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India's drug regulatory authority is considering restricting the alcohol content in aromatic cardamom tincture (an intoxicating agent) and alcoholic preparations in which the content of alcohol is very high, after the Uttar Pradesh government raised concerns regarding its misuse by people...
The Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC), which comes under the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and comprises a technical body of experts, will deliberate and make a decision on the issue soon..
The drug regulatory authority had received a representation from the UP government to amend the provisions in the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and rules with respect to the misuse of the drugs containing alcohol/tincture, a person in the know told ET...
It has been seen that aromatic cardamom tincture and other alcoholic preparations in which the content of alcohol is very high are being sold from medical stores and being misused as country liquor in Agra...
They are not very expensive and are being misused, the UP government told the drug regulatory authority.. The DCC under the drug regulatory authority is now considering various provisions like classifying these medicines under Schedule H 1 in place of Schedule K..
