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Mangaluru: Man alleges drug bloated like rubber, favours probe to know if real or fake

  •   Wed, Aug 16 2023 01:03:11 PM

Mohan Kuthar

Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (SS)

Mangaluru, Aug 16: A Kotekar resident in Ullal taluk has alleged that the tablets given to him for treatment of diabetes looked like rubber and were fake.

Ramagopal Acharya, a resident of Kotekar used to buy tablets for his wife Meena Kumari who is suffering from diabetes from a pharmacy.

When Ramagopal Acharya came across the news that sugar tablets are plastic, he wanted to examine whether the medicines that he bought were fake or real. He experimented with the tablets that he had by dissolving Isryl M (2 mg and 500 mg), Saridon and Calcium tablets in a glass of water in the night. In the morning that followed, he saw that Calcium and Saridon tablets had dissolved, but Isryl M used for treatment of diabetes had got bloated to five times its size and it looked like a rubber.

Surprised and anxious over the result, Ramagopal called up the owner of the pharmacy from where he bought the medicines who said they were getting the medicines officially from the companies. The medical shop owner directed Ramagopal Acharya to call up the medicine manufacturer's call centre to get a clarification.

 

 

 
  

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  • Panduranga Pai, Mangaluru

    Wed, Aug 16 2023

    This is really scary. Once we swallow the tablets, we don't even know what happens to it. This should be investigated thoroughly.

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  • Kiran Dsouza, Bangalore

    Wed, Aug 16 2023

    Always check the medicine uses with Google by typing the name of the tablets which are on the strips or on the bottles. Don't take any medicine blindly, always double check before consuming. "You are the first Doctor for your body".

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  • Dr KUSUMA KUMARI GUNJI MBBS DGO, NELLORE KODYADKA

    Wed, Aug 16 2023

    A thorough enquiry must be done to establish whether the drugs were not of good quality. Only after a good investigation we will know the facts!

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  • Deshbhakt, Mangalore

    Wed, Aug 16 2023

    We swallow the tablets and our job is done. We don't know how long it will take for the contents to get absorbed by our body. Some tablets that look like lime might get dissolved immediately but those like capsules might take longer to break their outer cover. Because the product it is made of, might not be water soluble as are lime based tablets. As such, I don't think there is anything wrong with the tablets shown in the news.

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  • Anand, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 17 2023

    But it will not take overnight time to disolve the capsule.

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  • Sathyaprasad Shetty, Kudla

    Wed, Aug 16 2023

    Its good habit to know about the medicine which we Consume in our day to day life. In this new era of Manufacturing systems, We can see on labels that, some are Instant release tablet's and some are Delayed release tablets. And few MNC companies are emerged with The technology which is really Gives Advantage for the recovery. Hydrophillic Matrix Tecnology for the best results. In this case i am sure that it could be a Extended release tablets preferably Prescribed once daily because it gives 24hrs relief from the disease od disorders. the drug which we take it it will dissolve immediately in the stomach due to acid present inside the stomach and it will never dissolve in normal temperature as he tested in normal water. To confirm the The Reality, please visit the Doctor or physician whoever prescribed it. Because, he can directly contact the Representative of the Company and he can clear his doubts.

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