News for those taking Rantac for Acidity, Government has taken a big decision regarding 26 medicines

The Ministry of Health has removed antacid salt Ranitidine, popularly sold as Rantac Zantac, from the National List of Essential Medicines 2022 over cancer concerns.

Popular antacid Ranitidine is regularly used for heartburn in India. It is a gastrointestinal drug. However, all forms of Ranitidine: 150 mg tablet, oral liquid and injection have been in the revised version NLEM (National List of Essential Medicines)

According to the Vice-chairman of the committee that revised the NLEM 2022 list YK Gupta, the medicines banned by the regulator have been dropped from the essential medicines list.

“Antinfectives such as Ivermectine, Meropenem, Cefuroxime, Amikacin, Bedaquiline, Delamanid, Itraconazole ABC Dolutegravir have been added to the NLM,” Gupta said.

The Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya wrote on Twitter : “Released the National List of Essential Medicines 2022.It comprises 384 drugs across 27 categories.Several antibiotics, vaccines, anti-cancer drugs and many other important drugs will become more affordable & reduce patients' out-of-pocket expenditure.”

Released the National List of Essential Medicines 2022.

It comprises 384 drugs across 27 categories.

Several antibiotics, vaccines, anti-cancer drugs and many other important drugs will become more affordable & reduce patients’ out-of-pocket expenditure. pic.twitter.com/yz0Fx8er78
— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) September 13, 2022

34 drugs including some anti-infectives such as Ivermectin, Mupirocin and Nicotine Replacement Therapy, have been added to the NLEM 2022. With this addition, the total drugs under the NLEM rose to 384.

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