Aloe vera and olive oil are great natural products that nourish skin and hair. However, if someone is selling these as “miracle cures” or sure cures for diseases, then you need to be careful. In fact, the Central Government has banned the manufacture, sale and distribution of 16 fixed dose combination (FDC) medicines.
The banned list also includes many skin care products that contain a combination of ingredients like aloe vera or aloe extract along with vitamin E, jojoba oil, orange oil, wheat germ oil, tea tree oil, allantoin and D-panthenol. The government said there is no medical justification for the use of these drugs and their continued use is not considered beneficial compared to the potential risks.
After this step of the government, discussion on this started. It is said that exaggerated claims are made for such medicines. Many sellers claim that a mixture of aloe vera and olive oil can cure serious diseases like joint pain, diabetes or cancer.
This is completely baseless and wrong. Aloe vera and olive oil are only beneficial for external skin health (such as moisturizing, aiding wound healing, and reducing inflammation), but they are not a cure for any internal or serious disease. For serious diseases one should always rely on certified medical science.
common skincare vs medicine
It is said that if this mixture is sold as a moisturizer, night cream or hair oil, then there is no fraud in it; These things really hydrate the skin. The problem arises when a common cream is declared a “medicine” and sold for thousands of rupees. At the same time, advertisements often do not mention that olive oil is not good for oily or acne-prone skin. Applying this mixture on oily skin can clog the pores and increase the problem of acne.
As a result, such products can cause harm to your skin instead of benefiting it. Many branded products use cheap artificial oils, fragrances and harmful preservatives instead of genuine aloe vera gel or extra virgin olive oil.
Decision taken after High Court instructions
At the same time, the Union Health Ministry said that in FDC medicines, two or more active medicinal ingredients (APIs) are mixed in a certain ratio. According to the ministry, the decision to impose the ban was taken after reviewing the FDC medicines in compliance with the directions of the High Court. The ministry said that the manufacture, sale, distribution and supply for the purpose of sale of 16 FDC medicines will be banned across the country with immediate effect.
Ban on these medicines
Prohibited drug combinations include ethoheptazine, dicyclomine, paracetamol and clidinium bromide with acetylsalicylic acid, dicyclomine, paracetamol, clidinium bromide and chlordiazepoxide, chromium picolinate with gliclazide and lignocaine with paracetamol.
Many antibiotic based combinations have also been banned. These include amoxicillin with serratiopeptidase, amoxicillin, serratiopeptidase and Lactobacillus sporogenes, amoxicillin, cloxacillin, lactic acid bacillus and serratiopeptidase, cefadroxil with probenecid and cefuroxime with serratiopeptidase.
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