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🌟 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗢𝗧𝗖 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 🌟 I had the privilege of being a 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 in a thought-provoking 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 on the topic: "𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗧𝗖 𝗗𝗿𝘂𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮?" This engaging session was part of the 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿-𝘁𝗵𝗲-𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 (𝗢𝗧𝗖) 𝗗𝗿𝘂𝗴𝘀, held on 𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 at the 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 (𝗜𝗜𝗖), 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗵𝗶. During the discussion, we delved into critical aspects shaping the future of OTC drugs in India, including: ✅ The need for a robust and adaptive regulatory framework ✅ Enhancing consumer awareness and education for responsible self-care practices ✅ Fostering industry collaboration to drive innovation in the OTC segment The session brought together a stellar group of experts, including policymakers, healthcare leaders, and industry stalwarts, all focused on building a safer, more accessible OTC ecosystem. It was an honour to share insights alongside an esteemed panel and learn from the invaluable perspectives of: 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻: Dr Sanjeev Singh (𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝗔𝗺𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱) 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗹 (𝗛𝗔𝗚, 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅-𝗛𝗼𝗗, 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗩𝗠𝗠𝗖 & 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹, 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗵𝗶) 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀: 𝗗𝗿. 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗿𝗮 (𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗠𝗼𝗛𝗙𝗪, 𝗚𝗼𝗜), 𝗗𝗿. Ashish Mungantiwar, 𝗗𝗿. Shoibal Mukherjee, Sanchit Nanda, Kuldeep Wakhloo, 𝗗𝗿. Sumit Ray, Dr Kavita Singh, Dr Swadeep Srivastava, 𝗗𝗿. Puneet Dhamija My sincere thanks to the organizers and participants for fostering such a collaborative and insightful environment. At BIORx Venture Advisors Pvt. Ltd. and Indian Healthcare Angels, we remain dedicated to supporting innovations that enhance healthcare accessibility and empower individuals through safe and effective self-care solutions. Let’s work together to shape a resilient and forward-looking OTC ecosystem for India! BIORx Venture Advisors Pvt. Ltd. and Indian Healthcare Angels Team: Harshit Agarwal | Bharat Das | Awdhesh Kumar Shukla #OTCDrugs #HealthcareInnovation #PanelDiscussion #HealthcareLeadership #BIORxVentureAdvisors #IndianHealthcareAngels #FutureofSelfCare
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Director South Asia at Drug for Neglected Diseases Initiative I Former Mission Director National Biopharma Mission, BIRAC, Govt. of India I Independent Director on the board of Gennova Bio., & Social Alpha
2dDr. Vishal Gandhi PhD,MBA interesting conversation moderated by Dr Sumit Ray and could relate so well to his question on OTC and rural areas with my area of focus i.e. NTDs. None of the treatment for Neglected diseases are available as OTC so their availability while help relieve symptoms but also defer the diagnosis of the NTD. Therefore training of Pharmacists and ASHA workers play a crucial role in referring the patients to the PHCs