Following the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare imposing a ban on drugs three days back, the State Government has asked all drug manufacturers, druggists and chemists to stop manufacture, stock or sale of fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs.
Notably, the Centre had on Wednesday banned 328 FDC drugs with immediate effect following recommendations from the Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB).
The DTAB had said these 328 FDC drungs should be banned because there is no therapeutic justification for them and they may be risky for patients.
The list of the banned drug combinations, among others, includes: Aceclofenac + Paracetamol + Rabeprazole, Nimesulide + Diclofenac, Nimesulide + Cetirizine + Caffeine, Nimesulide + Tizanidine, Paracetamol + Cetirizine + Caffeine, Dicyclomine + Paracetamol + Domperidone, Nimesulide + Paracetamol, Paracetamol + Phenylephrine + Caffeine, Diclofenac+ Tramadol + Paracetamol, Diclofenac + Paracetamol + Chlorzoxazone + Famotidine, Paracetamol + Diclofenac + Famotidine, Omeprazole + Paracetamol + Diclofenac, Nimesulide + Paracetamol injection, Paracetamol + Pseudoephedrine + Cetrizine, Paracetamol + Mefenamic Acid + Ranitidine + Dicylomine, Nimesulide + Dicyclomine,
Glucosamine + Methyl Sulfonyl Methane + Vitamini D3 + Maganese + Boron + Copper + Zinc, Paracetamol + Tapentadol, Lornoxicam + Paracetamol + Tramadol, , Lornoxicam + Paracetamol + Serratiopeptidase, Diclofenac + Paracetamol + Magnesium Trisilicate, Paracetamol + Domperidone + Caffeine, Aceclofenac + Paracetamol + Famotidine, Azithromycin + Cefixime, Amoxicillin + Dicloxacillin, Azithromycin + Levofloxacinm, Azithromycin, Secnidazole and Fluconazole kit, Azithromycin + Ofloxacin, Amoxycillin + Tinidazole, Ofloxacin + Metronidazole + Zinc Acetate, Metronidazole + Norfloxacin, Metronidazole + Tetracycline, Azithromycin + Ambroxol, Paracetamol + Promethazine, Cetirizine + Diethyl Carbamazine, 108 Metformin + Bromocriptine, Metformin + Glimepiride + Methylcobalamin, Metformin (SR) 500mg + Pioglitazone 5mg, Flunarizine + Paracetamole + Domperidone, Rabeprazole + Zinc Carnosine, Ranitidine + Magaldrate + Simethicone, Furazolidone + Metronidazole + Loperamide, Rabeprazole + Diclofenac + Paracetamol, Ranitidine + Magaldrate, Norfloxacin+ Metronidazole + Zinc Acetate, Thyroxine + Pyridoxine + Folic Acid, Nimesulide + Loratadine + Phenylephrine + Ambroxol, Azithromycin + Acebrophylline, Enrofloxacin + Bromhexin, Roxithromycin + Serratiopeptidase Paracetamol + Phenylephrine + Triprolidine, Dextromethorphan + Cetirizine, Cetirizine + Dextromethorphan + Ambroxol Ketotifen + Cetirizine, Acetaminophen + Guaifenesin + Dextromethorphan + Chlorpheniramine, Levocetirizine + Paracetamol + Phenylephirine + Caffeine, Paracetamol + Levocetirizine + Phenylephirine + Zink Gluconate and Dextromethorphan + Paracetamol + Cetirizine + Phenylephrine.