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CDSCO Warns Against NSAIDs and Antibiotics Without Advice
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- Drug regulator Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) issued a 21 September warning against NSAID and antibiotic use.
- DCGI Rajeev Raghuvanshi said NSAIDs and antibiotics must not be taken without medical advice.
- A 2023 Lancet study estimated 138 million Indian adults have chronic kidney disease.
- Nephrologist Vikram Kalram warned NSAIDs can lower kidney blood flow and cause acute injury.
- Most NSAIDs are Schedule H, while newer antibiotics are Schedule H1 with red-bordered prescription labels.