HYDERABAD, Dec. 31 -- The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (TDCA) has ordered an immediate ban on all oral formulations of the widely-used painkiller Nimesulide exceeding 100 mg, following a Union government directive citing serious health risks.

The prohibition, issued through a gazette notification on Monday, December 29, by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, comes into effect immediately across the state, the TDCA said in a press release.

What is Nimesulide?

Nimesulide is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug commonly prescribed as a pain killer and to reduce fever. The medication, which entered the Indian market in 1995, is used to treat headaches, backaches, menstrual pain, muscle pain, arthritis and post-oper...