Withdrawal syndrome
The drug trade in India for the past few months has been receiving special attention from the regulators and the concerned ministries. Even as the issue of huge trade margins and ‘MRP inclusive of excise’ continue to elude proper resolution, the trade is now caught up in a ‘psychotropic’ seizure of sorts, first giving Mumbai blues and then an all-India depression subsequently.

Anxiety over psychotropic drugs ban
A possible solution to this problem would be a carefully planned, stepped-up approach in implementation, phasewise, covering one category of a drugs at a time, says Raj Vaidya.