CDSCO directs to mark Doping Drug Labels with either vertical Orange line or line of any other colour: Report
These medicines are scheduled formulations and are prescribed for certain conditions under the supervision of registered medical practitioners and are supposed to be given in the right dosages. However, it has been noticed that these medicines are being consumed by athletes, gym-going people etc., without any prescriptions.;
New Delhi: The apex drug regulatory body, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has suggested that labels of all doping drugs which are banned by World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) should be marked with either a vertical "Orange" line or a line of any other colour line. This will make it easy and convenient to identify and to ensure that these drugs are not used without medical supervision/advice, reports Express Pharma.
In this regard, CDSCO has directed the pharma stakeholders to submit their suggestions on doping drug (performance-enhancing drugs) labels. It has also stressed that the suggestions should be made after taking visually impaired persons into consideration and should be user friendly.
The concern was discussed on a virtual meeting held on June 23, 2020, at the CDSCO office, chaired by A K Pardhan, DDC (I) and attended by key industry stakeholders.
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