Gujarat Health department orders ban on six drugs

As per the Central government’s decision, Gujarat government’s Health department has ordered imidiate ban on production, selling or distribution of following drugs: (1) Nimesulide formulations for human use in children below 12 years of age (2) Cisapride and its formulation for human use (3) Phenylpropanolamine and its formulation for human use (4) Human placental Extract and its formulation for human use (5) Sibutramine and its formulations for human use (6) R-sibutramine and its formulation for human use.

According to state Health department release, those who have unused stock of these medicines will have to return it to the stockist.