Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Cochin, Kerala
RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata, W Bengal
Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Goa Medical College, Bambolim, Goa
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal and Mangalore, Karnataka
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani, W Bengal
Govt Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Dr BC Roy Multi-Specialty Medical Research Centre, IIT, Kharagpur, W Bengal
Online Published on 17 September, 2022.
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 scientifically. 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.
