India Bans 16 Types of Medicine
印度禁用 16 種藥物
Introduction
The Health Ministry in India stopped 16 types of mixed medicines. Companies cannot make or sell these drugs now.
印度衛生部停止了 16 種複合藥物。公司目前不能製造或銷售這些藥物。
Main Body
Experts looked at these medicines for many years. They found that some drugs do not have good science. These drugs do not help patients get better.
專家研究這些藥物多年。他們發現部分藥物缺乏科學根據，無法幫助患者康復。
Some medicines for infections and diabetes are not safe or useful. Some skin creams with aloe vera also have no proof that they work.
部分治療感染與糖尿病的藥物不安全且無用。部分含有蘆薈的皮膚霜也缺乏療效證明。
The government asked the companies for information. The companies did not have enough proof. The government wants patients to have safe medicine.
政府要求公司提供資料，但公司未能提供足夠證據。政府希望患者能使用安全的藥物。
Conclusion
It is now illegal to make or sell these 16 medicines in India. The government will check all shops.
目前在印度製造或銷售這 16 種藥物屬違法行為。政府將檢查所有商店。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The Power of 'NOT'
In this text, we see how to change a positive sentence into a negative one. This is a key skill for A2 English.
How it works: Put do not or does not before the action word.
- Positive: They have good science. Negative: They do not have good science.
- Positive: These drugs help patients. Negative: These drugs do not help patients.
The 'S' Rule: If we talk about one thing (the government, the company), we use does not.
- The company does not have proof.
Quick List:
- Do not used for 'they', 'we', 'you', 'I'.
- Does not used for 'it', 'he', 'she'.