Look-alike, sound-alike (LASA) drugs in India

Abstract

Summary: Poor drug regulation in India is not a recent problem. The Indian drug market is full of look-alike, sound-alike (LASA) drugs which have not yet caught the attention of the media or the medical community. This viewpoint highlights the problem of LASA drugs and poor prescription practices and proposes solutions for involving all stakeholders in this unaddressed issue which is a huge public health problem in India.

Keywords

• Health policy
• Drug regulation
• Look-alike and sound-alike drugs
• LASA
• Prescriptions