No shortage of anti-TB drugs in India, asserts Health MinistryThe treatment regimen of multi drug resistant TB consists of usually four months of seven drugs (bedaquiline, levofloxacin, clofazimine, is...
26 Sep, 2023, 03.28 PM IST
India bans 14 fixed-dose medicines for likely posing risks to healthThe Indian government has banned 14 types of fixed-dose combination (FDC) medicines due to a lack of therapeutic justification and potentia...
04 Jun, 2023, 08.04 AM IST
Govt bans 14 fixed dose combination drugs, cites they may involve risk to peopleThe expert committee said that there is "no therapeutic justification for this FDC (fixed dose combination) and the FDC may involve risk to...
03 Jun, 2023, 05.41 PM IST
Wockhardt moves HC against ban on its fixed dose combination drugWockhardt moved the court as its anti-inflammatory drug -- Ace Proxyvon -- is one of the FDC medicines affected by the Centre's September 7...
14 Sep, 2018, 06.08 PM IST
Government prohibits 328 fixed dose combinationsThe ban is effective immediately and may shave off over Rs 1,500 crore from India’s Rs 1.18 lakh crore pharmaceutical industry
13 Sep, 2018, 10.32 AM IST
SC for relook into 349 FDC medicines by drug advisory boardThe FDC were banned by the Centre on the grounds that they involved "risk" to humans and safer alternatives were available.
16 Dec, 2017, 05.57 PM IST
SC refers 349 FDC medicines to Drug Advisory Board for relookA bench said that the 349 FDCs were banned pursuant to the Kokate Committee report, by notifications of the central government under Sectio...
15 Dec, 2017, 11.02 PM IST
Govt challenges revocation of FDC drug ban in Supreme CourtThe petition comes almost two months after the Delhi HC on December 2 set aside the govt notification that had banned hundreds of fixed dos...
31 Jan, 2017, 01.23 AM IST
Delhi High Court quashes government ban on over 300 medicines like Corex, SaridonThe brands included D'Cold Total, Corex cough syrup, and Vicks Action 500, among others.
01 Dec, 2016, 12.21 PM IST
Delhi High Court verdict on combination drugs ban likely todayEndlaw is expected to give his verdict even as the government has submitted a petition to transfer all FDC cases across the country to the ...
01 Dec, 2016, 07.00 AM IST
HC reserves verdict on pleas against ban on 344 FDCsThe court had on March 14 stayed the Centre's ban on 344 FDC drugs and this interim order was passed in each and every case filed before it...
02 Jun, 2016, 08.01 PM IST
Delhi HC stays ban on drugs of Wockhardt, Glaxo and GriffonThe court also issued notice to the government on the companies' pleas challenging the notification and listed the petitions for hearing on...
18 Mar, 2016, 04.24 PM IST
Fixed- dose combos ban adds to burden of new essentials listAt least four drugmakers have rushed to court following the ban on more than 300 fixed-dose combination (FDC) medicines.
17 Mar, 2016, 01.52 AM IST
CCI orders probe against Cipla, 3 others for anti-competitive actsMacleods Pharmaceuticals, FDC, Cipla, Himachal Pradesh Society of Chemist & Druggist Alliance and its president will be probed by DG Invest...
10 May, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
CCI to probe Cipla, 4 others for anti-competitive practicesThe complaint has been filed against the five entities for allegedly engaging in anti-competition practices in granting stockist licence.
09 May, 2013, 04.40 PM IST
- Drug cos, govt set up panels to decide on combo drugs
Drug companies and the govt have formed separate technical committees to jointly decide which of the 294 combination drugs can be phased ou...
17 May, 2008, 03.05 AM IST
- Allow fixed drug combos for now: IPA
Domestic pharma industry representative Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) has asked the government to allow drug companies to sell fixed...
23 Aug, 2007, 02.47 AM IST