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Indian medical students campaign to end use of illegal contraceptives
BMJ 2004; 328 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.040394a (Published 01 March 2004) Cite this as: BMJ 2004;328:040394a- Sanjit Bagchi1
- 1Calcutta
Medical students in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal have helped to launch a campaign to educate women in rural villages about the dangers of using quinacrine and erythromycin for contraception.
The campaign was launched by the Society for Social Pharmacology after the Indian press published articles claiming that some doctors …
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