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India’s drug regulator flags 90 unapproved FDCs, directs states to take actionIndia's drug regulator has initiated a nationwide crackdown on unapproved fixed-dose combination drugs. At least 90 such medicines have bee...- 29 vitamin-mineral FDC drugs under review for possible ban over 'irrational' tagA looming ban on twenty-nine vitamin and mineral combination drugs has sparked a heated debate. Initially flagged as irrational by an exper...
- Delhi HC restores ban on 2 diabetes FDCsThe Delhi High Court has made waves with its recent judgment, reinstating a ban on two fixed-dose combination drugs for managing Type II Di...
- 'Irrational' fixed dose combos harmful, may face ban: Expert panelSeveral personal care products containing ingredients like aloe vera, jojoba oil, and orange oil are likely to be banned in India. An exper...
- Regulator bans 35 combination drugs over safety issuesIndia's drug regulator has banned the manufacture and sale of 35 fixed dose combinations (FDCs), citing concerns over patient safety and po...
- In major development in pharma, halt order enforced on production and sale of 35 fixed-dose combination drugsIndia's drug regulator, CDSCO, has ordered a halt to the production, sale, and distribution of 35 fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs due to...
- More fixed dose combo drugs may be banned; experts found that many lack therapeutic justificationThe government is likely to ban more fixed dose combinations (FDCs) this month. An expert committee found that these FDCs lack therapeutic ...
- More fixed-dose combo drugs may enter ban listThe Indian government recently banned 156 fixed-dose combination drugs, citing health risks. An expert committee found these combinations l...
- Govt bans 156 fixed-dose combo drugs over risksFDCs are medicines that combine two or more drugs into a single dosage. The union health and family welfare ministry on Thursday issued a g...
- Centre bans anti-cold fixed drug combination for under-four childrenIn a letter dated December 18, the drug regulator said that FDC (fixed-dose combination) chlorpheniramine maleate and phenylephrine should ...
- Lens on fixed-dose combination drugs containing vitamins, mineralsA committee had been set up under the chairmanship of CK Kokate, former vice-chancellor of KLE University, Belgaum, to review the safety, e...
- 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...
- Experts are mulling to group antibiotics into categories to combat misuseThe WHO in its revision exercise of antibiotics have grouped them into three categories– access, watch and reserve. WHO recommends that ant...
- 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...
- Panel recommends ban on 343 fixed dose combination medicinesThis report will be sent to the health ministry in the next two weeks, following which the government will decide the fate of these drugs, ...
- CDSCO flags drug firms for making and selling combination medicines without approvalOver 70 fixed dose combination (FDC) medicine brands marketed by 16 pharma companies have been seized in an ongoing raid of two drug manufa...
- Delhi High Court sets aside Centre's ban on 344 fixed dose combinations, terms it haphazardGovt defends process followed to ban FDCs, argues that these medicines are not fit for consumption.
- Poke Me: Any move to ensure safety of medicines is good. But a blanket ban on numerous products?While any initiative to ensure the safety and efficacy of medicines in India must be lauded, it is a big concern that India’s drug regulato...
- Government ban on 350 drugs jolts 4% of pharma retail marketPfizer and Abbott and domestic companies including Alkem, Ipca and MacLeods, and is likely to be contested by companies, sources say.
- DCGI asks drug manufacturers to get clearance before August 30The drug controller had earlier directed the state drug controllers to withdraw 294 FDCs which got licences without approval of DCGI.
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