Thiruvananthapuram : In a major regulatory move aimed at strengthening drug safety, the Kerala government has banned the sale of 10 allopathic medicines and 7 Ayurvedic arishtams after they were declared substandard during official laboratory testing.

The decision was prompted by growing concerns over poor-quality medicines and follows the recent seizure of counterfeit inhaler medicines worth nearly ₹2 lakh from the state.

The banned Ayurvedic formulations, each having a ten-year validity period from the date of manufacture, include Amritarishtam (Batch 0110), Kanakasavam (0114), Ashwagandharishtam (111), Usirasavam (0117), Kudajarishtam (0113) and Abhayarishtam (109), all manufactured by Karunagappally Bala Herbals. Another batch, Ashokaristam (0220) produced by Karunagappally Shiva Ay

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