This booklet “Medicines for People” by Drug Action Forum-Karnataka (DAF-K) is primarily meant for those who are concerned about safe drug use.

1. Health is not only a right but also everyone’s responsibility. This is more true in a situation where medical information is NOT demystified.

2. Medical information needs to be demystified.

3. Knowing about the drugs that the person is consuming is one’s right.

4. A well informed non medical person is in a much better situation to prevent and treat common health problems.

‘Medicines for people’ is written for non medical people hence jargon’s have been avoided. Equipped with this information the patient is often in a much better position to guard against the unnecessary use of medicines.

Health for all can only be achieved when people have access to information. And this is one such attempt by Drug Action Forum – Karnataka.

If you have any idea to improve on this book please do get in touch with us. DAF-K encourages others to reproduce and use parts of this booklet, provided the parts reproduced are distributed free or at cost – not for profit. Please do let us know if you are planning to use the material in any way.

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HOW TO USE THIS BOOKLET

Drugs are medicines we use to prevent or treat health problems or diseases. Here drugs do not mean those agents which cause addiction and hence used repeatedly.

1. These are general guidelines for safe use of drugs. These guidelines cannot replace doctors advice.

2. Sometimes you may find doctors telling contrary to what is given in this booklet. You can show this information to doctors and try to discuss.

3. If you need further clarification, you may contact us or might as well contact any department of Pharmacology of any medical college.

4. If you have any useful information about drugs please inform us.

5. If you have any compliant about drug, please complain to the Drug Controller of Karnataka, Palace Road, Bangalore.

Drug Action Forum – Karnataka is part of Jana Swasthya Abhiyan (People’s Health Movement – India www.phmovement.org), also member of AIDAN (All India Drug Action Network) and HAI-AP (Health Action Forum – Asia Pacific www.haiap.org).

Drug Action Forum – Karnataka is registered not for profit organization campaigning for the rights of people by Rational Drug Therapy and Policy.

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