Classification of Drugs in Nepal
For the purpose of classificatio (categorization) of drugs pursuant to Section 17 of the Drug Act, drugs are classified in categories “KA (a)”, “KHA (b)” and “(GA) c” and every categories may have sub categories. The drugs classified in categories “a”, “b” and “c” and sub categories under such categories shall be as mentioned in Schedule –4. (Section10)
Category “KA (a)” consists of narcotic and poisonous drugs and category “KHA (b)” consists Antibiotics, Hermons etc drugs. The drugs under these categories shall be sold only on the prescription of a Doctor and these drugs shall be sold by a pharmacist or professional ownself or only in the presence of any one out of either a pharmacist or a professional.
The drugs under category “GA (c)” consist of OTC medicines, Antihistaminics , Vitamins etc and may be sold by any seller on the basis of experience and even without the prescription of doctor and the presence of a pharmacist or a professional shall not be compulsory while selling the drug.
- Sub category 1 of Category “GA (c)” , shall consist the drugs that contain prescribed percentage of prescribed drugs in that sub category.
- Sub category 2 of Category “GA (c)”, consist of the drugs containing the active ingredients mentioned in that sub category or any substance related to it.
Category “KA”
Classification of drugs in categories & sub categories Category “KA”. This category has the following sub categories 1 & 2 :
Sub category – 1
This sub category has the following Narcotic drugs and the drugs containing the related substances to it :
- Acetyl methadol
- Allyl prodine
- Alpha acetyl methadol
- Alpha meprodine
- Alpha methadol
- Aceterphin hydrochloride
- Acetyl dihydrocodeine
- Alpha prodine
- Anileridine
- Acetyl dihydrocodinon
- Apomorphine
- Benzithidine
- Bita acetyl methadol
- Bitameprodine
- Bitamethadole
- Bitaprodine
- Benzyl morphine
- Benzitramide
- Clonitazine
- Codeine Methyl Bromide
- Codeine–N–oxide
- Cyprine phine
- Codeine
- Dextro Moramide
- Dextroraphan
- Diamprenmide
- Diethyl thyambutine
- Dimenoxadole
- Dimephoptanole
- Dimethyl Thyambutine
- Dioxaphetyle Butieret
- Dipipanone
- Desomorphine
- Dihydro morphine
- Dihydro Codeine
- Dihydro Codeinone
- Dihydro hydroxy Codeinone
- Dihydroxy Dyhydro morphine hydrochloride
- Ethyl methyl Thyambutine
- Etonitazine
- Etoceridine
- Etomorphine
- Ethyl morphine
- Phurethidine
- Phentanyle
- Hydroxy pethidine
- Heroine or Diacetyl morphine
- Hydro morphone
- Phitobemidone
- Levomoramide
- Levo phenacylemorphan
- Levo metharphan
- Levarphanole
- Marpheridine
- Methyl desarphine
- Methyl dihydromerphine
- Morphine Methyl Bromide
- Morphine–N–oxide
- Myrophine
- Metazosin
- Methadone
- Moramide
- Morphine
- Nullophine
- Naracymethadol
- Narliverphenol
- Narmethadone
- Narpipanone
- Nicocodeine
- Nico morphine
- Narmorphine
- Narcodeine
- Oxymorphone
- Opium
- Phenadoxon
- Phenampromide
- Phenomorphan
- Phenoperidine
- Piritramide
- Proheptazin
- Proparidine
- Pethidine
- Phenazocine
- Piminodine
- Phenmetrazine
- Recimoramide
- Recimeatharphan
- Recimorphan
- Trimeperidine
- Amphetamin
- Bufetenin
- Diethyl triptamin
- Dymethyl triptamin
- Evogen
- Lycergic Acid Diethylamide
- Active Ingredients of Marijuana
- Methamphetamin
- Mescyalin
- Methyl phenidet
- Peyot
- N–ethyl–3 piparidyle Benzilet
- Cilocybin
- Barbiqueric Acid & Itis Derivatives
a. Amobarbital
b. Barbital
c. Methyl Pheno Barbital
d. Pheno Barbital - Cloro Hexadol
- Cocaine
- Ethchlor Vinyl
- Ethinamet
- Glutethimide
- Lycergic Acid
- Lycergic Acid Amide
- Meprovamet
- Methacoilan
- Methiprilan
- Methohexital
- Petrichloral
- Phencyclidine
- Sulphone diethyl Methene
- Sulphone Methene
- M–Methyl–3 pipradyle Bengilet
- Cilocine
- Morphine Methyl Salphonet
Sub Category – 2
This sub category consists the drugs containing the following active ingredients or any substance related to such ingredients :
- Raolphia Alcolides
- Yohimba Alcolide
- Veratram Alcolide
- Quinidine
- Procainamide
- Codoxim
- Lobelia Alcolide
- Chloroform
- Orthocaine
- Procaine
- Tropa cocane
- 6 – Mercaptopurine
- Methotrexate
- Vincristine
- Vinblastine
- Chloromethene Hydrochloride
- Beladona & it’s Alcolide
- Dhatura
- Biperidine
- Di–isopropyle Flurophosponate
- Alyl Isopropyle Acetyl Uuria
- Butyl cloral Hydrate
- Cloral Pharmamide
- Cloral Butane
- Cloral Hydrate
- Paraldihyde
- Phenyl Acetyl Urea
- Troxidone
- Benoctizine
- Hiparin
- Warfarin
- Echonite Alcolide
- Phenyl Cinchoninic Acid
- Propoxyphine
- Epiyol
- Amayl Nitrite
- Mannitol Hexamitrate
- Ergot Alcolide and Its Derivatives
- Mustin Hydrochloride
- Aminopterin
- Busulphan
- Chlorambucil
- Cyclophosphamide
- Monomustin Hydrochloride
- Triethinyl Thayo phosphoramide
- Guanidine
- Berium or Its compound except Berium sulphate
- Gyalavine
- Lodexium
- Iletarium
- Conin
- Antimani Potasium Tartrate
- Imetine
- Stilbocaptate
- Digitalics and Its Glycosides
- Disulphiram
- Cantharidine
- Epinephrine
- Liverternal
- Lead and it’s compound
- Methanol
- Zinc and it’s compound
- Mercury and It’s compound
- Phennformin
- Azathioprine
- Sabidila Alcolide
- Thalium
- Pomegrenet Alcolides
- Nicotine
- Noxmomica and Its Alcolides
- Arsenic and It’s compound
- Gelsimium Alcalide
Category – “KHA”
This category consists the drugs containing the following active ingredients or any substance related to such ingredients :
- Anti Rabies Serum
- Antigen
- Antitoxin
- Antivenom
- Sera
- Serum Protein
- Toxin
- Penicillin and its penicillins
- (a) Benzyl Penicillin
(b) Benzathine Benzyl Penicillin
(c) Procane Benzyl Penicillin
(d) Phenoxymethylpenicilin
(e) cloxacillin
(f) Ampicillin
(g) Amoxycilin - Tetracycline and its Derivatives
(a) Oxytetracyclline
(b) Chlortetracycline
(c) Doxycycline - Gramicidine
- Wacitracin
- Polymyxcin B
- Nistatin
- Amphotericin B
- Viomycin
- Rifampin
- Streptomycin
- Canamycin
- Neo mycin
- Paramomycin
- Gentamycin
- Erythromycin
- Chloramphenicol
- Carbomycin
- Faramycitine
- Griseofulvin
- Navobiocin
- Olindomycin
- Spyromycin
- Bancomycin
- Sulfamethoxazole
- Sulfameopyrazin
- Sulfamethoxine
- Sulfadoxine
- Sulfaurazole
- Sulfamethoxy Pyridizine
- Sulfasomizole
- Sulfasalazine
- Benzocaine
- Ether
- Luracine
- Halothane
- Leaocane
- Nitrous Oxide
- Tribromethanol
- Theopental Sodium
- Ethambutol
- Isonicotinic Acid Hydrozide and It’s Derivative
- Isoniazid
- Pyrizinamide
- Paraminosolisilic Acid
- Thiacetazone
- Protamine Sulphate
- Acetazolamide
- Bendrofluazide
- Chlorothiazide
- Frusemide
- Hydrochlorothiazide
- Methyl Chlorothiazide
- Polythiazide
- Spironolactone
- Triamterene
- Dimercoprol
- Phytomenadione
- Triethanolamine
- Paraleadoxin
- Vitamin D. as Single preparation
- Ethosoximide
- Hydentwine
- Methosoximide
- Oxazolidine
- Paramethadione
- Phensoximide
- Endomethacin
- Metamezole
- Oxiphen Butazone
- Phenyl Butazone
- Pentazocine
- Pyrivinium
- Thiobendazole
- Nitrofurantoin
- Verapamil Injection
- Erythrityle Tetranitrate
- Glyceryl Trinitrate
- Isosorbide Dinitrate or sorbide Nitrate
- Iso prenaline
- Isosuprine
- Chlorisandamin chloride
- Cyclopenthiazide
- Hydrolazine Injection
- Methyldopa
- Bitablockers
(a) Propanolol
(b) Isopreterenol
(c) Sotalol
(d) Dichloro Isopreterenol - Captodine
- Amitriptyline
- Amipramine
- Triamipramine
- Trianyle Cipromine
- Promethazine Hydrochloride
- Pecazine
- Phenylzine
- Provazine
- Prochloro Perazine
- Acepromazin Maliate
- Azamaline and Its compounds
- Diazepam
- Haloperidol
- Isocarboxazid
- Triflupromazine
- Theo Propazet
- Chlormezanon
- Chlor Promazine
- Chloro Prothioxine
- Hydroxizine
- Diphenyl Pyraline Hydrochloride
- Prophen Pyridomine
- Chlophazimine
- Dapsone
- Iopanoic Acid
- Sodium Amidotrizoate
- Tuberculin
- Phentolamine
- Azapentine
- Brethilium Tosilate
- Probenicid
- Stilboglucogate
- Primaquine
- Levodopa
- Allopurinol
- Carbutamide
- Chloropropamide
- Metamorphine
- Talbutamide
- Dextran 40
- Dextran 70
- Hexocyclian Methyl Sulphate
- Suxamethonium
- Pempidine
- Polytheouracil
- Pentamidine
- Iserine
- Neostigmine
- Carbacoal
- Pilocarpine
- Pyridostigmine
- Trihexyphenidyl
- Hermons :–
(a) Insulin
(b) Thyroid Extract & Thyroxin
(c) Pitutory Extract
(d) Oxitocin
(e) Vaso precin
(f) Edrenocarticotropic Hermons
(g) Benzoistrol
(h) Dexamethasone
(i) Ethinylestradiol
(j) Betamethasone
(k) Cartisone
(l) Hydrocartisone
(m) Norethisterone
(n) Prednisolone
(o) Testosterone
(p) Triamcenolone - Meglumin
- Salbutamol
- Trimethoprim
- Stropine
- Retinal as single preparation
- Triameparazine
Category – GA
This category has the following sub category 1 and 2
Sub category – 1
This sub category consists of the following drugs out of the drugs mentioned in category A and B, not exceeding the percentage mentioned here with – Percentage
- Econite Alcolide 0.20
- Amino Alcohol 10.00
- Antimani & it’s compound 1.00
- Apomorphine 0.20
- Arsenic & it’s compound 0.01
- Stropin 0.15
- Beladona Alkalide 0.15
- Brucin 0.20
- Catharidine 0.10
- Coca Alkalide 0.10
- Cocaine 0.10
- Codeine 1.00
- Colchicum 0.50
- Coneine 0.10
- Cotarnine 0.20
- Dhatura 0.15
- Desomorphine 1.50
- Dextromethorpha 1.50
- Dihydroxy Dihymorphine 0.10
- Emetine 1.00
- Ephdra Alkalide 1.00
- Ethyl Morphin 0.20e
- Gelcemium Alkalide 0.10
- Homatropine 0.10
- Hyocymine 0.15
- Hydrocynic Acid 0.15
- Lovelia Alcolide 0.50
- Morphine 0.20
- Mercuricchloride 1.00
- Mercuriciozide 2.00
- Mercuricnitrate 3.00
- Mercury 0.20
- Mercuric Potasium Iodide 1.00
- Naxmomica 0.20
- Pomegrenet Alcocide 0.50
- Opium 0.20
- Solenicious Alcolide 0.15
- Stavsakar Alcolide 0.20
- Striquinine 0.20
- Veratram Alcolide 1.00
- Hyoscine 0.15
Sub category – 2
This sub category consists the drugs containing the following active ingredients or any substance related to such ingredients :
- Ibuprofen
- Paracetamol
- Nitrezepam
- Promethazine Thiolcate
- Antazolin
- Promazine
- Chlorcyclizine
- Chlorpheniramine
- Dyphenhydramine
- Pheniramine
- Milkizine
- Phenindamine
- Thianalidine
- Sulphadimidine
- Sulphadizine
- Sulphamerazine
- Sulphamethizole
- Sulphanilamide
- Sulphathiozole
- Sulphasomidine
- Sulphaguanidine
- Sulphacetamide
- Tyrothricine as local use
- Biphenium
- Diethyl carbamazine
- Mebendazole
- Nilcosamide
- Piparazine
- Tetramesol
- Amodioquine chlorhydrate
- Chloroquine
- Pyrimethamine
- Ascorbic Acid
- Ergocalcipherol
- Nicotinamide
- Pyridoxine
- Reboflavin
- Thiamine Hydrochloride
- Cyanocobalamine
- Nicothiamide
- Metronidazole
- Aminophylline
- Papaverine
- Diloxanide
- Clinidium Bromide
- Folcodeine
This category shall consist other similar simple drugs.
For more information visit website: https://www.dda.gov.np/
- Banned Drugs in Nepal
- List of Narcotic and Psychotropic Drugs
- Emergency Drugs List of Nepal
- Quality Control Tests of Tablet
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