Towards A Standardised Classification Of Poisons For The Indian Sub-continent
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It has always been a chaotic situation when it comes to classifying poisons. The very term 'poison' is itself a highly debatable issue when we need to define it scientfically. In fact, there is a move to replace this very ambiguous term with more precise alternatives, including 'toxic substance', 'toxicant', 'xenobiotic', etc. As these are basic matters of concern, it was felt that there is a real need to make an attempt to resolve them in the interests of medical students who are confused by such a lack of clarity.
The Indian Society of Toxicology constituted an Expert Committee to come up with a standardized system of classification poisons that can be uniformly followed all over the country. It is hoped that the new classification will be implemented in all medical colleges by the departments that deal with the subject of medical toxicology.
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07-Jul-2021
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