Govt Bans 156 Medicines, Including Antibiotics, Painkillers, and Multivitamins- Full List Here
Govt Bans 156 Medicines, Including Antibiotics, Painkillers, and Multivitamins- Full List Here
The government has prohibited 156 fixed-dose combination drugs, including antibiotics for fevers and colds and multivitamins, declaring them potentially harmful to human health. This decision was announced on Thursday (Aug 22).
Fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs are medicines that contain a combination of two or more active pharmaceutical ingredients in a fixed ratio, also known as “cocktail” drugs.
The Union health ministry issued a gazette notification prohibiting the manufacture, sale and distribution of these medicines under section 26 A of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940.
The health ministry said, “The matter was examined by an expert committee appointed by the central government and the DTAB, with both bodies recommending that there is no therapeutic justification for the ingredients contained in the said FDCs.”
Impact on Pharmaceutical Industry
The banned FDCs include popular combinations such as mefenamic acid and paracetamol injections, commonly used for pain relief and fever, and omeprazole magnesium with dicyclomine HCl, used to treat abdominal pain. The ban is expected to impact major pharmaceutical companies, including Sun Pharmaceuticals, Cipla, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Torrent Pharmaceuticals, and Alkem Laboratories.
Fixed Dose Combinations Drug Banned List
Here is a table listing all 156 banned Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs)
| SN | Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) |
| 1 | Amylase + Protease + Glucoamylase + Pectinase + Alpha Galactosidase + Lactase + Beta-Gluconase + Cellulase + Lipase + Bromelain + Xylanase + Hemicellulase + Malt diastase + Invertase + Papain |
| 2 | Antimony Potassium Tartrate + Dried Ferrous Sulphate |
| 3 | Benfotiamine + Silymarin + L-Ornithine L-aspartate + Sodium Selenite + Folic acid + Pyridoxine hydrochloride |
| 4 | Bismuth Ammonium Citrate + Papain |
| 5 | Cyproheptadine HCl + Thiamine HCl + Riboflavine + Pyridoxine HCl + Niacinamide |
| 6 | Cyproheptadine Hydrochloride + Tricholine Citrate + Thiamine Hydrochloride + Riboflavine + Pyridoxine Hydrochloride |
| 7 | Rabeprazole Sodium (As enteric coated tablet) + Clidinium Bromide + Dicyclomine HCl + Chlordiazepoxide |
| 8 | Fungal Diastase + Papain + Nux vomica Tincture + Cardamom Tincture + Casein Hydrolysed + Alcohol |
| 9 | Mefenamic Acid + Paracetamol Injection |
| 10 | Omeprazole Magnesium + Dicyclomine HCl |
| 11 | S-adenosyl methionine + Metadoxine + Ursodeoxycholicacid BP + L-Methylfolate Calcium eq. to L- Methylfolate + Choline bitartratee + Silymarin + L-ornithine Laspartate + Inositol + Taurine |
| 12 | Silymarin + Thiamine Mononitrate + Riboflavin + Pyridoxine HCl + Niacinamide + Calcium pantothenate + Vitamin B12 |
| 13 | Silymarin + Pyridoxine HCl + Cyanocobalamin + Niacinamide + Folic Acid |
| 14 | Silymarin + Vitamin B6 + Vitamin B12 + Niacinamide + Folic acid + Tricholine Citrate |
| 15 | Sodium Citrate + Citric Acid Monohydrate Flavored with Cardamom Oil, Caraway Oil, Cinnamon Oil, Clove Oil, Ginger Oil + Alcohol |
| 16 | Sucralfate + Acelofenac |
| 17 | Sucralfate + Domperidone + Dimethicone |
| 18 | Sucralfate + Domperidone |
| 19 | Tincture Ipecacuanha + Tincture Urgenia + Camphorated Opium Tincture + Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia + Chloroform + Alcohol |
| 20 | Ursodeoxycholic Acid + Metformin HCl |
| 21 | Weak Ginger tincture + Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia + Peppermint Spirit + Chloroform + Sodium Bicarbonate + Compound Cardamom + Alcohol |
| 22 | Sucralfate + Pantoprazole Sodium + Zinc Gluconate + Light Magnesium Carbonate |
| 23 | Aloe + Vitamin E Soap |
| 24 | Povidone Iodine+ Metronidazole + Aloe |
| 25 | Azelaic acid + Tea Tree Oil + Salicylic acid + Allantoin + Zinc oxide + Aloe vera + Jojoba oil + Vitamin E + Soap noodles |
| 26 | Azithromycin + Adapalene |
| 27 | Calamine + Aloes + Allantoin |
| 28 | Calamine + Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride + Aloe + Glycerine + Camphor |
| 29 | Chlorphenesin + Zinc oxide + Starch |
| 30 | Clindamycin Phosphate + Zinc acetate |
| 31 | Gamma Benzene Hexachloride + Benzocaine |
| 32 | Glucosamine hydrochloride + Diacerein + Menthol + Camphor + Capsaicin |
| 33 | Hydroxyquinone 2.0%w/w + Octyl Methoxycinnamate 5.0% w/w + Oxybenzone 30 % w/w |
| 34 | Ketoconazole +Zinc Pyrithione +D-Panthenol +Tea Tree Oil +Aloes |
| 35 | Ketoconazole +Aloe vera+ Vitamin A Acetate |
| 36 | Ketoconazole +Aloes + ZPTO |
| 37 | Kojic Acid +Arbutin +Octinoxate +Vitamin E + Mulberry |
| 38 | Lornoxicam +capsaicin +menthol+ camphor |
| 39 | Lornoxicam + Thiocolchicoside +Oleum Lini +Menthol + Methyl salicylate |
| 40 | Menthol + Aloe vera Topical Spray |
| 41 | Menthol +Lignocaine HCl +Aloe vera gel +Clotrimazole +Diphenhydramine |
| 42 | Miconazole nitrate + Gentamicin + Fluocinolone Acetonide +Zinc Sulphate |
| 43 | Miconazole +Tinidazole |
| 44 | Minoxidil +Aminexil+ Alcohol |
| 45 | Minoxidil +Azelaic acid + saw palmetto |
| 46 | Minoxidil +Aminexil |
| 47 | Pine Bark extract+ Kojic acid +Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate |
| 48 | Povidone Iodine +Tinidazole +Zinc sulphate |
| 49 | Povidone Iodine + Ornidazole + Dexpanthenol |
| 50 | Salicyclic acid +Aloe vera+ Allantoin +D-Panthenol |
| 51 | Silver sulphadiazine +Chlorhexidine Gluconate solution +Allantoin + Aloe vera gel +Vitamin E acetate |
| 52 | Sodium salicylate + Zinc gluconate + Pyridoxine HCl |
| 53 | Tetracycline + Colistin Sulphate |
| 54 | Clomiphene +Ubidecarenone |
| 55 | Combikit of Clomiphene Citrate + Estradiol Valerate |
| 56 | Flavoxate HCl +Ofloxacin |
| 57 | Clomiphene Citrate +N-Acetylcysteine |
| 58 | Primerose Oil +Cod liver oil |
| 59 | Sildenafil Citrate +Papaverine +L-Arginine |
| 60 | Tranexamic acid +Mefenamic acid + Vitamin K1 |
| 61 | Divalproex Sodium +Oxcarbazepine |
| 62 | Divalproex Sodium + Levetiracitam |
| 63 | Ergotamine tartrate +Caffeine + Paracetamol +Prochlorperazine maleate |
| 64 | Piracetam + Ginkgo biloba extracts + Vinpocetin |
| 65 | Ginkgo biloba + methylcobalamin |
| 66 | Ginkgo biloba + methylcobalamin + Alpha lipoic acid +Pyridoxine HCl |
| 67 | Ginseng Extract +Dried extract of Ginkgo Biloba |
| 68 | Meclizine HCl+ Paracetamol + Caffeine |
| 69 | Nicergoline + Vinpocetine |
| 70 | Gamma Linolenic Acid + Methylcobalamin |
| 71 | Beclomethasone Dipropionate + Neomycin Sulphate + Clotrimazole + Lignocaine HCl |
| 72 | Boric acid+ Phenylephrine HCl + Naphazoline Nitrate + Menthol + Camphor |
| 73 | Naphazoline HCl + Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Zinc Sulphate + Hydroxy Propyl Methyl Cellulose |
| 74 | Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Naphazoline HCl + Zinc Sulphate + Sodium Chloride + Hydroxy Propyl Methyl Cellulose |
| 75 | Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Naphazoline HCl + Hydroxy Propyl Methyl Cellulose |
| 76 | Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Sodium Chloride + Boric Acid + Tetrahydrozoline HCl |
| 77 | Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Phenylephrine HCl + Antipyrine |
| 78 | Ketorolac Tromethamine + Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Phenylephrine HCl + Hydroxy Propyl Methyl Cellulose |
| 79 | Ketorolac Tromethamine + Flurometholone |
| 80 | Naphazoline HCl + Zinc Sulphate + Boric Acid + Sodium Chloride+ Chlorpheniramine Maleate |
| 81 | Naphazoline HCl + Hydroxy Propyl Methyl Cellulose + Boric Acid + Borax + Menthol + Camphor |
| 82 | Naphazoline HCl + Hydroxy Propyl Methyl Cellulose + Chlorpheniramine Maleate |
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| SN | Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) |
| 83 | Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride + Phenylephrine Hydrochloride + Menthol + Camphor |
| 84 | Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride + Phenylephrine Hydrochloride + Sodium Chloride + Hydroxy Propyl Methyl Cellulose |
| 85 | Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride + Phenylephrine Hydrochloride + Sodium Chloride + Methylparaben |
| 86 | Methenamine + Sodium Benzoate + Benzyl Alcohol |
| 87 | Paracetamol + Phenylephrine Hydrochloride + Chlorpheniramine Maleate |
| 88 | Paracetamol + Phenylephrine Hydrochloride + Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Caffeine |
| 89 | Propoxyphene + Chlorpheniramine Maleate |
| 90 | Propoxyphene + Phenylephrine Hydrochloride + Chlorpheniramine Maleate |
| 91 | Propoxyphene + Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride + Phenylephrine Hydrochloride |
| 92 | Sodium Benzoate + Sodium Citrate + Citric Acid |
| 93 | Vitamin A Palmitate + Vitamin C + Vitamin E + Vitamin B6 + Vitamin B12 |
| 94 | Vitamin A Palmitate + Vitamin C + Vitamin E + Niacinamide |
| 95 | Vitamin B6 + Vitamin B12 + Vitamin C |
| 96 | Vitamin B6 + Vitamin B12 + Niacinamide |
| 97 | Vitamin B12 + Vitamin B6 + Vitamin C + Folic Acid |
| 98 | Vitamin B12 + Vitamin B6 + Niacinamide + Folic Acid |
| 99 | Vitamin C + Vitamin E + Vitamin A + Niacinamide |
| 100 | Vitamin D + Calcium + Magnesium |
| 101 | Vitamin D + Calcium + Magnesium + Zinc |
| 102 | Calcium + Vitamin D + Vitamin K |
| 103 | Calcium + Vitamin D + Magnesium + Zinc |
| 104 | Calcium + Vitamin D + Vitamin K + Magnesium |
| 105 | Calcium + Vitamin D + Vitamin K + Magnesium + Zinc |
| 106 | Vitamin E + Vitamin A + Vitamin C + Niacinamide |
| 107 | Vitamin E + Vitamin A + Vitamin C + Folic Acid |
| 108 | Vitamin E + Vitamin A + Vitamin C + Biotin |
| 109 | Vitamin E + Vitamin A + Vitamin C + Vitamin B12 |
| 110 | Vitamin E + Vitamin C + Folic Acid |
| 111 | Vitamin E + Vitamin C + Biotin |
| 112 | Vitamin E + Vitamin C + Vitamin B12 |
| 113 | Vitamin E + Vitamin C + Zinc |
| 114 | Calcium + Vitamin D + Omega-3 Fatty Acids |
| 115 | Calcium + Vitamin D + Omega-3 Fatty Acids + Vitamin K |
| 116 | Calcium + Vitamin D + Omega-3 Fatty Acids + Vitamin K + Magnesium |
| 117 | Calcium + Vitamin D + Omega-3 Fatty Acids + Vitamin K + Zinc |
| 118 | Vitamin A + Vitamin C + Vitamin E + Beta-Carotene |
| 119 | Vitamin A + Vitamin C + Vitamin E + Beta-Carotene + Zinc |
| 120 | Vitamin C + Vitamin E + Beta-Carotene |
| 121 | Vitamin C + Vitamin E + Beta-Carotene + Zinc |
| 122 | Vitamin C + Vitamin E + Selenium |
| 123 | Vitamin D + Calcium + Vitamin K + Omega-3 Fatty Acids |
| 124 | Vitamin D + Calcium + Vitamin K + Omega-3 Fatty Acids + Magnesium |
| 125 | Vitamin D + Calcium + Vitamin K + Omega-3 Fatty Acids + Zinc |
| 126 | Vitamin D + Calcium + Vitamin K + Omega-3 Fatty Acids + Biotin |
| 127 | Vitamin D + Calcium + Omega-3 Fatty Acids + Vitamin K + Selenium |
| 128 | Vitamin E + Vitamin A + Vitamin C + Zinc |
| 129 | Vitamin E + Vitamin A + Vitamin C + Selenium |
| 130 | Vitamin E + Vitamin A + Vitamin C + Biotin |
| 131 | Vitamin E + Vitamin A + Vitamin C + Folic Acid + Niacinamide |
| 132 | Vitamin E + Vitamin C + Beta-Carotene + Zinc |
| 133 | Vitamin C + Vitamin E + Biotin + Folic Acid |
| 134 | Vitamin C + Vitamin E + Beta-Carotene + Folic Acid |
| 135 | Vitamin C + Vitamin E + Beta-Carotene + Selenium |
| 136 | Vitamin E + Vitamin C + Beta-Carotene + Biotin |
| 137 | Vitamin D + Calcium + Omega-3 Fatty Acids + Vitamin K + Biotin |
| 138 | Vitamin D + Calcium + Omega-3 Fatty Acids + Vitamin K + Selenium |
| 139 | Vitamin D + Calcium + Omega-3 Fatty Acids + Vitamin K + Vitamin B12 |
| 140 | Vitamin D + Calcium + Omega-3 Fatty Acids + Vitamin K + Vitamin B6 |
| 141 | Vitamin D + Calcium + Omega-3 Fatty Acids + Vitamin K + Folate |
| 142 | Calcium + Vitamin D + Magnesium + Vitamin K + Omega-3 Fatty Acids |
| 143 | Calcium + Vitamin D + Magnesium + Vitamin K + Biotin |
| 144 | Calcium + Vitamin D + Magnesium + Vitamin K + Selenium |
| 145 | Calcium + Vitamin D + Magnesium + Vitamin K + Vitamin B12 |
| 146 | Calcium + Vitamin D + Magnesium + Vitamin K + Folate |
| 147 | Calcium + Vitamin D + Vitamin K + Omega-3 Fatty Acids + Vitamin B6 |
| 148 | Calcium + Vitamin D + Vitamin K + Omega-3 Fatty Acids + Vitamin B12 |
| 149 | Calcium + Vitamin D + Vitamin K + Omega-3 Fatty Acids + Folic Acid |
| 150 | Calcium + Vitamin D + Vitamin K + Omega-3 Fatty Acids + Biotin |
| 151 | Calcium + Vitamin D + Vitamin K + Omega-3 Fatty Acids + Selenium |
| 152 | Vitamin A + Vitamin C + Vitamin E + Omega-3 Fatty Acids |
| 153 | Vitamin A + Vitamin C + Vitamin E + Omega-3 Fatty Acids + Zinc |
| 154 | Vitamin A + Vitamin C + Vitamin E + Omega-3 Fatty Acids + Biotin |
| 155 | Vitamin A + Vitamin C + Vitamin E + Omega-3 Fatty Acids + Selenium |
| 156 | Vitamin A + Vitamin C + Vitamin E + Omega-3 Fatty Acids + Vitamin B12 |