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dissolution test for methisoprinol tablet

dissolution test for methisoprinol tablet116.254.100.138 (talk) 08:44, 19 November 2014 (UTC)Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).[reply]

effect on viral particles

I've just put in the citation needed tag to the sentence that "Inosine pranobex has no effect on viral particles itself." because some sources say otherwise.

Specifically, Czech wikipedia article says that it reduces virus replication because of its effect on RNA transcription. It refers to this source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25173738/ from which I am able to confirm what the part about RNA transcription says, but I am unsure about the link between this and the virus replication. The source mentions viruses only in one relevant sentence which says "Viral RNA may be edited by host ADAR which have either pro- of antiviral effects depending on the particular type of virus." However, the article's reasoning why the effect is negative (anti-) in this case follows what can be found the source.

In any case, the "no effect" statement itself seems to be denied by that source. --95.82.182.168 (talk) 15:39, 18 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Units

In Inosine pranobex § Special warnings and precautions for use, there is this fragment:

Inosine pranobex may cause a transient elevation of baseline serum and urinary uric acid, usually remaining within the normal range (using 8 mg % as the upper limit)

What does 8 mg % mean? This doesn't seem to make sense as a unit. Kimen8 (talk) 19:19, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Predatory marketing practice detected

This time, I have come across an Indian company called Le Jolly Healthcare engaging in unethical behavior by forcefully inserting its drug's trade name, IsoJol. I have encountered and removed this insertion in the past and most recently today (also discovered the name of the company). Upon further investigation, I discovered that the drug is actually contract manufactured by another company, Themis, for this brand. This practice is clearly predatory marketing by Le Jolly Healthcare. Similar instances of trade name insertion have been observed on other pages such as Diazoxide being labeled as Balila and Flucytosine as Cytoflu, where they even included the drug's price alongside the company name. It is quiet imperative that we establish a rigorous monitoring system to halt such practices, especially considering these are prescription drugs. The fact that a trading company, rather than the manufacturer, is engaging in such manipulative tactics clearly highlights the pervasive manipulative nature of the pharmaceutical industry. Charlie (talk) 02:43, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The issue has been reported to WP:COIN and can be accessed at this thread "Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard#Predatory_marketing_practice_detected". Charlie (talk) 03:00, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]