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Iron supplements and the gut: why ferrous ascorbate is tolerated better
Iron deficiency anaemia is widespread in India, and adherence is the usual reason treatment fails. The choice of iron salt has a lot to do with it.
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Reading a medicine carton: what each line on the pack actually means
Batch number, manufacturing licence, the red Rx line, the vertical stripe on the edge. A practical guide to the information printed on every Indian medicine pack.
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Why Solan is the address on so many of India's medicine strips
The Baddi–Barotiwala–Nalagarh belt around Solan produces a striking share of India's formulations. Here is how a hill district became a pharmaceutical centre.
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