No More Aciloc: 26 Drugs removed From Essential Medicines

Highlights :

The Health Ministry released the new National List of essential medicines

Ranitidine is under the scanner throughout the world

Drug regulators found cancer-causing impurity

What are Essential Medicines?

Essential medicines, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), are the medicines that “satisfy the priority health care needs of the population”. These are the medications to which people should have access at all times in sufficient amounts. The prices should be at generally affordable levels.

Ranitidine is popularly sold under the Brand names Aciloc, Zinetac, and Rantac and is commonly prescribed for acidity and stomachache-related issues. This has now been removed from the essential medicine list over cancer-causing concerns.

Besides this other 26 medicines were also removed from the list.

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Name of Excluded medicines :

1. Alteplase (In stroke cases)
2. Atenolol( BP controlling)
3. Bleaching Powder
4. Capreomycin(Antibiotic)
5. Cetrimide (Antiseptic)
6. Chlorpheniramine (For colds and allergies)
7. Diloxanide furoate( Parasitic infections )
8. Dimercaprol( Metal poisoning )
9. Erythromycin (Antibiotic)
10. Ethinylestradiol (Hormones)
11. Ethinylestradiol(A) Norethisterone (B) (Hormone)
12. Ganciclovir (Antiviral)
13. Kanamycin( Antibiotic)
14. Lamivudine (A) + Nevirapine (B) + Stavudine © ( Antiretroviral : HIV)
15. Leflunomide (Arthritis)
16. Methyldopa (Blood Pressure)
17. Nicotinamide (Vitamin)
18. Pegylated interferon alfa 2a, Pegylated interferon alfa 2b ( Tumors)
19. Pentamidine(Antimicrobial)
20. Prilocaine (A) + Lignocaine (B) (Anesthetics)
21. Procarbazine ( In cancer)
22. Ranitidine(Stomach issues)
23. Rifabutin(Antibiotic)
24. Stavudine (A) + Lamivudine (B)
25. Sucralfate ( In HIV)
26. White Petrolatum(Moisturizer)

Meanwhile, with the new essential list out, the prices of several high-demand medicines in India are likely to go down, which include anti-diabetic drugs like insulin glargine, anti-tuberculosis drugs like delamanid, and antiparasitic like ivermectin.

General Advice :

For Doctors , find alternatives and update yourself so that the people live healthy life in long term

For General public , kindly consult your Doctor and get your medications updated for better wellbeing

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