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Indian Gov't Bans 14 Drug Combinations Over Health Risk - Here's the Full List
Indian Gov't Bans 14 Drug Combinations Over Health Risk - Here's the Full List
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These banned drugs were used for treating common infections, cough, fever, heacdache, allergies, and pain.
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The Indian government has issued a ban on the manufacturing, sale, and distribution of 14 drug combinations in the country, saying that the cocktails of medicines may pose potential health risks.All of the banned med mixes are fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs, which contain a mix of two or more active pharmaceutical ingredients.The officials said that many of these mixes were being used for intoxication.The move comes after lengthy court debates since 2016 and findings by expert committees warning of potential harm. All medical stores across the state have received instructions to immediately halt selling the medicines as of this Sunday. Here is the list of the FDCs that have been banned by the government:Although the majority of countries around the world have prohibited the trade of these drug combinations, India only included them in the list of 344 plus five FDCs initially restricted by the Health Ministry back in March 2016.However, several affected manufacturers later challenged the decision in court.
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indian government issued a ban on 14 fixed-dose combination drugs, fdc drugs, cocktail of medicines, lacks proper therapeutic justification, pose potential risks to people's health, mix of two or more active pharmaceutical ingredients (apis), intoxication, court debates, expert committees, warning of potential harm, combination of medications, halt, return medicines, refrain from selling any medication
Indian Gov't Bans 14 Drug Combinations Over Health Risk - Here's the Full List
The now-banned cocktails were used to treat common infections, coughs, fevers, headaches, allergies, and pain.
The Indian government has issued a ban on the manufacturing, sale, and distribution of 14 drug combinations in the country, saying that the cocktails of medicines may pose potential health risks.
All of the banned med mixes are fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs, which contain a mix of two or more active pharmaceutical ingredients.
The officials said that many of these mixes were being used for intoxication.
The move comes after lengthy court debates since 2016 and findings by expert committees warning of potential harm.
All medical stores across the state have received instructions to immediately halt selling the medicines as of this Sunday.
Here is the list of the FDCs that have been banned by the government:
1.
Nimesulide+ Paracetamol dispersible tablets;
2.
Pholcodine+ Promethazine;
3.
Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Codeine Syrup;
4.
Amoxicillin+ Bromhexine;
5.
Ammomium Chloride + Bromhexine + Dextromethorphan;
6.
Bromhexine + Dextromethorphan + Ammonium Chloride + Menthol;
7.
Paracetamol + Bromhexine + Phenylephrine + Chlorpheniramine + Guaiphenesin;
8.
Hydroxyethyltheophylline (Etofylline) + Salbutamol + Bromhexine;
9.
Dextromethorphan + Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Guaiphenesin + Ammonium chloride;
10.
Phenytoin + Phenobarbitone sodium;
11.
Ammonium Chloride + Sodium Citrate + Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Menthol Syrup;
12.
Chlorpheniramine + Codeine Phosphate + Menthol syrup;
13.
Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Dextromethorphan + Guaiphenesin + Ammonium Chloride + Menthol;
14.
Salbutamol + Bromhexine.
Although the majority of countries around the world have prohibited the trade of these drug combinations, India only included them in the list of 344 plus five FDCs initially restricted by the Health Ministry back in March 2016.
However, several affected manufacturers later challenged the decision in court.
