156 Medicines Banned in India by Government. Due to health concerns and health risks, the government banned on Thursday 156 fixed dose combinations(FDCs) which Included painkillers, multivitamins and antibiotics after a thorough inspection deemed them risky.
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued a notification, prohibiting the manufacture, sale and distribution of these medicines.
156 Medicines Banned in India
These 156 medicines banned were combination medicines for illness such as fever, cold and hypertension and others.
FDCs are medicines that combine two or more drugs into a single dosage. The union health and family welfare ministry on Thursday issued a gazette notification, prohibiting manufacture, sale and distribution of these medicines based on the recommendation of an expert panel that evaluated 324 FDCs.
As stated in business standard about these 156 medicines banned in india by Government :
“According to the notification, this decision was taken after the recommendations of the Drug Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) and an expert committee formed by the central government.
“The matter was examined by an expert committee appointed by the central government and the DTAB, with both bodies recommending that there is no therapeutic justification for the ingredients contained in the said FDCs,” the notification stated.”
“Major FDC drugs in the list include a combination of Mefenamic Acid and Paracetamol Injection, which is used to reduce pain and swelling in various conditions, and a combination dose of Omeprazole Magnesium and Dicyclomine HCl, which is used to treat abdominal pain.
Prominent brands with Omeprazole Magnesium and Dicyclomine HCl combination include Mankind Pharma’s Ranispas and Xenspas from Zoic Lifesciences.”
“Other FDCs include Ursodeoxycholic Acid and Metformin HCl combination used to treat fatty liver in people with diabetes, and a combination dose of Povidone Iodine, Metronidazole and Aloe used to prevent and treat skin infections.
Prominent brands for the Ursodeoxycholic Acid and Metformin HCl FDC includes Hepexa M tablets manufactured by Eris Lifesciences, whereas Makdin AM ointment from Maksun BIotech and Medcure Pharma’s Poviol M ointment are commonly available examples of a combination dose of Povidone Iodine, Metronidazole and Aloe.”
The ministry stated that the use of the said FDCs is likely to involve risk to humans and there are safer options and alternatives to these medicines that are available.
“The DTAB did not find the claims of these combination medicines correct and took the decision considering that the harm to the patient is more than the benefit,” the notification stated.
“Hence in the larger public interest, it is necessary to prohibit the manufacture, sale or distribution of this FDC under Section 26A of Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940,” the ministry added.
As shared by wionews about about these 156 medicines banned in India by Government:
“The ban list includes “Aceclofenac 50mg + Paracetamol 125mg tablet, Mefenamic Acid Paracetamol Injection, Cetirizine HCl Paracetamol Phenylephrine HCl, Levocetirizine Phenylephrine HCl Paracetamol, Paracetamol Chlorpheniramine Maleate PhenylPropanolamine and Camylofin Dihydrochloride 25 mg Paracetamol 300mg.
The combination of Paracetamol, Tramadol, Taurine and Caffeine, an opioid-based painkiller, is also banned by the government.”
The 156 medicines banned list also includes certain products that many drug makers have already discontinued. In June 2023, 14 FDCs, which were part of those 344 drug combinations, were banned.
In 2016, the government announced the ban on the manufacture, sale, and distribution of 344 drug combinations after the recommendations of an expert panel set up at the Supreme Court’s behest.
At times like This the people are grateful for the government to meet the possible work requirements so that human safety is Not at risk as people are much safer.
Regular check up of all the medicines that are been circulating around the nation needs to be checked often and better And more healthier and suitable alternatives should be produced So the health of the young and old are not at risk.
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