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th 5 Issue STUDENTS’ FORUM The Indian Pharmaceutical Association - Students’ Forum is a national body of pharmacy students under IPA. It is a platform to promote increased student interactions and activities bringing more co- operation at a national level. IPA- SF will also link the pharmacy students in India with the rest of the world through memberships and alliances with international organizations. The IPA-SF will serve as a unifying factor for the pharmacy students’ community in India bringing them under one umbrella and thus benefit in turn the profession and thus the future health of India. MISSION 2010-2011 PANACHE LIVE A C E U TI M C R A A L H A P S N S A O I C D I N A I T I E O H N T THE INDIAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION Page. 5 Whatz New? Fight against TOBACCO IPA-SF takes initiative to spread awareness about the misuse of TOBACCO across the country. Our main im: To educate the youth, so that our future generation does not fall a prey to TOBACCO and breathe smoke free air. 1st June, 2010

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STUDENTS’ FORUM

The Indian Pharmaceutical Association - Students’ Forum is a national body of pharmacy students under IPA. It is a platform to promote increased s tuden t in te rac t ions and activities bringing more co-operation at a national level. IPA-SF will also link the pharmacy students in India with the rest of the world through memberships and alliances with international organizations. The IPA-SF will serve as a unifying factor for the pharmacy students’ community in India bringing them under one umbrella and thus benefit in turn the profession and thus the future health of India.

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Fight against TOBACCO

IPA-SF takes initiative to spread awareness about the misuse of TOBACCO across the country.

Our main im: To educate the youth, so that our future generation does not fall a prey to TOBACCO and breathe smoke free air.

1st June, 2010

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Experience Speaks

Dear Students,

I am glad that the sixth issue of Panache Live has been carefully designed around the theme "Side effects of Tobacco" around the World No Tobacco Day-31st May. It is a great idea to have chosen this topic as the theme. Many youngsters are joining the bandwagon of tobacco abusers, which is indeed a serious matter. The youngsters should be made aware of the serious health hazards that they will face with the use of tobacco. Including it in the curriculum during school has not helped many of these youngsters realize this, hence NO-TOBACCO campaigns, and such articles in the student magazines should hopefully open their eyes and make them realize what they are digging up for themselves.

It has been a pleasure for me working with IPA-SF so far. Guiding the students when they need me has always been a pleasure, but when the students are exceptional performers, it indeed makes the teacher proud, and so have the members of IPA-SF. The time has come when you all shall get to see their hard work bear fruit-in the 3rd IPA-Students' Congress, to be held from 2nd to 4th August, in the city of Mumbai.

As you all know, it will be a great opportunity for every student who attends this congress to explore and learn about the different arenas of Pharmacy. Many questions related to your career will get answered, and many new questions will arise which you may have not thought off, ultimately resulting into a complete package of fun and learning. Fun because of the new friends that you will get to make, as well as exploring the Maximum city. It is a request to all the students to attend the Congress.

I take this opportunity to congratulate the office bearers of IPA-SF for their excellent efforts with multi-dimensional activities and providing them opportunity to think out of box elements of science and technology, called “GLOCAL” think globally-act locally and thus organizing 3rd IPA-SC.

Thank you,

With best wishes Nitin N. Maniar .

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Mr. NITIN N. MANIAR

Mentor, IPA-SF.-Ex C.C. Member ,PCIMaharashtra State Pharmacy Council.-Hon.Secretary ,IPA-MSB-Chairman, Governing Body,BCP-E.C.Member ,IPA-CPD-Jt.Secretary The Retail & Dispensing Chemists Association, Mumbai -Hon.Gen.Secretary North East Zone Chemists Association -Trustee Sarvodaya Hospital Samarpan Blood BankYuvak Pratishthan Samarpan Arogya Kendra

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EDITORIAL NOTE

Dear friends ,

It gives me immense pleasure in announcing the release of the 6th edition of our e-magazine Panache-live.This is the last e-magazine of the year 2009-2010.Our terms as the Publications team of Panache Live ends here.It has been a wonderful journey so far. Earlier, when the journey as the Jt.Editor began, the task seemed humongous. Just the thought of co-ordinating a team miles away from each other was scary enough. However the capability of our team as a whole never let us realize that each one of us was sitting miles away from each other.Burning the midnight oil with exams coming was tough. But the appreciation received for the same was priceless.It has been an honor to serve you with the best of the articles from a nation wide audience of pharmacy students and the best of the research and survey data sheets available on the world wide web.The team has learnt a lot through this experience of being a part of the national e-magazine.On the occasion of No Tobacco Day, we hereby give you a magazine with a central theme of Tobacco and its side effects.This magazine would not have been possible without the efforts of Neha Dembla (Editor), Aditya Nar, Monisha Gidwani, Garima Sharma, Nabeela Sayed, Ruchit Shah, Jeet Anjaria and Geet Sethi.Valuable contributions by Chintan Shah (Vice Chairperson IPA-SF) and Moumita Mukherjee (National No tobacco co-ordinator) who helped us get essential facts regarding the WHO guidelines regarding the ill effects of tobacco.Design assistance from Sushant Mistry and Royal Graphics.

We on behalf of the entire IPA-SF team also invite you all to be a part of the Students’ Congress..a congress which is of the students..by the students..and for the students..Hope you have a wonderful time reading this.

Thanking you,

Harshil Shah(Joint Editor)

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INSIDE THISISSUE

IPA-STUDENTS’ CONGRESS 2010 DETAILS

THE EDITORS CHOICE

NOBEL PRIZES AND INDIA

STUDENTS SPEAK

INTERESTING FACTS

PHARMA QUIZ

THE UPCOMING EVENTS

“NO TOBACCO” CAMPAIGN REPORTS

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38THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL DETAILS

STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM DETAILS

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3rd IPA Students Congress MUMBAI

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3rd IPA Students Congress MUMBAI

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3rd IPA Students Congress MUMBAI

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The Slim LadyHow do you feel about a friend who has to go everywhere with you?

Not only does she walk with you all the time, but since she is so beautiful for you, you actually crave for her. She makes you dance to her tunes. She has a peculiar odour that sticks to you wherever you go and you love it. She controls you totally. When she says jump, you jump. Sometimes in the middle of a blizzard or storm, she wants you to come to pick her up. You are so addicted to her that you can do anything for her. Sometimes, when you are out at a movie or play, she says she wants you to go stand in the lobby with her. You are so madly in love with her that you would do it for her. Since she calls all the shots in your life, you go.

She doesn't like your choice of clothing either. Instead of politely telling you that you have a lousy taste, she burns little holes in them. Sometimes, she is tired of the furniture and gets rid of it too. Occasionally, she gets really nasty, she can put your house on fire if she finds you careless but you are so addicted to her that you don't blame her for anything.

She gets pretty expensive to support and you must pay to keep her with you. In fact, she will cost you thousands of dollars over your lifetime. And you can count on one thing; she will never pay you a penny in return.

Often at picnics you watch others playing vigorous activities and having lots of fun doing them. But she won't let you. She doesn't believe in physical activity. She wants you to day dream with her. In her opinion, you are too old to have that kind of fun. So she kind of sits on your chest and makes it difficult for you to breathe. Now you don't want to go off and play with other people when you can't breathe, do you?

She does not believe in being healthy. She is really repulsed by the thought of you living a long and productive life. So every chance she gets she makes you sick. She helps you catch colds and flu. Not just by running out in the middle of the lousy weather to pick her up. She is more creative than that. She carries thousands of poisons with her which she constantly blows in your face. When you inhale some of them, they wipe out cilia in your lungs which would have helped you prevent these diseases. But colds and flu are just her form of child's play. She especially likes diseases that slowly cripple you - like emphysema-she considers this disease great. Once she gets you to have this, you will give up all your other friends, family, career goals, activities – everything! You will just sit home and caress her, telling her what a great friend she is while you desperately gasp for air.

But eventually she is tired of you. She decides she no longer wishes to have your company. Instead of letting you go your separate ways, she decides to kill you. She has a wonderful arsenal of weapons behind her. In fact, she has been plotting your death since the day you met her. She picked all the top killers in society and did everything in her power to ensure you would get one of them. She overworked your heart and lungs. She clogged up the arteries to your heart, brain, and every other part of your body. In case you were too strong to succumb to this, she constantly exposed you to cancer causing agents. She knew you would get it sooner or later.

Well, this is the story of your "friend," your cigarette. No real friend would do all this to you. Cigarettes are the worst possible enemies you ever had. They are expensive, addictive, socially unacceptable, and deadly. So please quit!!!!

Ref-Never take another puff by Joel Spintzer

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Side EffectsThe most conspicuous effects of tobacco chewing are stained teeth, bad breath, sores

on the gums and in the mouth that are stubborn to heal. The long term side effects are as follows:

1. Tobacco smoke irritates the entire digestive tract, stimulating a higher acid production. Smoking can contribute to pancreatic cancer, as well making you far more vulnerable to getting Crohn's disease and peptic ulcers.

2. Smoking long-term makes the blood thicker. Smoking also raises themaking the heart work harder to pump the blood. In order to lessen the strain on the heart, the circulation system of a long-term smoker may stop sending energy to the fingers, toes, hair follicles or skin.

3. The skin of a long-term smoker may become dry, discolored, spotted and more easily prone to wrinkles. The hair becomes thin, brittle and hard to manage.

4. Smoking makes it difficult for nutrients and oxygen to get to the bones and teeth, making them weaker over time. This also makes a person more at risk of getting osteoporosis or tooth loss. When long-term smokers break a bone or slip a disc, their bodies take a much longer time to heal.

5. The worst side effects of smoking show up in the respiratory system. Most of the chemicals in cigarettes promote cancer growth in the lungs or throat. Smoking also causes the lungs and nose to produce a lot of mucus, which can clog the lungs' airways over time, leading to persistent coughing that can permanently damage the lungs.

Uses There is evidence that tobacco has been used since around the 17th century in various

types of poultice for drawing out infections and poisons. When mixed with a small amount of spittle and applied to stings, tobacco is said to stop the pain and relieve swelling. More recently, a study has shown that the chemicals in tobacco may be a factor in preventing Parkinson disease. This study, done on lab rats, has shown that the tobacco compound is a derivative of naphthoquinone. Naphthoquinone works by interfering with an enzyme of the brain that breaks down neurotransmitters. This study was done when it was noted that fewer tobacco smokers have incidents of contracting Parkinson disease. There is now some intriguing new data suggesting that very low doses of nicotine can have dramatic effects in controlling the symptoms of Tourette's syndrome, a rare neurologic disorder characterized by physical tics and uncontrollable vocalizations which are often filled with obscenities.

Digestive System

Circulatory System

Skin and Hair

Skeletal System

Respiratory System

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Medicinal Tobacco

Smoking for Pleasure

Ceremonial Tobacco

The remarkable stimulant properties of tobacco were utilised by early American Indians in curing wounds, swellings, coughs, tooth-ache, rheumatism, and stomach disorders. Tobacco was administered to patients in several forms, and was used in emergency treatment for snake and insect bites.The sedative powers of tobacco were also used in medical treatment. (Sixteenth-century drawing)Used in medical treatment (16C drawing)

The custom of smoking for enjoyment apparently arose as an offshoot of the ritual functions of tobacco. In the Indian cultures of early Meso-America, tobacco consumption was originally the privilege of nobles and wairiors, but it was also permitted to ordinary people on special occasions, and this eventually led to its spread on a more general level.

Moctezuma, ruler of the Aztec empire."Rios Codex."

In countless different Indian cultureareas, tobacco played a major role in religious observances. The fragrant smoke from burning tobacco leaves served as incense in offerings to the gods. Augurs and sooth-sayers studied the motions of tobacco sparks and smoke, in hope of foretelling the future. Among numerous tribes of North America, the peace-pipe was important in ceremonies, including armistices.

"A sculptural relief decoration appears to depict a deity in the fore of a man smoking tobacco.(Mayan ruins at palengne in chiapas,Mexico)"

Before opening hostilities, early Mexican warriors burned a ball of tobacco of predict the outcome of battle.Illustration from the sixteenth-century Histoty

More recently, a study has shown that the chemicals in tobacco may be a factor in preventing Parkinson disease. This study, done on lab rats, has shown that the tobacco compound is a derivative of naphthoquinone. Naphthoquinone works by interfering with an enzyme of the brain that breaks down neurotransmitters. This study was done when it was noted that fewer tobacco smokers have incidents of contracting Parkinson disease. There is now some intriguing new data suggesting that very low doses of nicotine can have dramatic effects in controlling the symptoms of Tourette's syndrome, a rare neurologic disorder characterized by physical tics and uncontrollable vocalizations which are often filled with obscenities

U s e s o f T o b a c c o

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Tobacco Addiction (Fact Sheet )Thirty Years Ago

Today

• The world was tallying the smoking-related deaths of more than 75 million people. • People did not realize that smoking was an addictive behavior and that nicotine was the cause; in

fact cigarette smoking was widely perceived as a glamorous behavior. • Even though evidence that smoking caused various diseases was mounting, there was no

understanding of the mechanisms underlying this association. • Between 1969 and 1980, the risk of premature mortality from smoking doubled in women and

continued to rise in men. • Since 1965, the prevalence of cigarette smoking among U.S. adults declined by almost half,

such that we would have 80 million smokers in America today instead of 45 million without science's contributions.

• We now know that nicotine is powerfully addictive and that cigarette smoking is the greatest preventable cause of cancer, accounting for at least 30% of all cancer deaths and 87% of lung cancer deaths. We also know that persons who quit smoking before age 50 reduce by half their risk of dying in the next 15 years compared with continuing smokers.

• Results of three decades of research informed massive public health education campaigns, which inspired dramatic reductions in cigarette use and in smoking-related disease and death. Prevention and publicity efforts are partly responsible for saving the lives of millions of Americans in the last 30 years.

• A better understanding of the mechanisms underlying nicotine addiction enabled the development of first-line therapies such as nicotine replacement.

• Behavioral approaches complement most nicotine addiction treatment programs and can prolong effects of medication therapies.

• Bupropion became available as Zyban for smoking cessation. Research indicates that it is an effective alternative medication.

• We know now that the brain continues to develop into early adulthood, and that exposure to nicotine in utero or during childhood or adolescence may adversely affect brain development and increase vulnerability to drug effects and addiction. This knowledge prompted a renewed emphasis on prevention efforts targeting early tobacco use, and partly underlies the current record low smoking prevalence among teens.

• Breakthrough advances in human genomic science launched searches for genes that influence the risk of nicotine addiction and that can predict responses to treatment.

• Clinical trials showed that a nicotine conjugate vaccine (NicVAX®) — designed to bind and eliminate nicotine from serum — is safe and effective in promoting abstinence in cigarette smokers.

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Tomorrow Collective advances will further drive down the prevalence of tobacco use and nicotine addiction in the U.S. and set an example for the developing world, where the epidemic curve of cigarette use is still on the upswing. If trends continue, 1 billion smoking-related casualties will mark the end of this century. • Predictive approaches to nicotine addiction: The identification of susceptibility genes for

nicotine addiction will allow the targeting of individuals at risk of using and becoming addicted to tobacco products and enable the development of more effective and individualized prevention and treatment approaches.

• Prevention messages that resonate. As we understand the interaction between nicotine addiction genes, and environmental and developmental influences, we will be able to tailor prevention interventions to more efficiently counteract risk factors.

• Protecting people from nicotine addiction. Nicotine-specific antibodies herald a completely new prevention approach to cigarette smoking and nicotine addiction, especially if administered during periods of vulnerability (i.e., adolescence).

• Personalized treatment strategies will garner better results. Significant differences characterize the way in which different people respond to nicotine in their system, which, in turn, influences their likelihood of becoming addicted and their response to treatment.

Source: National Institute of Health Fact Sheet

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DIVERSITY OF TOBACCO USE IN INDIA

Tobacco is a versatile toxin which kills slowly but surely!! These facts being well known around the world, it is surprising too see the various forms of tobacco which are available, especially in India, and all are equally deadly.Smoking forms of tobacco: Smokeless form of tobacco:Cigarettes GutkhaBeedis ZardaCigars Paan masalaCheroots Paan with tobaccoChuttas KhainiDhumtis Tobacco waterKreteks Meetha mawaPipes SnuffChillum GulHooklis Gudhaku 'dant manjan'Hookah Mishri

Usage of any tobacco product chosen from this diverse range is Not Safe, no matter which form it is used. All forms of tobacco are equally lethal.

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Tomorrow Collective advances will further drive down the prevalence of tobacco use and nicotine addiction in the U.S. and set an example for the developing world, where the epidemic curve of cigarette use is still on the upswing. If trends continue, 1 billion smoking-related casualties will mark the end of this century. • Predictive approaches to nicotine addiction: The identification of susceptibility genes for

nicotine addiction will allow the targeting of individuals at risk of using and becoming addicted to tobacco products and enable the development of more effective and individualized prevention and treatment approaches.

• Prevention messages that resonate. As we understand the interaction between nicotine addiction genes, and environmental and developmental influences, we will be able to tailor prevention interventions to more efficiently counteract risk factors.

• Protecting people from nicotine addiction. Nicotine-specific antibodies herald a completely new prevention approach to cigarette smoking and nicotine addiction, especially if administered during periods of vulnerability (i.e., adolescence).

• Personalized treatment strategies will garner better results. Significant differences characterize the way in which different people respond to nicotine in their system, which, in turn, influences their likelihood of becoming addicted and their response to treatment.

Source: National Institute of Health Fact Sheet

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THE TOBACCO SCENARIO IN INDIA

PREVALANCE OF TOBACCO USE AMONG ADULTS IN INDIA:

INDIA has a very high prevalence of tobacco use with 57% of men and 11% of women using tobacco in some or the other form.

The tobacco use among men and women in rural areas is more compared to the urban areas (35% of rural men age 15 – 49 smoke cigarettes or beedi compared with 29% of urban men).

PREVALANCE OF TOBACCO USE AMONG YOUTH IN INDIA:

36.9% of children initiate smoking before the age of 10, with boys 55.1% and girls 32.1%

4.2% of students currently smoked cigarettes with the rate for boys significantly higher than girls.

11.9% of students currently used other tobacco products. Cigarette smoking among youth is high in central, southern and north eastern

regions (12%) Exposure to second hand smoke in public places is as high as 40.3%

PREVALANCE OF TOBACCO USE AMONG SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN INDIA:

An alarming proportion of over 29.2% of school personnel used tobacco in various form.

Nearly 10% of school personnel use cigarette and 20% reported for current use of tobacco products other than cigarettes.

38.1% of schools have an official policy declaring school tobacco free. Teaching materials on tobacco control are not available in majority of schools

and hardly any training on the subject is provided to school personnel. Only 34.4% of school personnel reported an access to teaching materials about tobacco.

SOURCE: National Family Health Survey and The Global Youth Tobacco Survey obtained from WHO, INDIA.

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This October brought some cheer to Indians in the form of a Nobel prize in Chemistry for Venkatraman Ramakrishnan. With this prize, people of Indian origin can claim to have won Nobel prizes under all the seven categories. All prizes in sciences, except the one awarded to C V Raman, have been the result of work pursued outside India. Seven is a small number for India, which has a population of nearly 1.2 billion. On the other hand, 163 Nobel prizes went to Jews, who number just about 13 million. The gap is simply breathtaking.

Curiously CV Raman won the Nobel Prize when India was still a British Colony. It was a time when India had very few Universities. None of the premier institutions, including the IITs, were around when CV Raman worked in a makeshift lab at the Bowbazaar street in Calcutta. The Bowbazaar Street labs were built by Mahendra Lal Sarkar, from the money donated by philanthropists. Indian science was never a priority of the British Crown.

Today, we have more than 400 universities, 11 IITs, so many CSIR labs and much more but nobody seems to be working on a Nobel Prize. Don't you see an anomaly here? Independent India, especially its modern version integrated into the global village, with its IT miracles and offshoring wonders, should have seen a lot more success in science. However, despite the technological developments of the new millenium, Indian science has failed to win the world's applause. Much more puzzling is the fact that China, Korea and much of the developing world have grown a great deal in research output while India lagged behind. This is a curious paradox!

There is no way that we can pretend that independent India has been doing well in science. Instead of a steady progress, a closer examination will lead us to the startling conclusion that Indian science has only decayed since independence. We did have good scientists in the sixties and early seventies, but they were mostly schooled in British India. You cannot give credit to India for Venkatraman's Nobel Prize because his work was carried out in the USA. On the other hand, Venkatraman deserting India for the USA only exposes the vulgar underbelly of our scientific enterprise.

M K Unnikrishnan Professor, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal 576 104

Nobel Prizes and India

M K Unnikrishnan hails from Kerala, educated at BITS Piliani, pursued a PhD in Manipal University and has been working for 25 yrs at Manipal. Although he is primarily specialised in Pharmacology, his interests include evolution, history and

philosophy of science, scientific foundation of aesthetics etc. His hobbies include Indian Classical music, Classical dances and Modern painting.

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Indian researchers working in India have made very few path-breaking advances in recent times. Research done within the country rarely leads to a paper in top journals such as Nature and Science. Our reputed scientists of today do not enjoy half the international reputation their mentors enjoyed in the sixties and the seventies. Shanghai rankings of world universities paint a dismal picture of India. Indian universities do not appear among the top hundred, and only two of them enter the top five-hundred slot. We are always bragging about our IITs but these are only glorified teaching shops catering to an export market. In the global context, IITs cannot be considered as major innovators.

This is in striking contrast with the performance of so many rising stars in the business world. We have Indra Nooyi, the two illustrious Ambani brothers, the iconic Naryan Murthy and Azim Premji, even women entrepreneurs like Kiran Mazumdar Shaw. Some of the world's richest men today are Indians. More and more Indian companies are entering the Fortune 500 list. Indian Pharmaceutical giants are acquiring many companies abroad and revenues from clinical trial are mounting.

Thus the success of the business enterprise of modern India is in stunning contrast with the relatively undernourished, illiterate India of the sixties that commanded a very respectable position in science. We then had the eighth largest output of scientific papers in the world, preceded only by USA, UK, USSR, West Germany, France, Japan, and Canada. India's contribution to science in the seventies accounted for nearly half of the published work from the third world. Korea was nowhere in the picture with just 175 papers in 1980 against India's count of 14983. Even China was not a force to reckon with accounting for just under a thousand papers.

In less than two decades, the tables were turned. Our position steadily declined from 8th to the 13th in 1995. By 2000, the picture was completely different. India had slipped further down to the 15th position with Korea marginally behind. China was way ahead holding the 9th position with over 22000 papers against India's total of just over 12000.

In other words, we are forced to come to the unhappy conclusion that scientific productivity has very little to do with material development, eradication of poverty, technological advances and educational enrolment. Ironically, the best scientists from India thrived in a season of poverty, illiteracy and hunger. Raman Effect preceded the green revolution and the white revolution.

Why?

We have focused too heavily on material advancements at the cost of intellectual development. We took recourse to reengineering rather than indigenous resource-building. India has enormous potential, but no sense of direction. We focus too less on the intangible assets in the form of human resources.

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The drug discovery sector too has witnessed very little success in India. Most of the Indian Pharmaceutical companies are making money from the drugs discovered outside India. The success has been more a result of business acumen rather than any path breaking innovation. Of course, we do have some innovation kicking in with several molecules in the drug discovery pipeline. However no blockbuster has ever been the result of Indian innovation.

The only way to reverse this decaying trend is to reward scientific creativity. Unfortunately, pharmacy education in its present form hardly encourages creativity. It is mostly a sordid routine of rote learning. We have to escape from the clutches of this tyrannical routine, often under the control of outdated universities. We have to cultivate a spirit of scientific adventure. This has to start with a change in the mindset of the students of today. You have to think beyond grades and examinations. You must work towards innovation of thought. You must become intellectual entrepreneurs. You cannot change your teachers or the system of education, but you can certainly change yourselves.

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INTRODUCTION Herbal cigarettes (tobacco/nicotine-free cigarettes) are cigarettes which do not contain any tobacco or nicotine. There are several popular brands of such cigarettes, usually containing a mixture of different herbs and/or other plant material. Like herbal smokeless tobacco, they are often used as a substitute for standard tobacco products (primarily cigarettes) and many times as a tobacco cessation aid. They are also used in acting scenes by non-smokers.HEALTH BENEFITS OF SMOKING HERBAL CIGARETTES· Safe and healthier when compared to tobacco cigarettes.· Beneficial for those who wish to get rid of their addiction to tobacco and nicotine, that is,

for smoking cessation.· Cure many diseases and can also promote good health.· Improves the quality of voice and has sooting to the throat.· Cigarettes with the medicinal herbs which improve the functioning of the digestive

system and prevent digestive disorders.· The herbs do not have any negative effect on the mental and physical health of the

cigarette smoker. In fact, it helps to calm and relax the senses and has a soothing effect on the nerves.

FLAVOURS· Herbal cigarettes are most often made using standard-tissue rolling papers and

filters. Instead of tobacco as a filling, however, a wide range of consumable products may be used. Corn silk as well as a number of flavorful herbs such as mint, cinnamon and lemon grass have been utilized by a wide number of herbal cigarette producers. Other manufacturers have include non-herbs like rose petals or clover leaves.

PREPARATION OF HERBAL CIGARETTESFORMULA :-

Herbal Cigarettes

Ingredients QuantityNumeg

10g

Oregano

7.5g

Basil

1g

Mint Leaves

1g

Water 10ml

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PROCEDURE · Put all of the dry ingredients into a microwaveable bowl.Mix it thoroughly.· Add the water and mix it again· Microwave the mixture for about 1-3 minutes. If the water does not evaporate, spread the

mixture on a paper towel or cloth and let it dry.· Leave it to be or grind the mixture to your liking.· Cut a piece of paper of 1 inch by 2.5 inch.· Fill the contents into the piece of paper and roll it.· Filter them by using about half of cosmetic pad or a thick cotton ball. Be careful to use and

make sure that the filter is thick so no solid piece of the mixture will go into your lungs while you smoke it. This is very important that you tightly pack the cigarette with filter. However, make sure that you're still able to inhale with the thick filter.

· Smoke it and charm.SAFETY

Herbal cigarettes are sometimes perceived as safer than regular cigarettes.Tobacco free herbal cigarettes will not produce nicotine dependence; however, inhaled smoke of any kind is dangerous. Carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and tar enter the mouth and/or lungs with the inhalation of all smoke, and are absorbed into the body. These substances are all harmful and considerd toxic to humans.

BRANDSArkopharma, Benjamin, Ecstacy, Guocao, Herbal Gold, Herbala, Honeyrose,

Honeysuckle, Jambi, Jieyanling, Magic, Nirdosh, NosmoQ, NTB, Quism, Smoke Free, Stop-A-Habit, Thai Gong Herb.

CONCLUSION Tobacco smoking is injurious to health but, herbal smoking is beneficial.

-Students of KLE University

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1. Post graduate student, Department of Quality Assurance, KLE University's College of Pharmacy, Belgaum, Karnataka, India

2. Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Pharmacy Practice, KLE University's College of Pharmacy, Belgaum, Karnataka, India

3. Dr renuka ammanagi department of oral medicine & raidology KLE VKI Denatl Science, JNMC Belgaum, Karnataka India.

Huron Indian myth has it that in ancient times,when the land was barren and the people were starving,the Great Spirit sent forth a woman to save humanity. As she travelled over the world, everywhere her right hand touched the soil, there grew potatoes. And everywhere her left hand touched grew corn. And when the world was rich and fertile she sat down and rested.when she arose, there grew tobacco.. Tobocacco has been variously hailed as a gift from the gods,a miraculous cure-for life's all physical illness, a solace to the lonely soldier or sailor, a filthy habit, a corruption addiction and the greatest disease producing product known to man.The diversity of opinion has continued unchanged for centuries and has appeared until very recently to be little affected by research results from than 900,000 papers thus far published on the topic. It is well known that use of tobacco is the single major cause of cancer and cardiovascular disease in the world. The smoking and chewing of tobacco leaves was a part of the native American culture long before Europeans discovered and conquered the Americans, and to this day North American Indian males constitute one of the highest smoked and amokeless tobacco usage rates in the world.

thSnuff production was one of the major industries of Mid Atlantic States throughout the 17 and th th18 centuries. Tobacco chewing was so common that by the early 19 century tobacco spitting was

perceived as a “National Characteristics” of Weastern population. This all changed, however, with the advent of the 'germ theory' of disease and the discovery

thof the dreaded tuberculosis bacillus in expectorated tobacco juices. By the end of 19 century it was no longer socially accepted to chew and spit tobacco products, and by 1920 cigarette sales for the first time surpassed smokeless tobacco sales. Ironically, cigarettes were seen as a safe alternative to chewing tobacco. But wrapped inside a betel leaf and placed in the side of the mouth, tobacco has been chewed for centuries in india. It is only in the last decade that tobacco companies started selling tobacco with betel nut as ready packed called Guthka in small sachets. Guthka is a preparation of crushed betel nut, tobacco, and sweet or savourflavorings. It is manufactured mainly in india and exported to a few other countries. It is a mild stimulant and sold across the country in small, individual sieve packets that cost between 1 to 4 rupees a pieces. used by millions to adults, it is also mention tobacco as an ingredient, and some brands are pitched as candies-featuring packaging with children's faces and are bright coloured. A few are chocolate flavoured, and are even marketed as breath fresheners.

Smokeless Tobacco A Health Hazard

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Guthka is a hindu word meaning 'a small piece of shred.' The guthka, a powdery, granular white substance,is placed between the lower lip, cheek and the gum, or under the tongue. Within moments, it begins to dissolve and deep red in color. This red colour imparts a “buzz” upon its user which is somewhat more intense than that of tobacco. Guthka use can begin at a very young age. Due to its often sweet taste, easy availability and cheapness it is even popular with poor children's. In Indian social custom does not permit children to smoke, hence guthka is used more liberally. A survey about the “ Use of tobacco” among school children in rural Punjab found that1) About one third (66%) of students admitted their addiction to guthka.2) Out of them the maximum number of students (65%) were introduced to introduced this

th th th thhazardous product while studying in the 7 or 8 standard,22% in 9 and 10 standard. As many as th th12% student were hooked to gutkha while they are in 5 or 6 standard.

3) About 89% of their friends were in the habit of consuming guthka. The impact of advertisements, coupled with the fact that guthka are available at very low price makes minors more vulnerable to regular tobacco use. Guthka is highly addictive and a known carcinogen, currently the matter of much controversy in india. Many states have sought to curb its immense popularity by taxing sales of gutkha heavily or by banning it outright. India accounts for nearly one third of an estimated 3 million tobacco related death in the world per year. In 2001, offials in Delhi , the Indian capital, banned the sale of cigarettes to the poor people under the age of 18. The tobacco product bill 2001 prescribes jail sentence of upto 3 months to those who sell tobacco to childrens. It also requires companies to print the tar and nicotine content on the packaging.

EFFECT OF GUTKHA ON ORAL HEALTH1) Staining of the teeth.2) Wasting diseases/Attrition of teeth.3) Halitosis.4) Increased Prevalence of periodontitis.5) Altered taste sensation.6) Chewer'smucosa.7) Chemical burn.8) Premalignant condition like Oral Submucous Fibrosis.9) Malignancy of oral cavity.

The alarming ancrease in the incidence of oral cancer at younger age group in patients having Oral Submucous Fibrosis especially in South East Asia necessitated emphasizing more on OSMF here.Oral Submucous Fibrosis (OSMF)

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Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a chronic disease of oral mucosa characterized by inflammation and progressive fibrosis of lamina propria and deeper connective tissues, followed by stiffening of the oral mucosa resulting in difficulty in opening the mouth.(Pindborg et al;[1] WHO) [2]

This progressive scarring, premalignant condition affecting the oropharyngeal region is mainly seen in the South-East Asia and more prevalent in India. The etiology is attributed to the habitual chewing of areca nut in various forms.

In recent years marked increase in the occurrence of OSMF is observed in many parts of India like Bihar, MP, Gujarat and Maharashtra and the younger generation are suffering more due to incoming of areca nut product in different multicolored attractive pouches called gutkha.

Clinical signs and symptoms include burning sensation of mouth and tongue, irritation of mouth with chillies and spicy food, dryness of mouth or hyper salivation, difficulty or inability in opening mouth, blanched or opaque appearance of mucosa, loss of tongue papillae, atrophy of the tongue, soft palate movement restriction, inability to protrude tongue and presence of palpable fibrous band.

It is observed that average betel quid (areca nut, tobacco, catechu and lime wrapped in betel leaf) approximately weighing 3.5-4 grams has 70 per cent moisture and dry weight of areca nut and tobacco is only 1.14grams where as the gutkha sachet weighing 3.5 grams has only 7 per cent moisture and 3.26 grams dry weight. Since habitual chewers tend to consume more dry weight of areca nut and tobacco when they use gutkha so they probably develop more fibrosis of the oral mucosa, particularly the disorder affect quite earlier as well. Dry tobacco absorbed by the mucosa in more amounts produces addiction to the patients It is also observed that poor quality of diet along with heavy spices and chilies play cumulative effect in producing OSMF.

CANCER OF BUCCAL MUCOSA IN OSMF

Recommendation for prevention of OSMF and Oral Cancer related to gutkha use1) Heavy taxes or outright banning the sales of gutkha.2) Selling of gutkha to the children less than 18 years should be strictly banned. 3) Shops selling gutkha near the school and college should be removed.4) Serious punishment should be given in case of illegal sale of gutkha.5) Education regarding the ill effects of gutkha should be given to the children and adolescent at their schools.6) Motivation and counselling the gutkha chewers to quit the habit at the earliest.7) Use of Nicotin Replacement Therapy (NRT) to help the users to quit the habit.8) Training the budding pharmacist, dentists and doctors for de-addiction counseling.9) Strict ban of use of gutkha in Public place and Hospital.

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10) Gutkha use not to be promoted by public Personalities for example TV, Film Stars Cricket players.....etc11) Social, Entertainment or Sports events should not be sponsored by the Gutkha manufacturing companies.12) Early diagnosis and treatment of OSMF and oral cancer especially in young individuals.

CONCLUSIONGutkha chewing habit is known to cause histopathological changes leading to OSMF in

susceptible individuals. Since people in India start Gutkha chewing at comparitively younger age and as it requires a shorter duration of chewing to precipitate OSMF, there may be an increased risk of Oral cancer at a younger age groups. Young citizens who are the real building blocks of our nation have to be protected from this deadly habit. As a part of Indian health care system we the doctors (Pharmacist, dentists and physicians) can play a vital role in educating and motivating the young citizens of India not to indulge into the tobacco chewing habit that is equally hazardous as of smoking.

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Water pipe smoking- a growing trend or health hazard?

Experts estimate that 100 million people worldwide smoke tobacco from waterpipes on a daily basis. Colloquially known as hookah, sheesha, is considered a growing trend, social symbol or rage among the youth around the world.

It's the “safer form” of smoking, doesn't contain tobacco, is not as “addictive”, are common misconceptions in the minds of some, while the rest know its ill- effects but do it anyway. Does our society put pressure, or is it the psychological pressure of an individual itself that causes one to resort to such measures to be considered “socially accepted.” Dedicated hookah cafés and bars are increasingly appearing in Europe and North America, often near college campuses. Hookah can also be ordered at some ethnic restaurants, where it is promoted as a pleasant way to end a meal.

Hookah originated centuries ago in Africa and Asia, where it was considered a part of the culture and has now spread to parts of the world like north America, Europe. How many of us know friends living abroad who have imported traditional hookahs sitting in their chic, classy apartments? They are the centre of contemporary parties, can be obtained in several flavours and designs, each one suiting the individual styles of their owners. But these are well known facts, everyone knows. So what is it about the water pipe that makes it so popular, and blinds the erudite youth of their sense of better judgement?

Many people find hookah smoking to be relaxing, partly because it is often done at a slow pace. People might spend as long as an hour smoking from a pipe, while reading the paper or conversing with friends. But it is this prolonged pattern of smoking and the exposure to nicotine (the addictive element in smoke) that makes hookah smoking so dangerous. Researchers at the American University of Beirut, who used a device to analyze actual smoking patterns in a hookah café — as opposed to studies done under more controlled conditions in the laboratory — have reported that hookah smokers inhaled more often, and for longer periods, than typical cigarette smokers. Although smoking patterns varied, the researchers found that some smokers inhaled 10 times as often as the typical cigarette smoker, and each inhalation contained as much as 10 times the amount of smoke obtained from an entire cigarette.

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After analyzing typical smoking patterns, the WHO scientists estimated that by puffing longer and inhaling puffs of greater volume, a waterpipe smoker could inhale the equivalent of 100 cigarettes (equivalent to five packs) or more during a single waterpipe session. To simplify a great deal of complicated research: hookah smokers may be exposed to less toxins in some cases than cigarette smokers, but they're still getting much more exposure than nonsmokers.

Looking at this from a pharmacists point of view, one would see the side effects of tobacco, the exact way it causes heart attacks, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer of the lungs, larynx mouth, pancreas, pulmonary emphysema. Any pharmacology textbook would explain in detail, giving pharmacokinetics, toxic effects. But what is that factor missing, which clouds our judgement, and causes sense of negligence? Probably the way society has shaped up to be in this day and age. With increasing education, come increasing crazes. “ Hookah allurance” is here to stay, a growing form of a silent killer.

-Anuri Shah

S.Y.B.Pharmacy

Prin.K.M.K.C.P

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FUNZONE

Here is Pharma Quiz for u.... Go ahead and explore your profession....

1. Thermolabile immiscible liquids can be separated by

a) Decantation

b) Dilution

c) Capillary centrifugation

d) Counter-current distribution

2. Rotosort is a machine used to sot out

a) Coated tablets

b) Filled capsule

c) Sealed ampoules

d) Sealed containers

3. A bassorin paste consists of glycerin, alcohol and

a) Tragacanth

b) Sterculia gum

c) Acacia gum

d) Guar gum

4. Titanium dioxide is added in

a) Cold cream

b) Night cream

c) Sun cream

d) Moisturizing cream

5. The stick test is used to determine susceptibility of

a) Diphtheria

b) Syphilis

c) Tb

d) Typhoid

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6. Injection of insulin should be kept at a pH between

a) 5 and 5.5

b) 3 and 3.5

c) 7 and 7.5

d) 9 and 9.5

7. Liquid paraffin exhibits

a) Plastic flow

b) Newtonian flow

c) Pseudoplastic flow

d) Dilatant flow

8. Salicylates and benzoates are incompatible with

a) Ferrous salts

b) Chlorides

c) Milk

d) Iodides

9. Higher displacement value of a drug indicates its

a) Lightness

b) Bulkiness

c) Fluffyness

d) Heaviness

10. Oils are not used in nasal spray as they result in

a) Common cold

b) Influenza

c) Lipoidal pneumonia

d) sinusitis

(Answers on last page)

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1. Smoke contains several carcinogenic pyrolytic products that bind to DNA and cause many genetic mutations. There are over 19 known chemical carcinogens in cigarette smoke.

2. As of 2002, about twenty percent of young teens (13–15) smoke worldwide, with 80,000 to 100,000 children taking up the habit every day—roughly half of whom live in Asia. Half of those who begin smoking in adolescent years are projected to go on to smoke for 15 to 20 years.

3. The WHO in 2004 projected 58.8 million deaths to occur globally, from which 5.4 million are tobacco-attributed, and 4.9 million as of 2007. As of 2002, 70% of the deaths are in developing countries.

4. A recent European study on occasional smoking published findings that the risk of the major smoking-related cancers was 1.24 times higher for occasional smokers than for those who have never smoked at all.

5. The primary risks of tobacco usage include many forms of cancer, particularly lung cancer, cancer of the kidney, cancer of the larynx and head and neck, breast cancer, bladder, esophagus, pancreas, and stomach. There is some evidence suggesting an increased risk of myeloid leukemia, squamous cell sinonasal cancer, liver cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer after an extended latency, childhood cancers and cancers of the gall bladder, adrenal gland and small intestine.

6. Smoking seems to cause a higher relative influenza-risk in older populations than in younger populations.

7. The two cities where tobacco consumption was highest were Hyderabad and Mumbai.

8. Cigarette smoking account for 30% of all cancer deaths and 87% of lung cancer deaths.

Some Interesting facts....

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THE INDIAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION STUDENTS’ FORUM

IPA - STUDENTS’ CONGRESSMUMBAI

2ND TO 4TH AUGUST, 20101) 9TH ASIA-PACIFIC PHARMACEUTICAL SYMPOSIUM SEOUL,REPUBLIC OF KOREA 5TH JULY TO 11TH JULY,2010

2) IPSF Eastern Mediterranean Pharmaceutical Symposium (EMPS)Amman - Jordan9th July TO 15th July 2010

3) 56TH IPSF WORLD CONGRESS 2010 LJUBJANA, SLOVENIA 2ND AUGUST TO 12TH AUGUST 2010

4) WORLD CONGRESS OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES 2010 LISBON, PORTUGAL 28TH AUGUST TO 2ND SEPTEMBER 2010

UPCOMING EVENTS

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COLLEGE NUMBER OF CAMPAIGNS DONE

VES COLLEGE OF 42 PHARMACY(MUMBAI)

C.L BAID METHA 37COLLEGE OFPHARMACY(CHENNAI)

PYDAH COLLEGE 15OF PHARMACY(ANDHRA PRADESH)

NMIMS 10(MUMBAI)

Dr. SAMUEL GEORGE 6INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY (ANDHRA PRADESH)

SVBCP 4(MUMBAI)

BHANUBEN NANAVATHI 3COLLEGE OF PHARMACY (MUMBAI)

STERLING INSTITUTE OF 1PHARMACY (MUMBAI)

BHARTI VIDYAPEETH 1COLLEGE OF PHARMACY (MUMBAI)

GYAN VIHAR COLLEGE OF 1PHARMACY (JAIPUR-RAJASTHAN)

BOMBAY COLLEGE OF 1PHARMACY (Mumbai)

GAHLOT INSTITUTE OF 1PHARMACY (Mumbai)

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RTSTotal 122 anti tobacco awareness campaigns have been

stsuccessfully conducted all over. On 31 May when 'World No Tobacco Day' was celebrated some more campaigns was also conducted so that awareness was given to majority of masses. This awareness warned them about the ill effects of tobacco consumption.

VESCOP has done a great job in spreading awareness by projecting advertisements of anti tobacco in theatres and in BEST buses of Mumbai.The college team has conducted campaigns also by visiting the rural areas of Maharashtra in Jalgaon, Nanded, Kasara, Ratnagiri and Alibaug. They have conducted campaign in many schools, slums, police station, and other public palces such as railway station, bus depot etc. They have so far educated more than 1000 people about tobacco hazards. C.L BAID METHA COLLEGE was also forerunner in conducting Anti Tobacco Awareness Programs. They had carried out health programmes in schools and also educated the general public. Their target was to interact with 10,000 people and create awareness which was commendable! They have clubbed their campaigns with Tamil Nadu State Tobacco Board; Directorate of Public Health, Rotaract Club, Adyar Cancer Institute, Hope Foundation and Chennai Social Service Club.

A rally of approx 120 students taking part in it was conducted by PYDAH COLLEGE OF PHARMACY. NMIMS conducted campaigns in special schools educating the blind and deaf children about hazards of tobacco use. The students took special efforts to learn the language and

stinteract with the special school children. Thus on 31 may all the Pharmacy Students had joined hands to contribute to the dream of having a smoke free environment come into effect!! Choose life, not tobacco…!!

MOUMITA MUKHERJEE SHAIK MOHAMMED SUBHANINATIONAL CO-ORDINATOR DPTY. CO-ORDINATORNO TOBACCO CAMPAIGN NO TOBACCO CAMPAIGN

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Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the world.

GLOBAL TOBACCO TOLL:• Worldwide the tobacco epidemic kills 5.4 million people a year from

lung cancer, heart disease and other illnesses.• Tragically more than 80% of those deaths occur in the developing

world.• Tobacco kills up to 1 in every 2 users.Unless urgent action is taken:• The tobacco toll by 2030 will be more than 8 million deaths per year

amounting to 1 billions lives in this country. • By, 2030 more than 80% of the worlds tobacco related deaths will be

in low and middle income countries.st• One billion deaths are estimated due to tobacco use during the 21

century. • Tobacco is a risk factor for 6 of the 8 leading causes of death in the

world.

TOBACCO TOLL IN INDIA:

• Each year 8 to 9 lakh Indians die because of tobacco related diseases. All these deaths are PREVENTABLE.

• More than 2200 Indians die everyday due to tobacco use.• Everyday 5500 Indian youth start smoking, they must be protected,• India has the highest number of oral cancer cases in the world and

90% of all oral cancers are tobacco related.• Almost 50% of cancers in India are due to tobacco use.

On an average, smokers die 13 -14 years earlier than non smokers. The have 20 -25 times greater risk of developing lung cancer.2-3 times higher risk of having a heart attack. 3 times higher risk of sudden death. 30-60% more sick days.

SOURCE: WHO SURVEY.

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KE FREE PUBLIC PLACES

EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO BREATH: FRESH SMOKE FREE AIR

The international labour organization estimates that 200,000 workers each year are killed by exposure to secondhand smoke at work.

There is no safe level of exposure to second hand tobacco smoke.Only a 100% smoke free law can shield public from the disease and death related to second hand smoke.

Smoke free public places is a cost effective strategy for tobacco control and it is a self implementable law.

Smokers smoke less when they are not able to smoke indoors in a social setting( smokers are also protected)

What the law prohibits??? No person shall smoke in any public area: as Section 4 of the cigarette

and other tobacco product (prohibition of advertisements and regulation of trade and commerce, production, supply and distribution) act, 2003. Where public place means any place to which the public have access , whether as of right or not and includes auditorium, Hospitals, railway waiting rooms, amusement centres, restaurants, public offices, courts, educational institutions, shopping malls, cinema halls, libraries, health institutions, hotels bus stops, railway stations ,stadiums similar other places.

Where u need to be more vigilant???Hotels with more than 30 rooms and restaurants with sitting capacity of

more than 30 and airports may provide separate designated areas for smoking.

Private clubs,lounges,public transport, offices. Public utilities.

SOURCE: WHO REPORT.

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Student Exchange Program is an experience that can only be lived and hence I will not do justice by penning my experience in a short and trivial manner but here goes nothing.

Unfortunately due to my responsibilities during the 2nd IPA Students’ Congress I reached thirteen days into the program, the day other students were visiting the parliament of Hungary, as I was new it was a little difficult in the beginning but the warmness of the country and the students who grew to become my close friends made me at ease. It is strange how 70 of us from different countries and background became so close that there were tears and emotions on every departure.

I was placed in a community pharmacy( where I got acquainted with the concept of community pharmacy, inventory management and after such a professional experience I can openly declare that we Indian pharmacist have forgotten our sole purpose in the society and community. An experience of this sort is a must for all students aspiring to take up community pharmacy.

During my exchange I also visited nearby cities such as Balaton, Vienna and Prague during the weekends which was also an awesome experience. Visiting Budapest, Hungary is a must for its beauty, culture and the people. I would like to sincerely extend my gratitude to Esha Shah who inspired me to visit budapest and I should also thank Balint and all my treasured friends, I made over there for making this experience just unforgettable.

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Office Bearers

NAME

Shekhar RawtaniChittoory S. Murthy

Chintan ShahAshruti Srivastava

TVSSV KartikTanay SurkundManish Rathi

Ratna G. ChittooryNeha DemblaHarshil Shah

Habeeb IbrahimLehar Shah

Vasanthi ChawdaryAshay Shah

Sachin S Marihal

Mayur Fariya

Divya

Harsh Wardhan

Raja Sriharsha V.

Abhijeet Sethi

Moumita Mukherjee

Shaik Mohammed Subhani

Jimita Toraskar

R S Jegan

Abhishek Shastri

P. Ajay

POSITIONS

ChairpersonImmediate Past Chairperson

Vice-ChairpersonHon. SecretaryJoint SecretaryHon.Treasurer

Public Health OfficerPublic Relations Officer

EditorJoint editor

Pharmacy Education OfficerPublic relations Officer (HQ)

IPSF Contact PersonStudent Exchange Officer

Membership Promotion OfficerContact Person (HQ)

Aditya Nar

Nabeela Sayed

Monisha Gidwani

Garima Sharma

Ruchit Shah

Jeet Anjaria

Geet Sethi

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