Guest guest Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 NEW DELHI: Popular and widely-used medicines like phenylpropanolamine or PPA (found in cough and cold remedies like Vicks Action-500, Solvin, Wincold), gastrointestinal tegaserod (marketed as Ibsinorm, Tegod, Tegibs), anti-bacterial gatifloxacin (Gaity) and painkiller nimesulide (Nice and Nimulid) are under government scanner on concerns raised about their adverse reactions. The drug technical advisory board (DTAB) will take a decision next month to ban or restrict the usage of these and other drugs whose combined market sales are pegged close to Rs 400-500 crore a year. Other ‘‘controversial’’ drugs, letrozole (used for infertility treatment in women; letroz), emergency contraceptive drug levonorgestrel (I-pill and Unwanted 72), and human placenta extract (Placentrex lotion and gel sold by Albert David) will also be examined by the health ministry. Besides taking a decision on banning certain drugs or restricting the use of some, DTAB will examine next month whether emergency contraceptive pills should be available over-the-counter (OTC) as reports of their misuse are frequent. It will also take a decision on whether letrozole, approved for use in breast cancer, should be used for infertility treatment or not, a health ministry official told TOI. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Popular-cold-pain-drugs-face-ban/articleshow/5182322.cms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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