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14 FDCs banned on 2 June 2023

Last checked 20 September 2026. Parsed from the CDSCO notification PDF; status per CDSCO footnotes

S.O. 2394(E), 2407(E). Pre-1988 combinations referred back by the Supreme Court in 2017, including nimesulide + paracetamol dispersible tablets and chlorpheniramine + codeine syrup.14 entries are listed below with their notification number, date and current status.

Drug / combinationActionNotificationDateStatus note
Nimesulide + Paracetamol Dispersible TabletsFixed-dose combination · painkillers Banned S.O. 2394(E) 2 June 2023 Prohibited under s.26A on DTAB/Expert Committee advice; these are 14 of the 15 'pre-1988' FDCs excluded from the 2018 re-ban (Imipramine + Diazepam not included).
Amoxicillin + BromhexineFixed-dose combination · antibiotics Banned S.O. 2395(E) 2 June 2023 Prohibited under s.26A on DTAB/Expert Committee advice; these are 14 of the 15 'pre-1988' FDCs excluded from the 2018 re-ban (Imipramine + Diazepam not included).
Pholcodine + PromethazineFixed-dose combination · cough-cold Banned S.O. 2396(E) 2 June 2023 Prohibited under s.26A on DTAB/Expert Committee advice; these are 14 of the 15 'pre-1988' FDCs excluded from the 2018 re-ban (Imipramine + Diazepam not included).
Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Dextromethorphan + Guaifenesin + Ammonium Chloride + MentholFixed-dose combination · cough-cold Banned S.O. 2397(E) 2 June 2023 Prohibited under s.26A on DTAB/Expert Committee advice; these are 14 of the 15 'pre-1988' FDCs excluded from the 2018 re-ban (Imipramine + Diazepam not included).
Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Codeine SyrupFixed-dose combination · cough-cold Banned S.O. 2398(E) 2 June 2023 Prohibited under s.26A on DTAB/Expert Committee advice; these are 14 of the 15 'pre-1988' FDCs excluded from the 2018 re-ban (Imipramine + Diazepam not included).
Ammonium Chloride + Bromhexine + DextromethorphanFixed-dose combination · cough-cold Banned S.O. 2399(E) 2 June 2023 Prohibited under s.26A on DTAB/Expert Committee advice; these are 14 of the 15 'pre-1988' FDCs excluded from the 2018 re-ban (Imipramine + Diazepam not included).
Bromhexine + Dextromethorphan + Ammonium Chloride + MenthoFixed-dose combination · cough-cold Banned S.O. 2400(E) 2 June 2023 Prohibited under s.26A on DTAB/Expert Committee advice; these are 14 of the 15 'pre-1988' FDCs excluded from the 2018 re-ban (Imipramine + Diazepam not included).
Dextromethorphan + Chlorpheniramine + Guaifenesin + Ammonium ChlorideFixed-dose combination · cough-cold Banned S.O. 2401(E) 2 June 2023 Prohibited under s.26A on DTAB/Expert Committee advice; these are 14 of the 15 'pre-1988' FDCs excluded from the 2018 re-ban (Imipramine + Diazepam not included).
Paracetamol + Bromhexine + Phenylephrine + Chlorpheniramine + GuaifenesinFixed-dose combination · cough-cold Banned S.O. 2402(E) 2 June 2023 Prohibited under s.26A on DTAB/Expert Committee advice; these are 14 of the 15 'pre-1988' FDCs excluded from the 2018 re-ban (Imipramine + Diazepam not included).
Salbutamol + BromhexineFixed-dose combination · cough-cold Banned S.O. 2403(E) 2 June 2023 Prohibited under s.26A on DTAB/Expert Committee advice; these are 14 of the 15 'pre-1988' FDCs excluded from the 2018 re-ban (Imipramine + Diazepam not included).
Chlorpheniramine + Codeine Phosphate + Menthol SyrupFixed-dose combination · cough-cold Banned S.O. 2404(E) 2 June 2023 Prohibited under s.26A on DTAB/Expert Committee advice; these are 14 of the 15 'pre-1988' FDCs excluded from the 2018 re-ban (Imipramine + Diazepam not included).
Phenytoin + Phenobarbitone SodiumFixed-dose combination · other Banned S.O. 2405(E) 2 June 2023 Prohibited under s.26A on DTAB/Expert Committee advice; these are 14 of the 15 'pre-1988' FDCs excluded from the 2018 re-ban (Imipramine + Diazepam not included).
Ammonium Chloride + Sodium Citrate + Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Menthol (100mg + 40mg + 2.5mg + 0.9mg), (125mg + 55mg + 4mg + 1mg), (110mg + 46mg + 3mg + 0.9mg) & (130mg + 55mg + 3mg + 0.5mg) per 5ml SyrupFixed-dose combination · cough-cold Banned S.O. 2406(E) 2 June 2023 Prohibited under s.26A on DTAB/Expert Committee advice; these are 14 of the 15 'pre-1988' FDCs excluded from the 2018 re-ban (Imipramine + Diazepam not included).
Salbutamol + Hydroxyethyltheophylline (Etofylline) + BromhexineFixed-dose combination · cough-cold Banned S.O. 2407(E) 2 June 2023 Prohibited under s.26A on DTAB/Expert Committee advice; these are 14 of the 15 'pre-1988' FDCs excluded from the 2018 re-ban (Imipramine + Diazepam not included).

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