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report sent to DMMedical devices PLI scheme drives local output of MRI, CT scanners, heart valves: CentreMPSC Drug Inspector paper leak: 4 more arrested, total arrests rise to 11Arogya Manthan 2026 to launch new digital health and health assurance initiativesBengaluru drug scam: Rs 12cr spurious Pfizer stock sold to hospitals since Feb 2025; kingpin among 8 heldBanned in India, sold in Maharashtra: Man held over fake Pakistani beauty creamGreen or red dot? Your soap, shampoo and toothpaste will now reveal if they’re veg or non-vegCounterfeit rabies vaccine worth ₹2 lakh seized in DelhiAIIA organises public awareness rally on 11th Ayurveda DayUKHSA and University of Oxford scientists uncover genetic changes in the bacteria causing severe Kent meningococcal disease outbreak‘Broad daylight dacoity’, says Supreme Court on overpricing of essential cancer drugs
November 4, 2026

Mumbai: PIL against antibiotics’ sale without prescription

MUMBAI: A lawyer has filed a PIL in the Bombay HC against the Union and state governments, Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) and drug regulator to prevent the rampant sale of high-potency antibiotics without prescription, and often over-the-counter (OTC). India is the largest consumer of antibiotics.

The petition is a result of a survey, conducted across 500 pharmacies by an NGO, which showed that antibiotics under schedule H and H1 were easily available among other OTC products. Lawyer Bharat S Kothari, in the PIL, listed concerns such as serious drug resistances and infectious diseases.

Kothari says “over 118 different formulations of fixed dose combinations were being sold in India; in UK and US, only five are sold. Of these 118, 64% were not approved by CDSCO, even though the sale of unapproved new drugs is illegal in India.”

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