In a significant step aimed at strengthening patient safety and improving the quality of medicines available in the country, the Central Government has prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of 16 fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs after an expert review concluded that the formulations lacked adequate therapeutic justification and could pose health risks to patients. The...
In a significant move aimed at strengthening drug regulation and preventing misuse of medicines, the Indian government has decided to make prescriptions mandatory for the purchase of codeine-based cough syrups. The decision effectively ends the sale of such medicines through over-the-counter (OTC) channels and eliminates the practice of purchasing them online using only one-time password...