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Times of India
09 June 2011
By Kounteya Sinha New Delhi, India

Spl Cell to Keep Eye on Globally Banned Drugs
India is going all out to monitor global ban on drugs. The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has ordered the setting up of a special cell in the Central Drug Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) that will monitor the fate of drugs being sold at home and abroad. India has always been blamed for allowing the sale of drugs that are banned in other countries for proven adverse effects. DCGI Dr Surinder Singh’s order promises to buck the trend. An assistant drug controller will head the cell that will be operational from June 15.

Dr Singh told TOI, "India should not be caught napping when it comes to banning drugs that have been banned by other countries. We should know which drugs are getting banned and come to know of it as soon as the announcement is made. The cell will follow the regulatory status of all drugs being sold globally and in the domestic market.. It will be in close contact with international regulatory organizations like the USFDA, MHRA (UK) and TGA (Australia)."

Drug expert C M Gulati cited that some drugs banned abroad are still sold in India. "Analgin (pain killer), which causes serious blood dyscrasias, is still available. It is sold under brand names Novalgin and Baralgan, and has an annual sale of Rs 20 crore. Though Deanxit is not approved by drug control authorities of the UK, Canada, Australia and Japan, its annual sale is pegged around Rs 50 crore," he said.

"Letrozole for female infertility is sold under various brand names in India such as Letroz and Letoval, which are internationally approved for treatment of only breast cancer patients who have reached menopause. Both the Canadian drug regulator and drug manufacturer Novartis have warned gynaecologists across the world not to misuse it for female infertility."

Dr Gulati added, "Phenylbutazone, a pain killer that causes blood dyscrasias, is available in India. Quiniodochlor (brand name Enteroquinol) is anti–diarrhoeal and causes damage to sight. Thioridazine for schizophrenia is discarded globally, but sold in India."

Body to implement anti–tobacco curbs A National Tobacco Regulatory Authority (NTRA) will be set up to impose anti–tobacco laws in India, where people puff away in restaurants, hotels and theatres despite a ban on smoking in public places. Another major concern is the mushrooming of cigarette shops within 100 metres of a school, or tobacco products being sold to children.

"The National Tobacco Regulatory Body, being set up by the Union health ministry, will impose all existing anti–tobacco laws stringently. It will also test samples of chewing and smokeless tobacco products for harmful substances," an official said.

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