Each hospital abroad has such a centre. The DIC receives around a 100 enquires a month. A majority of patients come up with the queries on the side effects of medicines. There are some queries from abroad too. Most common are from the doctors treating Indian patients abroad.
Doctors call for the generic name.
Many foreign doctors call them information on herbal medicines. Right now the centre is giving information on allopathic system of medicines. Plans are on by the Karnataka State Pharmacy Council will set a committee on Indian Systems of Medicine to help standard to help standardise them.