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There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the availability of drugs India which are banned in some countries of the world. This issue surfaces time and again, but nothing has been decided or made clear so far. So to be on the safer side we can work towards increasing awareness about these, allegedly, potential hazardous drugs. Many of these drugs are used as off-the-shelf drugs for common sicknesses like headache, fever or diarrhea. Some of the popular ones which I have personally consumed or have seen people around me consuming are D'Cold, Vicks Action 500, Nise, Enteroquinol & Lomofen.
Generic name | Use | Reason for ban | Brand names(s) |
1. Analgin | Pain-killer | Bone-marrow depression | Novalgin, Baralgan |
2. Cisapride | Acidity, constipation | Irregular heart beat | Ciza, Syspride |
3. Droperidol | Anti-depressant | Irregular heart beat | Droperol |
4. Furazolidone | Anti-diarrhoeal | Cancer | Furoxone, Lomofen* |
5. Nimesulide | Pain-killer, fever | Liver failure | Nise, Nimulid |
6. Nitrofurazone | Anti-bacterial cream | Cancer | Furacin, Emfurazone, |
7. Phenolphthalein | Laxative | Cancer | Jetomisol-P* |
8. Phenylpropanolamine | Cold & cough | Stroke | D'Cold*, Vicks Action 500* |
9. Oxyphenbutazone | NSAID | Bone marrow depression | Sioril |
10. Piperazine | Anti-worms | Nerve damage | Piperazine, Helmazan* |
11. Quiniodochlor | Anti-diarrhoeal | Damage to sight | Enteroquinol |
* Denotes it is a combination product. | |||
[Source: http://www.expresspharmaonline.com/20051115/market01.shtml]
May 1st is Maharashtra day, labor day, a HOLIDAY :) & a dry day :( (which I discovered at EOD). In scorching sun, determined to beat the heat we decided to burn some rubber and drive to The Orchard resort. Its around 35 kms from Pune near the mini Balaji Temple in Narayanpur.
Thankfully the raid gods were in mood and we had chance to see some black clouds and it showered as well at some places in Pune. So, the temperature was not at its max now. We drove down the beautiful highway on Pune-Satara road and its was a treat to drive.
I am sure the heat took a toll on our senses cause the first thing we were doing there was play in the children's park.. poor kids must have got scared as they left as soon as we entered ;)
Soon after this we changed and were enjoying the water .. It was really pleasing to be in mildly cold water on that sunny day. Unfortunately there were some broken tiles in the pool and my brother had cut his fingers with it. After giving him first aid and camera (as he was out of water & had nothing to do) I returned to water (sure after making sure the tiles were covered by mat). We played in water until we were told that its lunch time and we should continue post lunch so we followed. Although, Lunch was not very great but I enjoyed the ice creams. Then we decided against going in water and played table tennis, badminton, pool and it was already time to leave.
Following our original plan we went to Balaji mandir which is just 10 minutes drive from there & a treat to watch in the evening with the lights ON. We then returned to Pune by 9pm. It was an amazing trip as we enjoyed a lot and tired ourselves playing whole day.
Now all we (me & my cousin) wanted was couple of chilled beers and food before going to sleep and it was then we found out it was a dry day as well. We were too tired to try & find beer on dry day and I had 2 pints in my fridge. So we settled on that and concluded the day.
I genuinely thank all the people who chose to come rather than informing about their last minute cancellations ;)
So, Cheers to Orchard!!
On my way to office some insect hit me on my lower neck from front, but rather than going away it fell inside my shirt & when unable to get out started stinging. I realized what happened only after the first sting which triggered acute pain somewhere near my belly. I quickly pulled out my bike, somehow managing to avoid collision & skidding, to take out the insect which was stinging me relentlessly and I was feeling burning sensation and pain all over my belly & chest. Still sitting on my bike I unbuttoned my shirt and looked inside to see that it was a hornet which by then found its way out and flew away. I was relieved that it won't sting again but was also in sever pain. I was very near to my office so I decided to reach office first.
I was in office in a couple of minutes but I had no idea how to stop that pain, even none of my colleagues knew what to do. One of them suggested me to put some ice on it and immediately I was applying ice on the places where I was stinged. I could see 5 prominent patches with some swelling in the middle and it was still very painful. I rushed to a near by physician who asked me to apply some white vinegar using a cotton ball as first aid and gave me some medicines for pain & allergy. Vinegar was a quick relief and after few minutes of taking the medicines, the pain subsided. I applied it twice in the interval of 20-25 minutes after an hour there were no signs of swelling or red patches. I was surprised and happy by the quick recovery and I also know now what to do when a hornet stings :)
Thankfully I wasn't stung by a bee, because bees sting once and leave their stinger in the wound which keeps injecting venom in the skin causing pain & allergic reaction.
These are some general guidelines to follow when someone is stung by a bee / hornet / wasp
1) If it is a bee sting you need to TAKE OUT THE STINGER from the wound as soon as possible. The more you wait the worse the condition will get. So, pinch it out or scrape it off but do it.
2) Apply ice pack for few minutes it gives quite a relief.
3) Apply some vinegar (white) or baking soda mixed with water.
4) If the pain is too much you can take a pain killer or see a doctor.
Enough with the knowledge sharing now I just wish I never get stung again :)
If you are getting error message "A problem on your computer is preventing updates from being downloaded", when you try to install updates from Microsoft. This problem generally occurs after you do a repair install on an updated system from a Windows XP CD's repair option.
Here’s how to solve the problem:
1. Click Start > Run and type regsvr32 /s wuapi.dll
2. Perform the same steps for each of the following commands under Start > Run:
regsvr32 /s wuaueng1.dll
regsvr32 /s wuaueng.dll
regsvr32 /s wucltui.dll
regsvr32 /s wups2.dll
regsvr32 /s wups.dll
regsvr32 /s wuweb.dll
I had a tough time finding this out, I tried contacting my OS vendor for assistance but it was of no use. Finally I landed on an article which told me what to do, thanks to Technipages for that. However this article from Windows secrets explains the problem & solution in detail.
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