Banned Drugs PDF
Banned Drugs PDF
welfare
A gazette notification by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has banned 344 medicines of fixed
drug combinations. The Health Ministry banned 344 fixed drug combinations through a gazette
notification. The ban, which comes into effect immediately, follows recommendations of an expert
committee formed to examine the efficacy of these drug combinations.
Here is the complete list of all drug combinations banned by the ministry:
● fixed dose combination of Aceclofenac + Paracetamol + Rabeprazole
Dextromethorphan + Caffeine
Magnesium Trisillicate
Maleate + Menthol
● fixed dose combination of Atorvastatin + Vitamin D3 + Folic Acid + Vitamin B12 + Pyridoxine
Trihexyphenidyl
+ Glimepiride1/2/1/2mg
● fixed dose combination of Gliclazide 80 mg + Metformin 325 mg
Metformin 1000mg/
● 1000mg/1000mg
850mg/850mg
Pioglitazone 7.5mg/7.5mg
Glimepiride 3mg
Lignocaine
● fixed dose combination of Clotrimazole + Ofloxaxin + Lignocaine + Glycerine and Propylene
Glycol
+ Ofloxacin + Antipyrine
Lignocaine
● fixed dose combination of Alginic Acid + Sodium Bicarbonate + Dried Aluminium Hydroxide +
Magnesium Hydroxide
Hydroxide + Simethicone
● fixed dose combination of Mebeverine & Inner HPMC capsule (Streptococcus Faecalis +
+ Ofloxacin
Caffeine
Chloride + Menthol
Pseudoepheridine + Caffeine
Citrate
Guaiphenesin
Maleate
Phenylephrine + Menthol
Paracetamol
+ Paracetamol + Menthol
Bromhexine
● fixed dose combination of Chlorpheniramine + Dextromethorphan + Phenylephrine +
Paracetamol
Chlorpheniramine
+ Zinc Gluconate
Chloride + Menthol
Ambroxol
Menthol
Phenylephrine
Caffeine
Menthol
Gluconate
Caffeine
Ammonium Chloride
+ Diphenhydramine
Citrate
Gluconate
Chlorpheniramine
+ Chlorpheniramine
Guaifenesin
Acetaminophen
Nimesulide
Chloride
Phenylephrine
Menthol
Chlorpheniramine + Menthol
lodochlorhydroxyquinoline(ICHQ)
iodochlorohydroxyquinone
Chlorocresol
lodochlorhydroxyquinoline
+ Ketoconazole
Paraffin
lodochlorohydroxyquinoline + Cholorocresol
● fixed dose combination of Ketoconazole + Tea Tree oil + Allantion + Zinc Oxide + Aloe Vera
lodochlorhydroxyquinoline + Chlorocresol
Chlorocresol
● fixed dose combination of Borax + Boric Acid + Naphazoline + Menthol + Camphor + Methyl
Hydroxy Benzoate
Citrate + Menthol
● fixed dose combination of Ergotamine Tartrate + Belladona Dry Extract+Caffeine +
Paracetamol
lodochlorhydroxyquinoline
● fixed dose combination of Ammonium Citrate + Vitamin B 12 + Folic Acid + Zinc Sulphate
● fixed dose combination of Ascorbic Acid + Manadione Sodium Bisulphate + Rutin + Dibasic
Caffeine
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