Deanxit: The story of a drug that India has failed to ban
The Centre banned the sale of Deanxit, a contested psychiatric drug approved without clinical data. But 10 years on, it continues to be sold by other companies.
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The Centre banned the sale of Deanxit, a contested psychiatric drug approved without clinical data. But 10 years on, it continues to be sold by other companies.
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