New Delhi: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has not banned the commonly used paracetamol drug in India, Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Anupriya Patel said.
In a reply in the Parliament, during the ongoing Monsoon session, Patel said that “the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has informed that the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation is not in receipt of information about rumours” of the regulatory body banning paracetamol.
Noting that “paracetamol is not banned in the country”, Patel said that “various Fixed Dose Combinations, including such combinations of paracetamol with other drugs, have been banned in the country”.
Further, the MoS noted that the government has rolled out the free drugs service initiative under the National Health Mission.
“This aims to ensure availability of essential drugs and reduce out-of-pocket expenditure of patients visiting the public health facilities, including government hospitals and rural primary health centres,” she added.
