ಪರಮ ಪವಿತ್ರಮ್.

ತಾಂಡವ ನೃತ್ಯಂ
ಶಿವ ಸಂಭೂತಮ್
ಪಾಂಡವ ನೃತ್ಯಂ
ಕೌರವ ಕೃತ್ಯಮ್
ರಾವಣ ಹತ್ಯಂ
ರಾಮ ಚರಿತ್ರಮ್
ಪಠಣಂ ನಿತ್ಯಂ
ಭಗವದ್ ಗೀತಮ್
ಪುಣ್ಯವ ನೀತಂ
ಹನುಮ ಚಾಲೀಸಮ್
ಸೇವಾ ಸತ್ಯಂ
ಸರ್ವಮ್ ಪ್ರಥಮಮ್
ಮಾನವ ಜನ್ಮಮ್
ಪರಮ ಪವಿತ್ರಮ್.
ರಚನೆ ಡಾ. ಪ್ರಭಾಕರ್ ಬೆಲವಾಡಿ

haiku poem's

 hope

just before sleeping

stand in front of the mirror 

say "see you again"

haste makes waste

let's go on a date, 

shall we fix the wedding date? 

wait, wait, haste makes waste 

wavy life

sea an example

blowing wind control wave heights 

life too is wavelike 

destiny

a baby is born 

suck milk from nipples unknown 

a god's creation

lifestyle

a good batsman plays 

irrespective of the pitch 

life too is a pitch

season

the rains have reason 

summer is for vacation 

we call a season

haiku

haiku saves your time 

to tell follow 5 7 5 

keep it short and sweet

sow when it rains

crowded clouds caress 

dirtydrains, thirstyterrains undress, plough, and sow 

happy harvesting 

future?!

nature furious 

at our curious nature 

precarious future

wimbeldon

june 20th, arriving 

the players get set to fight

glittering trophies 

assorted haiku poems

A city is born

Bulldozed dense forest 

Concrete trees with furnished nest

The crazy beast's feast.

Deforestation

Deforestation

The luxurious resorts

Civilians rejoice.

Rains

Thick dark floating trucks

Crash with spark and thunder to

Cool the burning land. 

Dark matters

Be kind to the dark

Dark, a blessing in disguise

Thick dark clouds bring rain.

Only lovers know.

Love is a blind ditch

whether they fell in or not

Only lovers know.

Reputation

Without an engine 

Ford's new models simply run

On reputation.

Height matters

Heavy rains lash out

Villages fully submerged

Coconut tree laughs

Web orchard

Get your desired fruits

At green worldwide web orchard

Browse the internet

Trained Stars

Trainer taught flying

Students bowed and flew so high

Now stars in the sky 

My pretty little dog

Thanks to Pinterest for the cartoon 

I own a choicest pretty little bulldog

He loves to hop with his friendly frog

Often barking at the artists painted snake

 

Circles around, jumping in and out of the lake

 

 

Whenever it gets a long piece of sturdy bone

Clutching with teeth, my dog plays all alone

 

Leaving alone the piece of bone, it chases the cat

 

Which in turn is chasing the neighbours friendly rat.

 

 

I can see its curvy tail wagging with affection

 

Whenever I take it near his walking companion  

 

Every time I sit to write, my favourite blog

 

I will never miss this pretty little dog.

 

 

It runs and fetches the ball with relentless joy

 

To make it an exciting scene for us to enjoy

 

When my grandpa takes it for a jolly ride

 

It dumps all its extra luggage by the lakeside.

 

 

This honest pet is a gem of my find

This pet I have is the rarest of its kind.

 

Who brought the Apps out?

 

Who brought the Apps out?

Is it to clear the devil’s doubt?

Open the window, open, net,

Conceive of an app, you sure will get.

An App as a bless, App to bliss,

To tweet, or treat, none, you miss.

For art or market for passion or fashion,

The App is an ocean for any occasion.

To please a madam, or to play a game,

There is an App, even to earn a name.

In the World Wide Webs to reap the sprout,

Whoever sowed the Apps out?

For the gift of Apps, our humble servant,

Stand up to salute in praise of the talent. 

Thanks, Dreamstime for the phot

Stand up to salute in praise of the talent.

Part 8: Mind your Medicines market – What to buy? Generic or Branded? A money saver.

 

After several years, when the cost of the medicines started pinching my pocket, I held discussions with my friends. Oh! We were all birds of the same feather.

 

I started looking for generic medicines suggested by my friends. I ventured to understand the intricacies of the parallel medicines and their cost.

 

 

It was the name of the medicine. For example Paracetamol or Calpol or Panadol. The first one is generic and the other two are branded. The medicinal effect is the same, but the cost varies.

 

Doctor’s choice and hospital reputation also make a big difference in cost.

 

After discussing with our family physician, I took a decision. Now, happily, I’m saving my precious money.

 

Has efficiency of the medicine anything to do with the cost, was a matter of serious debate? 

 

Pharmaceutical companies are of two types; Innovator – a company that invests heavily in innovation or in the discovery of new medicine. Any new drug that comes to market, takes 10 – 15 years of intense research and billions of dollars of investments and of course, it comes with a patent. Innovator Company sells a product in the market as a branded product. As it is one of its kind, so it is expensive. Once the patent is expired, there are generic companies across the globe, copy that medicinal molecule and launch generic copy of that medicine with their own name and obviously, they have not to spend money on innovation so their copy is cheaper. Most of the Indian pharmaceutical companies are generic companies.

 

Generic medicines

 

All medicines have a basic/original (ingredient) name called generic. In fact, the doctors are advised to write the generic names always in the prescriptions.

Generic medicines are manufactured based on many factors.

Medicines for which patent period is over.

 

The company holding the license to manufacture authorizes another company on a collaborative basis. This is done for reasons like demand and supply, licensing rules and regulations prevailing in different locations.

The prime company is no more interested in bulk manufacture.

 

As the medicines are manufactured either royalty-free or with a minimum royalty, the cost of the medicine becomes less.

 

Procuring a license is also easy and cost-effective as the generic medicines are already approved by the controlling agencies.

 

Earlier, only a few countries were selling these generic medicines. But today, even the advanced countries have a higher percentage of sales.

 

The demand for generic medicines is increasing.

 

As the generic medicine manufacturers have to adhere to the same norms and specifications, the quality and effectiveness remain the same.

 

The cost is nearly reduced to one fourth.

 

Branded medicines

 

Innovator pharmaceutical company spends an enormous amount of money to get medicine into the market. Such as

Research and Development

Clinical trials

Patenting

Royalty

Procuring License

Clearances

Manufacturing process

Logistics

Advertisement, to mention a few.

 

Naturally, the expense escalates. The cost of the innovator medicines will be much more than generic medicines.

 

Each company gives a brand name for the medicine based on many market factors.

Usually, there will be a link with the generic name of the medicine.

As far as composition is concerned, the active ingredient is the same and the inactive ingredients may be different.

 

But remember, many innovative medicines may not be available in generic form.

 

Our family doctor as well as others who are known to me had no reservation whatsoever about generic medicines.

They, however, followed professional ethics.

“If you can afford, purchase branded. Else, generic”. They convinced that medicinal effectiveness is the same.

 

After exploring the facts, I Switched to Generic. Earlier the expenditure on our medicines was nearly 2K per month. For three years, it has reduced to 0.5K per month. An enormous saving indeed for a pensioner. I’m happy and healthy.

 

The ball is in your court. The decision of what to buy is completely yours. I’m under no contract with either Branded or Generic medicine manufacturers. In fact, many branded factories produce and market generic medicines.

Before jumping on my wagon, get your doctor's permission. Happy saving.

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