FDC Drug Ban

In August, the government banned 156 FDCs, including antibiotics, antiallergics, pain relievers, multivitamins, and combination treatments for fever and hypertension, citing health risks

The list of FDCs banned includes antibiotics, anti-allergics, painkillers, multivitamins, and combination doses for fever and hypertension, among others

The government banned 14 FDCs in June that affected around Rs 824 crore of the domestic pharmaceuticals market

72 pharmaceutical companies have brands that fall under banned FDCs, says one expert

Sales declining anyway and there is no need to ban because of alleged misuse, say experts

These drugs were found to be irrational and without therapeutic justification

Centre had notified a ban 344 fixed-dose combination drugs, impacting large pharma firms such as Pfizer, Abbott, GSK and Cipla

Around 400 companies and 2,000 drugs have been affected by the Centre's latest ban on 344 FDCs

Some of these companies happily pay millions in penalties in developed markets when their standards are exposed but are complaining when Indian regulators take similar measures