Feb 07 2023 to Feb 07 2023 7 p.m.

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Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

In the last few months, there have been two major tragedies in Gambia and Uzbekistan, leading to the deaths of almost 90 children. In both instances ‘Made in India’ cough syrups have been linked to the deaths. In India itself there have been 5 such tragedies since the 1970s. Even in cases where poorly formulated drugs may not cause deaths, doctors in India regularly doubt whether drugs they are prescribing contain sufficient active ingredients or whether they will dissolve properly in the patient’s body. At the heart of the problem is the “rule of law” and a willingness to regulate the pharmaceutical industry in India under the colonial era – Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940. To discuss this issue, Dinesh S Thakur and Prashant Reddy T, authors of the recently published The Truth Pill: The Myth of Drug Regulation in India, will be in conversation with Dr. Rajani Bhat, interventional pulmonologist and palliative medicine physician, and Samar Halarnkar, Founding Editor of Article 14. The panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A with the audience.