Bangladesh Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) has banned 51 tablet medicines manufactured by different local pharmaceutical companies on 13th August, 2015.
This decision of 51 Tablet Registration Cancellation has been made as per Drug Control Committee 244 Meeting and is effective immediately. With this notice from Bangladesh government being applied, all pharmaceutical companies should stop manufacturing, selling, buying, storing, marketing & showcasing of these 51 banned medicines. Failed to do so will face serious criminal charges by the government.
These 51 banned tablet medicines are mainly manufactured from genres of Paracetamol & Methionine, Pioglitazone and Rosiglitazone. This includes very popular ACE Soft & NAPA Soft paracetamol tablets, vastly used around the country at time of fever.
All these 51 tablets are popular medicines among peoples in Bangladesh. Now everyone should be careful not to buy any of these list of banned medicines from any hospitals, medical/drug stores or person.
Bangladesh Directorate General of Drug Administration has run detailed lab testing, which revealed serious risk factors in these tablets. Though the same drug administration DGDA has approved all these 51 tablets in 2011.
Now everyone should be aware & careful about buying & selling of these medicines in respect of health risk matters. We have listed all the banned 51 medicines name & company name to get alert and avoid the tablets.
Name List of Banned Medicines in Bangladesh – www.dgda.gov.bd
| SN | Manufacturing Company Name | Medicine Name | Generic Name | DA Reg. No. |
| 1 | Renata Limited, Mirpur | Paradote Tablet | Paracetamol 500mg | 002-691-006 |
| DL-Methionine 100mg | ||||
| 2 | Renata Limited, Rajendrapur | Paradote Tablet | Paracetamol 500mg | 353-057-006 |
| DL-Methionine 100mg | ||||
| 3 | Novelta Bestway Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | Norsoft Tablet | Paracetamol 500mg | 087-080-065 |
| DL-Methionine 100mg | ||||
| 4 | SK+F Bangladesh Ltd, Tongi | Temipro Tablet | Paracetamol 500mg | 308-531-006 |
| DL-Methionine 100mg | ||||
| 5 | Ziska Pharmaceuticals Ltd | Pamix-M Tablet | Paracetamol 500mg | 242-251-006 |
| DL-Methionine 100mg | ||||
| 6 | Opsonin Pharma Ltd. | Renomate Tablet | Paracetamol 500mg | 025-836-006 |
| DL-Methionine 100mg | ||||
| 7 | Opso Salaine Ltd. | Zeset Tablet | Paracetamol 500mg | 259-100-006 |
| DL-Methionine 100mg | ||||
| 8 | Ibn Sina Pharmaceuticals | Softpara Tablet | Paracetamol 500mg | 239-379-006 |
| DL-Methionine 100mg | ||||
| 9 | Leon Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | Metes Tablet | Paracetamol 500mg | 230-067-006 |
| DL-Methionine 100mg | ||||
| 10 | Biopharma Ltd. | ACETA SOFT Tablet | Paracetamol 500mg | 064-409-006 |
| DL-Methionine 100mg | ||||
| 11 | Acme Laboratories Ltd. | FAST-M Tablet | Paracetamol 500mg | 036-755-006 |
| DL-Methionine 100mg | ||||
| 12 | Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | ACE Soft Tablet | Paracetamol 500mg | 321-320-006 |
| DL-Methionine 100mg | ||||
| 13 | Somatec Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | ACTOL-M Tablet | Paracetamol 500mg | 051-225-065 |
| DL-Methionine 100mg | ||||
| 14 | Sharif Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | Paramin Tablet | Paracetamol 500mg | 360-126-065 |
| DL-Methionine 100mg | ||||
| 15 | Drug International Ltd. | Fivimet Tablet | Paracetamol 500mg | 210-608-006 |
| DL-Methionine 100mg | ||||
| 16 | Beximco Pharma Ltd. | NAPA Soft Tablet | Paracetamol 500mg | 186-0732-006 |
| DL-Methionine 100mg | ||||
| 17 | Beximco Pharma Ltd. | Pioglit 30 Tablet | Pioglitazone 30mg | 186-264-015 |
| 18 | Beximco Pharma Ltd. | Pioglit 45 Tablet | Pioglitazone 45mg | 186-265-015 |
| 19 | ACI Limited | DIATAG 30 Tablet | Pioglitazone 30mg | 005-665-015 |
| 20 | Opsonin Pharma Ltd. | PIOL 30 Tablet | Pioglitazone 30mg | 025-352-015 |
| 21 | Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | PIODAR 30 Tablet | Pioglitazone 30mg | 116-111-015 |
| 22 | Millat Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | PIOTAB 30 Tablet | Pioglitazone 30mg | 253-080-043 |
| 23 | Medimet Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | DIAPIOTAG 30 Tablet | Pioglitazone 30mg | 201-136-043 |
| 24 | Kemiko Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | OGLI 30 Tablet | Pioglitazone 30mg | 237-121-043 |
| 25 | Biopharma Ltd. | Priglit 30 Tablet | Pioglitazone 30mg | 064-329-043 |
| 26 | Doctors Chemical Works Ltd. | Piogon 30 Tablet | Pioglitazone 30mg | 029-140-043 |
| 27 | Unimed & Unihealth Manufacturers Ltd. | ACTOSE 30 Tablet | Pioglitazone 30mg | 225-112-015 |
| 28 | Pacific Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | PIGLIT 30 Tablet | Pioglitazone 30mg | 160-082-043 |
| 29 | Reneta Limited, Mirpur | PIOGLIN 30 Tablet | Pioglitazone 30mg | 002-315-015 |
| 30 | Alco Pharma Ltd. | PIOLIT 30 Tablet | Pioglitazone 30mg | 272-229-015 |
| 31 | Aristopharma Ltd. | GLUCOZON 30 Tablet | Pioglitazone 30mg | 143-273-015 |
| 32 | Ad-din Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | PIGOBET 30 Tablet | Pioglitazone 30mg | 084-137-015 |
| 33 | Navana Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | DIATAS 30 Tablet | Pioglitazone 30mg | 267-231-043 |
| 34 | Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | TOS 30 Tablet | Pioglitazone 30mg | 012-447-043 |
| 35 | Sharif Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | PIGZON 30 Tablet | Pioglitazone 30mg | 360-010-043 |
| 36 | Drug International Ltd. | PIOZENA 30 Tablet | Pioglitazone 30mg | 210-178-043 |
| 37 | White Horse Pharma Ltd. | LIT 30 Tablet | Pioglitazone 30mg | 214-024-043 |
| 38 | ACI Limited | DIATAG 45 Tablet | Pioglitazone 45mg | 005-666-015 |
| 39 | Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | TOS 45 Tablet | Pioglitazone 45mg | 012-475-043 |
| 40 | General Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | Rosiglit 2 Tablet | Rosiglitazone 2mg | 240-246-043 |
| 41 | Aristopharma Ltd. | Glucors 2 Tablet | Rosiglitazone 2mg | 143-408-015 |
| 42 | Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | Sensulin 2 Tablet | Rosiglitazone 2mg | 012-744-043 |
| 43 | Drug International Ltd. | Romerol 2 Tablet | Rosiglitazone 2mg | 210-386-043 |
| 44 | Delta Pharma Ltd. | ROSIT 2 Tablet | Rosiglitazone 2mg | 048-102-043 |
| 45 | General Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | Rosiglit 4 Tablet | Rosiglitazone 2mg | 240-247-043 |
| 46 | Kemiko Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | TAZONE 4 Tablet | Rosiglitazone 2mg | 237-156-43 |
| 47 | Pacific Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | ROGLIT 4 Tablet | Rosiglitazone 2mg | 160-134-043 |
| 48 | Aristopharma Ltd. | Glucors 4 Tablet | Rosiglitazone 2mg | 143-409-015 |
| 49 | Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | Sensulin 4 Tablet | Rosiglitazone 2mg | 012-745-043 |
| 50 | Drug International Ltd. | Romerol 4 Tablet | Rosiglitazone 2mg | 210-387-043 |
| 51 | Delta Pharma Ltd. | ROSIT 4 Tablet | Rosiglitazone 2mg | 048-103-043 |
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Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) – www.dgda.gov.bd
Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) is the Drug Regulatory Authority of Bangladesh under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. DGDA supervises and implements all prevailing Drug Regulations in Bangladesh and regulates all activities related to import, procurement of raw and packing materials, production and import of finished drugs, export, sales and pricing of all kinds of medicines including Ayurvedic, Unani, Herbal and Homoeopathic drugs and medicines. Now there are 47 district offices of DGDA in Bangladesh. All the officers of the DGDA function as “Drug Inspector” in pursuant to the Drug Laws and assist the Licensing Authority to discharging his/her responsibilities properly. Besides, a number of Committees, such as Drug Control Committee (DCC), Standing Committee for imports of raw materials and finished drugs, Pricing Committee and a number of other relevant Committees, which comprise of experts of different fields, are there to advice Licensing Authority and recommend about the matters related to drugs and medicines in Bangladesh. DGDA operates a informative website at www.dgda.gov.bd .
