Oral presentation presented at National Level Students Paper Contest Pharma Flair-08,7th-8th Nov 2008 , Balaji Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences,Warangal (A.P.)

1. Toxicology of Modern Medicine
-Act Now or Repent Later!

2. Government College of Pharmacy
Amravati-444304.(M.S.) INDIA.
Nikam S.J.*, Alone S.S.,
Kavade V.M., Bhopale A.R.

3. Objective:-
 new hazards, complications & toxicological effects of modern medicine over
past.
pharmacological reactions, way of escaping indefinite toxicity & awareness to
community.

4. Pharmaceuticals
(Active ingredients)
Plants
Health Isolation
Hunger &
For Chemical Bulk Production Developing
chemical Route
Profit Triumphs Patents
Over Human Sufferings Over Discovered Chemicals
Making P’ceu. Industry most profitable stock market
sector

5. Always Busy in
ter est
In
New Drug Discovery & its Development
Inventing effectiveness of Drugs over older one
of
ict
n fl
Manufacturing & How sell increase?
How beneficial a Drug ?
nt co
 Not showing side effects !
Bl ata

6. Other Reasons:-
P’ceu. & Medical Research in US
In 2000
Only 1/3rd
University & Academic
medical centers
Remaining Research centers run by Pharma Companies.
Multinational Pharma companies invest less in

8. Problems due to Modern Medicine:-
Less clinical trials on New chemical released by Companies
Less potent medications / More toxic & Poisonous effects on other organs
Drug resistant developed with newer drug resistant infections
appearing in many old diseases with changing epidemiology of
many viruses.
Reoccurrence of Poliovirus in Namibia 10 yrs. After Polio-
free (1993-94)
In India, Chikungunya fever after a gap of 30 yrs.

9. Examples
Modern Medicated Refined Sugars
Overworking of Pancreas causing Insulin resistance &
Diabetic conditions.
Affects brain, Hormonal system & reported to be Powerful
Neurotransmitter
Releases Wood Alcohol ( Methanol)
Actually causes person to carve for Sugar & affects Metabolism causing gain in
body weight.

10. Newer Antibiotics
Frequently ↑ resistance to modern medications
“Virtually Untreatable” form of TB emerged
Resistant to 3 to 6 classes of 2nd line drugs.
XDRTB (Extreme Drug Resistant Tuberculosis)
About 4,25,000 cases found in a year for
MDR-TB (Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis).
Found mostly in China, India& Soviet union

11.  Houses of Many toxic chemicals
Among the most widely prescribed of all pharmaceuticals.
Journal “Drug Safety” indicates that NSAIDs claim
around 3000 lives per year in the UK alone.

12.    
   people dying annually in US due to Modern Drugs
prescribed in hospitals & New medical interventions.
Gary Null “Complete Guide to “Health & Nutrition” :- Vit “C”
not commonly prescribe,
it is not profitable as other syrups & pills prescribed by the
doctors.

13. Solutions
Better Research & long term trials coupled with judicious
use of medicines before launching of any new Drug
Encourage our age old knowledge of Traditional & Alternative Cures.
Go Forward for “Integrated Medicine”
Alternative (traditional) Drug Therapy
Modern System of Medicine.

14. Acknowledgement
The authors expresses their sincere gratitude towards
Respected
Mr. Dinesh Gandhi Sir
Mr. Rahul Akotkar Sir
Mr. Shailesh Pawade Sir
for giving their valuable time for work.

15. References
1)H.K.Parwana,Science Reporter, NISCAIR(CSIR), Vol.45 No.8 August 2008,Pg.No.9-13.
2 Leape, L.L. (1994). Error in medicine. Journal of the American Medical Association 272:
1851-1857.
3)Dr.Carolyn Dean, “Death by Modern Medicine”,Vol.1st Page.no.425.