walk into a medical shop and buy medicines without a doctor�s prescription? Then you must read this!! India has become a dumping ground for banned drugs and cosmetics; also the business for production of banned drugs and cosmetics is blooming. Plz make sure that u buy drugs only if prescribed by a doctor(Also, ask which company manufactures it, this would help to ensure that u get what is prescribed at the Drug Store) and that also from a reputed drug store. Not many people know about these banned drugs and consume them causing a lot of damage to themselves. We forward Jokes and and other junk all the time. This is far more important. Please Do Not Hesitate to Question before you buy!!! Ensure that your drug has not been expired�. Do not buy a huge amount of medicines and utilize it for months. Your drug must be utilized at least four or five months before the expiry date which prevents it from the contamination of your drug. Life is More Important�. You May not have time to have a full read so I post the list of Internationally banned medicines which are readily available in India. Please do not Use it� THESE DRUGS HAVE BEEN GLOBALLY DISCARDED BUT ARE AVAILABLE IN INDIA . The most common ones are D�Cold, Vicks Action 500 & Nimulid. ANALGIN: This is a pain-killer. Reason for ban: Bone marrow depression. Brand name: Novalgin __________________________________________________ _________ CISAPRIDE: Acidity, constipation. Reason for ban : irregular heartbeat Brand name : Ciza, Syspride __________________________________________________ __________ DROPERIDOL: Anti-depressant. Reason for ban : Irregular heartbeat. Brand name roperol __________________________________________________ ____________ FURAZOLIDONE: Antidiarrhoeal. Reason for ban : Cancer. Brand name : Furoxone, Lomofen __________________________________________________ ___________ NIMESULIDE: Painkiller, fever. Reason for ban : Liver failure. Brand name : Nise, Nimulid __________________________________________________ ______________________ NITROFURAZONE: Antibacterial cream. Reason for ban : Cancer. Brand name : Furacin __________________________________________________ ______________________ PHENOLPHTHALEIN: Laxative. Reason for ban : Cancer. Brand name : Agarol __________________________________________________ ______________________ PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE: cold and cough. Reason for ban : stroke. Brand name : D�cold, Vicks Action-500 __________________________________________________ ______________________ OXYPHENBUTAZONE: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Reason for ban : Bone marrow depression. Brand name : Sioril __________________________________________________ _____________________ PIPERAZINE: Anti-worms. Reason for ban : Nerve damage. Brand name : Piperazine __________________________________________________ ______________________ QUINIODOCHLOR: Anti-diarrhoeal. Reason for ban : Damage to sight. Brand name : Enteroquinol For more Information on the approval of new drugs by the central government please visit the website of Central Drugs Standard Control Organization