Team Herald
PANJIM: The Directorate of Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has issued advisory notice that the Central government in exercise of powers conferred under Section 26A under Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 has prohibited the manufacture for sale, sale or distribution for human use of 156 drug Fixed Dose Combination (FDC’s).
This prohibition has been imposed pursuant to recommendation of the Expert Committee and Drugs Technical Advisory Board for the reason that these FDC’s have no therapeutic justification. In view of the above, all the drug retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, government hospitals/district hospitals/UHC/CHC/PHC/dispensaries under the Directorate of Health Services, Goa Medical College and Hospital, Goa Nursing Homes/Hospitals, Goa Medical Council/IMA as well as the registered medical practitioners across the State are hereby informed to take note of the above ban on FDC’s. The list of banned FDC are uploaded on www.goa.gov.in. All the RMPs/doctors/physicians are advised to ensure that no prescriptions are issued for these drugs in larger patient safety interest and all the retailers/wholesalers are advised to exercise extreme care and caution; not to dispense/distribute these banned drugs. Drugs retailers, wholesalers, hospitals, dispensaries, clinics are advised to remove these drugs from their premies and return back to their respective suppliers.
Any deviation or non-compliance of the above banned drugs notification shall attract severe penal action under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.