Business Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: Deepak Chaturvedi
Updated Tue, 07 Jun 2022 01:39 PM IST
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Expansion
The government is preparing to put Paracetamol used in fever and 16 other medicines of common use in the over the counter list by changing the rules. That is, to buy these medicines, a doctor’s prescription will no longer be required. A gazette notification has been issued in this regard by the Ministry of Health.
These drugs are included in the list
The report released in this regard said that these 16 drugs include Diclofenac with Paracetamol, drugs used for nasal closure and anti-allergic drugs. Apart from this, these include antiseptic and disinfectant agent, chlorhexadine mouthwash used to treat gingivitis, medicine used to treat cough, anti bacterial acne formulation, anti fungal cream, analgesic cream formulation and anti allergy capsule.
Benefits of joining OTC
The Health Ministry has issued a gazette notification to amend the Drugs Regulation Act 1945, so that these drugs can be included in OTC. With this, retailers will be able to sell it without a doctor’s prescription. Actually, its purpose is to increase the access of common use medicines of the people. The proposed changes would allow these drugs to be sold without a prescription and would be easier for the public to access.