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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...
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...
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...
19 fixed-dose combinations drugs under radarThese cocktail drugs were licensed for manufacture and marketed by the state licensing authority. The 19 FDCs are commonly used for conditi...
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...
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
Delhi High Court asks government what was the urgency to ban over 300 FDC drugsWhat was the urgency for banning the manufacture and sale of over 300 FDC medicines and how can approval DCGI be disregarded completely, De...
Delhi HC seeks government view on validity of drug companies' licencesThe HC asked the government whether it needed to consider the validity of licences held by pharma companies producing the combination drugs...
Government banned fixed drug combinations without considering clinical data: Pharma companies to HCThe companies termed as "absurd" the government's claim that it took the decision to ban the FDCs on the ground that safer alternatives wer...
Drug ban row continues as Delhi High Court extends stayJustice RS Endlaw asked the companies to provide a list of the drugs for which they were issued licenses by state licensing authorities (SL...
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.
CCI clears Torrent-Elder Pharma Rs 2,000 crore dealFair trade regulator CCI has approved Torrent Pharma's proposed Rs 2,000 crore acquisition of Elder Pharma's formulations business in India...
- Tweaking drugs won't help cos skip price control
The game may soon be up for drug-makers who dodge price control by effecting minor changes in the composition of a drug or by changing its ...