Allopathic Drugs

Herbal medicine is the use of plants and plant extracts to treat disease in powder, solid or liquid/syrup form. On the other hand allopathic drugs or medicine may be extracted from plant sources, and also be made synthetically.

The basic difference between the two methods of treatment is that allopathy is a modern form of medicine whereas homeopathy is an ancient form of medication. Since allopathy is a a modern form of medicine, people who practice allopathy are legally not allowed to prescribe homeopathic medications to their patients. 

In allopathy, all drugs go through several rounds of trials before they are permitted to be produced commercially. All allopathic medicines that are available in a pharmacy or drugstore have been clinically tested and proven to be of no harm to humans prior to administering them to patients.

All allopathic medicines should be stored in a cool and dark place, protected from light and moisture. 

Based on the type of drug the manufacturer chooses to make, the licenses required may vary. However there are six types of drug licenses including drug manufacturer license, multi-drug license, loan license, import of drug licenses, retail drug license and wholesale drug license. Having said that certain drugs may require specific licensing too.

Every allopathic drug goes through stability testing and the expiration date of a drug is estimated based on these findings. Under good manufacturing practices as determined by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) typically allopathy medicine has an expiration date that is usually from 12 to 60 months from the time of manufacturing.

Allopathic drugs come as tablets, capsules, liquid, topical medicines, suppositories, drops, inhalers, and injections. 

The different forms of allopathic drugs – liquid or solid are based on the drugs’ composition, strength, and how it is supposed to work on a certain ailment. In case of liquid/ syrups, the active part of the medicine is combined with a liquid to make it easier to take and is better absorbed. Meanwhile in case of solid allopathic medicine like a tablet or capsule, the active ingredient is combined with another substance and pressed into a solid shape which could be round or oval.