why zantac banned in india?
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New Delhi: Indian authorities are closely monitoring the sale of heartburn drug Ranitidine after the US drug regulator said it had found a cancer-causing impurity called N-nitrosodimethylanine (NDMA) in some products containing Ranitidine.
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The country's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has announced that is has decided to ban PUBG. In India, several state governments had banned the game calling it 'addictive', 'harmful', and 'distracting'. Being a violent game, the controversies associated with PUBG isn't a surprise.
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After the World Health Organization discouraged the use of IGRAs for active TB diagnosis in low and middle income countries last year, the Indian government banned their use, citing inconsistent and imprecise results despite high claims of accuracy.
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QNET is not banned in India. Global direct selling major QNET says it has "big plans" for India but needs clear-cut norms that differentiate genuine direct-sellers from those involved in illicit investment schemes.
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Additional prescription and over-the-counter ranitidine drugs, including Zantac, are being recalled by Sanofi Consumer Health Inc., Sivem Pharmaceuticals ULC and Teva Canada Limited because they may contain the impurity N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) above acceptable levels.
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India banned electronic cigarettes last month. With about 100 million smokers, India has the second-largest smoking population in the world, after China. Amid global reports of deaths and illnesses linked to vaping, India decided to ban e-cigarettes preventatively.
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PUBG is not banned in India as it is not entirely Chinese. The game has been created and managed by Bluehole which is a South Korean organisation.
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Officials at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have ordered all ranitidine medications, sold under the brand name Zantac, taken off store shelves immediately. The order is tied to concerns that the medication may contain a cancer-causing chemical that's also been detected in certain blood pressure medications.
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Why has the government banned them? The health ministry took this decision after the Drugs Technical Advisory Board recommended that "there is no therapeutic justification" for the ingredients contained in the banned FDC drugs and that these medicines "may involve risk to human beings".
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E-cigarettes were outlawed in India, in September 2019. In September, 2019, a ban on the production, import and sale of vaping products in India was announced by officials. The India vaping ban came amid an updated guidance from the World Health organisation which encouraged the prohibition of e-cigarettes.
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Ranitidine (also known by its brand name, Zantac, which is sold by the drug company Sanofi) is available both over the counter (OTC) and by prescription. It belongs to the class of drugs known as H2 (or histamine-2) blockers.
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Zantac and generic ranitidine medications have been found to contain small amounts of a chemical known to increase the risk of colorectal cancer. Many of these medications have now been recalled from the market, but they were sold to consumers for years with no warning of any potential cancer dangers.
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Easy availability of acid is the primary reason for India's failure to prevent such attacks. Four years after the Supreme Court ordered every state and Union Territory to outlaw the over-the-counter sale of acid, one can still buy a bottle without much difficulty in various places across the country.
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Heartburn drug Zantac recalled in Canada, U.S. over contamination fears. Health Canada said it was investigating the possible presence of a carcinogen in some ranitidine drugs available by prescription and over-the-counter.
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April 2020 update: The FDA has recalled all over-the-counter and prescription forms of ranitidine, which includes Zantac. If you take ranitidine, contact your health care provider to discuss other treatment options.
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Zantac Pulled From Shelves by Walgreens, Rite Aid and CVS Over Carcinogen Fears. The pharmacy chains are pulling the heartburn medication from shelves after the Food and Drug Administration warned that it had detected low levels of a cancer-causing chemical in samples of the drug.
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Health Canada investigating possible presence of cancer-causing chemical. Drugmaker Sanofi is recalling its over-the-counter heartburn drug Zantac in the U.S. and Canada because of possible contamination.