India is a vast country with multi-ethnic population. It is therefore necessary to have a viable Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) data capturing system. If any drug is found to have harmful side-effects, the government issues the ban order and all manufacturers and wholesalers are asked not to stock the particular medicine. The DCGI notifies all state drug authorities, chemist associations and manufacturers about the ban on the drug. Authorities are instructed to carry out inspections. Licences of chemists stocking banned drugs can be revoked under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.. A number of individual drugs as well as fixed dose combinations are banned in India. Pharmacovigilance monitores the adverse effect of drug and hence after such monitoring the drug if found to be adversely effecting the mass population is ordered for and labeled as banned drug. Here are some of the drugs which affected the mass population an hence are labeled as banned drug.
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