BAN_ON_FIXED_DOSE_COMBINATION
BAN ON FIXED DOSE COMBINATION (FDC) DRUGS The Government of India banned 344 Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) drugs on 10 March 2016 1citing health reasons and lack of therapeutic justification. FDCs are drugs with two or more active pharmaceutical ingredients combined in a fixed dose to form a single drug 2 . For over 30 years pharmaceutical companies have been selling these FDCs with scant regard for their efficacy, safety or rationality for use. Process for marketing a drug- Any new drug requires prior approval from the Drugs Controller General (India) [DCGI] before these are licensed by the State Licensing Authorities (SLAs) for manufacture and sale in the country. As FDCs are combinations of certain drugs that are combined together for the first time, these are treated as „New Drugs‟. Many SLAs granted licences to some new FDCs without the approval of the DCG (I) on assessment of safety, efficacy and rationality. This led to availability of a number of FDCs in the Indian market without any knowledge about their safety and efficacy on Indian population. Report of Parliamentary Committee on Health and Family Welfare In their 59th Report, Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare observed that some SLAs had issued manufacturing licences for a very large number of FDCs without prior clearance from Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) 3and this had resulted in the 1Vide Gazette Notifications S.O. Nos. 705(E) to 1048(E). 2For instance, a combination of nimesulide and paracetamol that is prescribed as an anti-pyretic (used to prevent or reduce fever). Cough syrups Phensedyl and Corex, the widely advertised Vicks Action 500, antibiotic combination Zimnic AZ are some of the popular FDCs, which involve commonly used medications such as paracetamol, aceclofenac and nimesulide. 3CDSCO-(Central Drugs Standard Control Organization )- is the Central Drug Authority for discharging functions assigned to the Central Government under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. CDSCO has six zonal offices, four sub-zonal offices, 13 port offices and seven laboratories under its control.
LIST OF DRUGS PROHIBITED FOR MANUFACTURE AND SALE THROUGH GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTION 26A OF DRUGS & COSMETICS ACT 1940 BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE Complete list of 344 drugs banned by the Ministry of Health Family welfare A gazette notification by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has banned 344 medicines of fixed drug combinations. The Health Ministry banned 344 fixed drug combinations through a gazette notification. The ban, which comes into effect immediately, follows recommendations of an expert committee formed to examine the efficacy of these drug combinations. Here is the complete list of all drug combinations banned by the ministry:
1. fixed dose combination of Aceclofenac + Paracetamol + Rabeprazole
2. fixed dose combination of Nimesulide + Diclofenac
3. fixed dose combination of Nimesulide + Cetirizine + Caffeine
4. fixed dose combination of Nimesulide + Tizanidine
5. fixed dose combination of Paracetamol + Cetirizine + Caffeine
6. fixed dose combination of Diclofenac + Tramadol + Chlorzoxazone
7. fixed dose combination of Dicyclomine + Paracetamol + Domperidone
8. fixed dose combination of Nimesulide + Paracetamol dispersible tablets
9. fixed dose combination of Paracetamol + Phenylephrine + Caffeine 10. fixed dose combination of Diclofenac + Tramadol + Paracetamol 11. fixed dose combination of Diclofenac + Paracetamol + Chlorzoxazone + Famotidine 12. fixed dose combination of Naproxen + Paracetamol 13. fixed dose combination of Nimesulide + Serratiopeptidase 14. fixed dose combination of Paracetamol + Diclofenac + Famotidine 15. fixed dose combination of Nimesulide + Pitofenone + Fenpiverinium + Benzyl Alcohol 16. fixed dose combination of Omeprazole + Paracetamol + Diclofenac 17. fixed dose combination of Nimesulide + Paracetamol injection 18. fixed dose combination of Tamsulosin + Diclofenac 19. fixed dose combination of Paracetamol + Phenylephrine + Chlorpheniramine + Dextromethorphan + Caffeine 20. fixed dose combination of Diclofenac + Zinc Carnosine
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