Why Saridon Is Banned?

Saridon story
Fixed drugs combination or FDC drugs hold two or more active drugs in a fixed proportion. Also, the Drugs Technical Advisory Board had said that these medicines “may involve risk to human beings”. To prevent the irrational usage of these drugs, the ministry had imposed the ban.

Is Saridon harmful?

In the case of Saridon, the problem lies in the ingredient propyphenazone that poses a risk of “adverse reactions such as skin rashes, erythema (skin redness), leukopenia (low count of white blood cells), asthma precipitation”, among other serious conditions.

Which is better Saridon or paracetamol?

Saridon is an effective analgesic that combines the advantage of fast onset and effective analgesia as compared with paracetamol alone, ibuprofen, aspirin or placebo.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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