(a) whether the Government has manufactured BGR-34 product for Diabetic patients;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government has evaluated the effectiveness of this drug; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether the Government has manufactured BGR-34 product for Diabetic patients;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government has evaluated the effectiveness of this drug; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES
(SHRI Y.S. CHOWDARY)
(a)&(b)Yes, Madam. Constituent Laboratories of CSIR, namely CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP) and CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI) have jointly developed the herbal formulation named NBRMAP-DB effective against diabetes. The formulation was licensed to M/s. AIMIL Pharmaceutical Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi for manufacturing the drug and marketing the same with the brand name of BGR-34.
(c)&(d)The formulation was evaluated on small animal model and found effective against chemical induced type-II Diabetes mellitus. M/s. AIMIL Pharmaceutical Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi had conducted the clinical trial at Agarwal Dharmarth Hospital, New Delhi and started marketing the drug with the brand name of BGR-34. Further, more detailed studies on human subjects are being conducted at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi.
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