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Drug News november-2016.

1. Supplements can no more be sold as medicines.
"Authenticity of products like soya protein, fish oils, amino acids, probiotics cannot be doubted henceforth. Earlier, they lacked standard licensing. Now,to check the sale of health supplements under the medicines tag and to make them safer for consumption, the Food Safety Standards Authority of India has come up with regulations,which should be implemented with immediate effect.
The new regulations will facilitate the state food authorities and their teams of inspectors to supervise the food businesses. Food business operators can now use only those additives and colours which are permitted.
2. Drug firm Natco Pharma has received final approval from the US health regulator for generic version of Budesonide capsules used for treatment of active Crohn's disease for the American market.
.3.Fixing drug prices helped consumers save Rs 5,060 crore
As per the provisions of the DPCO 2013, to control the prices of essential medicines, NPPA has fixed the prices of medicines appearing in Schedule 1 of DPCO 2013.

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