as the pharmacy of the world. [9] The country is the largest global supplier of generic medicine. [10] India produces more than 50% the world's vaccines. [11]
Drug policy of India (2 C, 5 P) I. Indian drug traffickers (5 P) O. Opium in India (1 C, 8 P) P. Pharmacy in India (5 C, 5 P) S. Indian sportspeople in doping cases ...
Indian medicine may refer to: Ayurveda; Healthcare in India; Medical ethnobotany of India; Medical tourism in India; Native American ethnobotany; Pharmaceutical ...