NEW DELHI: The Indian government has banned 14 types of fixed-dose combination (FDC) medicines due to a lack of therapeutic justification and potential risks to humans, according to an expert panel’s recommendations. The FDCs mix two or more active ingredients in a fixed ratio. They include Nimesulide+ Paracetamol dispersible tablets and Pholcodine+ Promethazine, amongst others. The decision has been taken after an earlier restriction of 344 FDCs was challenged by manufacturers in court.
According to the government notification, the Expert Committee recommended that “there is no therapeutic justification” for these FDC and they may involve “risk” to human beings. “Hence, in the larger public interest, it is necessary to prohibit the manufacture, sale or distribution of this FDC under section 26 A of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940,” the notification said. It stated that any kind of regulation or restriction to allow for any use in patients is not “justifiable”. “Therefore, only prohibition under Section 26A is recommended,” it further said.
The FDCs are Nimesulide+ Paracetamol dispersible tablets, Amoxicillin+ Bromhexine, Pholcodine+ Promethazine, Chlorpheniramine maleate + Dextromethorphan + Guaiphenesin +Ammonium Chloride + Menthol, Chlopheniramine Maleate + Codeine Syrup, Ammomium Chloride + Bromhexine + Dextromethorphan, Bromhexine + Dextromethorphan + Ammonium Chloride + Menthol, Dextromethorphan + Chlorpheniramine + Guaiphenesin + Ammonium Chloride, Paracetamol + Bromhexine + Phenylephrine + Chlorpheniramine +Guaiphenesin, Salbutamol + Bromhexine, Chlorpheniramine + Codeine Phosphate + Menthol Syrup, Phenytoin + Phenobarbitone sodium, Ammonium Chloride + Sodium Citrate + Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Menthol (100mg + 40mg + 2.5mg + 0.9mg) , (125mg + 55mg + 4mg + 1mg) , (110mg + 46mg + 3mg + 0.9mg) & (130mg + 55mg + 3mg + 0.5mg) per 5ml syrup, Salbutamol + Hydroxyethyltheophylline (Etofylline) + Bromhexine.
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