Lok Sabha Question No. 2787 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-02
Subject: Patents on Research Drugs
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: JAYADEV GALLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2787 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND DECEMBER, 2016

## PATENTS ON RESEARCH DRUGS

## 2787. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of patients on research drugs filed during the last three years and the cu
- (b) the details of new drugs and valid ation of drugs that the Government has achieved in the last three years, yearwise;
- (c) whether AYUSH is developing drugs on non -communicable diseases, bronchial asthma, etc.; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a):        The    four  Research  Councils,  namely Central  Council  for  Research  in  Ayurvedic Sciences  (CCRAS),  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Unani  Medicine  (CCRU M),  Central Council  for  Research  in  Siddha  (CCRS)  and  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Homoeopathy (CCRH) ,  autonomous  organization  under  the  Central  Government  are  involved  in  researc activities, inter - alia including development of new drugs. The details regarding filing of patents for drugs by these Councils during last three years are at Annexure.
- (b:     The details of new drugs and validation of drugs by the Research Councils work under Ministry of AYUSH during last three  years are as u nder:
- (i) CCRAS has initiated validation of 43 ayurvedicformulations in 17 diseases/conditi in 2013 - 14.  During 2014 - 15 and 2015 - 16   data analysis have been completed in 14 and 16  cases  respectively.        Further,  CCRAS  has  completed  study  before  initia ting  data analysis for its two new drug developed, namely, AYUSH -Manas and AYUSH - QOL2C.

(ii) CCRUMhave completed studies on 25 formulations during last three years.

## (iii) The Central Council for Research in

Homoeopathy  (CCRH)  has  also  initiated  drug validation  studies  on  53  drugs  in  05 clinical conditions.

## (iv) CCRS has clinically validated two drugs

- (c) & (d):     Yes. The details are as under:

CCRAS has developed 14 drug formulations out of which 11 have been commercialised ; Study completed in two cases; and pre -clinical  studies completed  in 06 cases.  It has also initiated drug development on bronchial asthma.

CCRH has initiated research studies in non -communicable diseases using homoeopathic medicines mentioned in tradi tional text books and has completed pre - clinical trials for drugs on cancer and clinical trials for developing drugs  on diabetes, hypertension, bronchial and hyperlipidemia.

CCRUM  has  initiated  four  multi - Centric  Randomized  Controlled  Trials(RCT s)    for non-communicable diseases including diabetes and hypertension.

CCRS  has  completed  pre - clinical  studies  for    developing  drugs,  namely,  OA  1 Chooranam for  osteoarthritis .

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ANNEXURE

## Details of the new drugs developed and introduced by Research Councils under Ministry of AYUSH

Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS)

|   Sl. No. | Name of the patent                                                                                                                                  | Patent Filed Date                         |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Emulgel based topical dosage form in sustained manner containing herbal extract for the treatment of Psoriasis and a process for preparing the same | Applied on 10 th March, 2014 through NRDC |
|         2 | Development of Ayurvedic product 'AyushRasayan A & B' for accelerated and appropriate nutrition to improve the biological competence of body        | Applied on 7 th April, 2014 through NRDC  |
|         3 | Development of an Ayurvedic product 'CARCTOL-S' for the treatment of cancer and preparing for the same                                              | Applied on Feb., 2015 through NRDC        |
|         4 | Composition for haemoglobin and method of preparation thereof                                                                                       | 2589/MUM/2013 Filed on 06/Aug/2013        |

Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM)

|   Sl. No | Name of the patent                        | Date of filing   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------|------------------|
|        1 | Novel herbal drug for Filariasis          | Dec 2014         |
|        2 | Novel herbal drug for Infective Hepatitis | Dec 2014         |
|        3 | Novel herbal drug for Duodenal Ulcer      | Dec 2014         |
|        4 | Novel herbal drug for Vitiligo            | Dec 2014         |
|        5 | Novel herbal drug for malaria             | Dec 2014         |

As  these  are  mentioned  in  literature,  the  drugs  are  not

Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS) Name of the drug- D5 Chooranam Homoepathy  Drugs: patentable.