• Pharma
  • August 23, 2024
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Govt bans 156 cocktail medicines that include antibiotics, painkillers and multivitamins

The government on Thursday banned 156 fixed-dose combination medicines, including antibiotics used for fever and colds, painkillers, and multivitamins, saying that they are ‘likely to involve risk to human beings’ Fixed-dose combination…

  • Pharma
  • January 18, 2019
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Health Ministry bans 80 more fixed-dose combination drugs

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has banned 80 more fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs which include antibiotics, painkillers, medicines used for treating fungal and bacterial infections, hypertension and anxiety, officials…

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  • July 15, 2016
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CHICAGO SAYS PFIZER AGREES TO DISCLOSE RISKS OF OPIOIDS

The city of Chicago says it has reached an agreement with Pfizer committing the drugmaker to disclosing the risks of addiction in its marketing of prescription opioid painkillers. Chicago is suing…