Hyderabad, Dec 31 (IANS) Telangana’s Drugs Control Administrationon Wednesday strongly advised people to stop using all oral formulations containing Nimesulide above 100 milligrams in immediate release dosage form, with immediate effect.The public advisory was issued after the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued a notification prohibiting the manufacture, sale and distribution of all oral formulations containing Nimesulide above 100 mg in immediate release dosage form for human us…
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New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The government has banned the manufacture, sale and distribution of all oral formulations of pain and fever medications, containing Nimesulide above 100 milligrams in immediate‑release dosage form, with immediate effect.The drug was prohibited under Section 26A of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 after consultation with the Drugs Technical Advisory Board.“The use of all oral formulations containing Nimesulide above 100 mg in immediate release dosage form is likely t…