Why Has the Health Ministry Banned 156 ‘Cocktail’ Drugs?
24 Aug 2024
The Union Health Ministry has banned 156 "irrational" fixed dose combination (FDC) medicines, including commonly used antibiotics, painkillers, and multivitamins, effective immediately. This decision, announced through a gazette notice under Section 26 A of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940, prohibits the production, marketing, and distribution of these drugs due...
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