Given the oxytocin's importance to both human and animals, the government of India has banned its sale. Critically analyse (200 Words)
Refer - The Indian Express
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KEY POINTS
Oxytocin importance to humans
· Oxytocin, a vital drug, and its formulations, used to stop bleeding during childbirth, will not be freely available for use by doctors.
· The hormone is also used to increase the size of vegetables such as pumpkins, watermelons, brinjals, gourds and cucumbers.
Oxytocin importance to animals
· Livestock are injected with oxytocin to make them release milk at a time convenient to farmers.
· In veterinary practice Oxytocin is used universally to induce letdown of milk and help expulsion of placenta after delivery.
Reasons for the ban
· Oxytocin was to curb the misuse of the drug in dairy and poultry sectors, where it is used to increase milk secretion and production.
· Concerns were also raised on its reported misuse in young girls to advance puberty.
· The Centre had already taken measures to curb veterinary misuse.
· But it decided to further tighten supplies of the drug for human use as well by appointing a public sector unit, Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Ltd (KAPL), as the sole producer of the drug, once the private producers ban came into effect.
Impacts of the Ban
· Spike in the price of drugs.
· Shortage of drugs causes maternal health problems.
· Monopolizing would remove the lower price variants of the drug.
Rather than banning government of India can stabilize the use of oxytocin for its optimal usage.
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