IPC issues alert on painkiller drug nimesulide over adverse reaction
Pharma standards body Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) has issued a drug safety alert over nimesulide, saying the pill can trigger rashes on the skin (fixed drug eruption). It asked consumers and healthcare professionals to closely monitor the use of the drug and report any adverse reaction to the National Coordination Centre-Pharmacovigilance Programme of India of the IPC.