Question

spurious drug means?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Spurious or imitation drug products are drug formulations manufactured. concealing the true identity of the product and made to resemble another drug, especially some popular brand, to deceive the buyer and cash on the popularity of. original product. The product may or may not contain the active ingredients.

Answer 2

Answer:

Introduction

A drug shall be deemed to be spurious if it is manufactured under a name which

belongs to another drug, if it is an imitation of another drug or if it has been substituted

wholly or partly by another drug or if it wrongly claims to be the product of another

manufacturer. The term „Spurious Drug‟ has been defined under Section 17-B of the

Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, as amended by the Drugs and Cosmetics

(Amendment) Act, 1982. A stringent penalty for manufacture and sale of spurious drugs

has also been prescribed under the Act. Counterfeiting of commercial products,

including medicines, is a global issue and is reported in many countries. Circulation of

spurious drug can lead to grave, adverse consequences on both consumers (patients)

and genuine manufacturers. According to State Drug Controller, the extent of circulation

of spurious drug is about 0.3 per cent. The Government is aware of the problem of

movement of spurious drugs in the market and has taken serious note of it1

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Under the provisions of Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Act 2008 and Rules

thereunder, it is the joint responsibility of Central and State Governments through their

respective Drug Control Organizations to regulate manufacture and sale of drugs as

well as to keep surveillance over possible movement of spurious drugs.

Manufacture and sale of spurious drugs is primarily a clandestine activity. To this

extent, it is difficult to detect the manufacture or movement of spurious drugs. A study of

samples of drugs tested all over the country during the last 10 years reveals that about

0.2 per cent to 0.4 per cent of around 40,000 samples fall within the category of

spurious drugs. A statement showing the number of samples tested, number of samples

declared not of standard quality, number of samples declared spurious, number of

prosecutions launched, number of persons arrested and the approximate value of drugs

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