Pharmacists are often the first point-of-contact for patients with health inquiries. Thus pharmacists have a significant role in assessing medication management in patients and in referring patients to physicians. Safety monitoring of medicines by pharmacovigilance is an integral part of clinical practice. Pharmacovigilance is the science of collecting, monitoring, researching, assessing and evaluating information from healthcare providers and patients on the adverse effects of medications, biological products, herbalism and traditional medicines. Recently DCGI banned drugs rosiglitazone, nimesulide, cisapride, phenylpropanolamine, sibutramine, gatifloxacin and tegasorid for certain indications and specific group of patients. After a survey, it was observed that these drugs are still available in Indian market. This article reviews the reasons about the availability of banned drugs and the role of pharmacist to change current situation in order to improve awareness of healthcare in India.
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