Question

information about various antibiotics which are banned in various countries and why

Answer 1

New Delhi: After an expert panel found possibilities of health risks, the Indian government has banned around 6,000 brands of medicine. The banned list comprises several popular painkillers, creams, antibiotics, antidiabetic drugs which you can no longer buy from the market.

In its latest notification, the health ministry has prohibited the manufacture and sale of 328 fixed dose combinations (FDC) with effect from yesterday. These FDC drugs, which contain two or more active ingredients in a fixed dosage ratio, were being sold in the market so far under various brand names.