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Government bans popular painkiller to save vulturesThe Centre has banned the manufacture, sale, and distribution of Nimesulide due to its toxicity to vultures. Studies showed that the drug c...
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...
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...
Pakistan hospitals facing shortage of crucial drugs like insulin, doctors postponing surgeriesAs per Pakistan media reports, the operation theatres are left with less than the two-week stock of anaesthetics needed for sensitive surge...
SC begins debate on government plea to uphold ban on 344 fixed-dose combination drugsThe govt claimed the ban was imposed on the basis of recommendations of a committee that blamed such drugs for toxicity and antibiotic resi...
Some drugs, banned in other countries, allowed in India: GovernmentMinister of State for Health Faggan Singh Kulaste in a written reply said that the drugs which have been allowed are nimesulide, analgin an...
40% doctors disagree with government's recent drug ban list: SurveyNearly 40 per cent of doctors disagreed with the government's move to ban 344 fixed dose combination drugs, a survey said.
Health ministry bans two drugs Analgin and Pioglitazone; industry protestsThe health ministry has suspended the sale of two drugs - painkiller Analgin and anti-diabetes drug Pioglitazone and all its combinations.
Gvernment bans sale of painkillerThe government has banned the sale of pain-relieving medicine, dextropropoxyphene, in a move that is expected to impact pharma companies' b...
Government may suspend sale of banned drugs taking cue from global drug regulatorsIndia plans to suspend sale of medicines that are banned in one of the six major global drug markets for harmful side-effects.
Court revokes ban on manufacture and sale of Paediatric drugs Nimesulide and PPAEarly this year, the health ministry had banned sale of anti-inflammatory drug nimesulide for use in children below 12 years of age.
- Health ministry bans Tegaserod & Gatifloxacin
Tegaserod is reported to increase the risk of heart attacks, while gatifloxacin in elderly patients may increase risk of developing serious...
- HC allows sale of 2 banned drugs to exhaust stock
Companies cannot dispatch new batches or resume production. The association will now move the court to remove the ban on the drugs altogeth...
- Govt bans 4 drugs, more to follow
Industry and regulatory experts say the ban has come too late and in case of nimesulide, the prohibition will be ineffective.
- Govt plans new norms for ads on emergency contraceptive pills
The government has decided to frame guidelines on advertisements of emergency contraceptive pills (ECP) to ensure consumers be aware of the...
- Why is nimesulide still prescribed to kids?
Banned across world for side-effects, drug is being used in India to bring down fever in children.