Significant differences between Supplements & Cosmetics and Drugs & Medicines

Drugs:

To treat or prevent diseases drugs are used to be as substances. They are also used to get rid of pains, to control over mental or physical ailments, and even to diagnose the illnesses.

Drugs comprise-

1. A medicine for the inner or outer use of human beings or animals
2. Any substances which are intended to be used for or in the diagnosis, mitigation, cure, prevention or treatment of diseases in human beings or animals;
3. Any article, other than food, intended to have an effect on or influence in any way the formation or any organic role of the body of human beings or animals;
4. Any article which are intended for use as an element of any medicine, substance.

In order to sell a product as a prescription drug or medicine, you are needed to have a drug license which is only can be issued if you got a practicing pharmacist working for your organization (Rule 61 of The Drugs & Cosmetics Rules, 1945)

The dealer or seller must have a designated space of minimum 150 sq ft room, permitted by the FDA for sale and stocking of the products among other compliance. (Rule 64 & 65 of The Drugs & Cosmetics Rules, 1945)

Wellness and Health Industry

In today’s aggressive and dynamic world the word “Health” is gaining back its implication. We had ignored the old saying – “Health is Wealth”, however at present, the world and in particular developing countries are rising to the need of the “Health and Wellness Industry”. In general, the nutritive values in most of the foods we eat are not appropriately engrossed by the body, leading to lack of nutrition and therefore infuriating illness and disease.

The Health and Wellness Industry is really a multi-billion dollar industry at present. The basic basis of this industry is the guarantee that we can develop our health using the supremacy of natural products. It is hard enough in our hard lives to keep good health. But lately, our body is not performing this job too well. Our body requires help and protection, the foods that we are eating have more toxins than our body can flush out of our system. Many of the foods we eat are unhygienic. The medicines that are generously suggested by Doctors are to treat an existing problem and symptoms of awful health.