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Classification of Drugs in Nepal 

Classification of Drugs in Nepal 

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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 :

  1. Acetyl methadol
  2. Allyl prodine
  3. Alpha acetyl methadol
  4. Alpha meprodine
  5. Alpha methadol
  6. Aceterphin hydrochloride
  7. Acetyl dihydrocodeine
  8. Alpha prodine
  9. Anileridine
  10. Acetyl dihydrocodinon
  11. Apomorphine
  12. Benzithidine
  13. Bita acetyl methadol
  14. Bitameprodine
  15. Bitamethadole
  16. Bitaprodine
  17. Benzyl morphine
  18. Benzitramide
  19. Clonitazine
  20. Codeine Methyl Bromide
  21. Codeine–N–oxide
  22. Cyprine phine
  23. Codeine
  24. Dextro Moramide
  25. Dextroraphan
  26. Diamprenmide
  27. Diethyl thyambutine
  28. Dimenoxadole
  29. Dimephoptanole
  30. Dimethyl Thyambutine
  31. Dioxaphetyle Butieret
  32. Dipipanone
  33. Desomorphine
  34. Dihydro morphine
  35. Dihydro Codeine
  36. Dihydro Codeinone
  37. Dihydro hydroxy Codeinone
  38. Dihydroxy Dyhydro morphine hydrochloride
  39. Ethyl methyl Thyambutine
  40. Etonitazine
  41. Etoceridine
  42. Etomorphine
  43. Ethyl morphine
  44. Phurethidine
  45. Phentanyle
  46. Hydroxy pethidine
  47. Heroine or Diacetyl morphine
  48. Hydro morphone
  49. Phitobemidone
  50. Levomoramide
  51. Levo phenacylemorphan
  52. Levo metharphan
  53. Levarphanole
  54. Marpheridine
  55. Methyl desarphine
  56. Methyl dihydromerphine
  57. Morphine Methyl Bromide
  58. Morphine–N–oxide
  59. Myrophine
  60. Metazosin
  61. Methadone
  62. Moramide
  63. Morphine
  64. Nullophine
  65. Naracymethadol
  66. Narliverphenol
  67. Narmethadone
  68. Narpipanone
  69. Nicocodeine
  70. Nico morphine
  71. Narmorphine
  72. Narcodeine
  73. Oxymorphone
  74. Opium
  75. Phenadoxon
  76. Phenampromide
  77. Phenomorphan
  78. Phenoperidine
  79. Piritramide
  80. Proheptazin
  81. Proparidine
  82. Pethidine
  83. Phenazocine
  84. Piminodine
  85. Phenmetrazine
  86. Recimoramide
  87. Recimeatharphan
  88. Recimorphan
  89. Trimeperidine
  90. Amphetamin
  91. Bufetenin
  92. Diethyl triptamin
  93. Dymethyl triptamin
  94. Evogen
  95. Lycergic Acid Diethylamide
  96. Active Ingredients of Marijuana
  97. Methamphetamin
  98. Mescyalin
  99. Methyl phenidet
  100. Peyot
  101. N–ethyl–3 piparidyle Benzilet
  102. Cilocybin
  103. Barbiqueric Acid & Itis Derivatives
    a. Amobarbital
    b. Barbital
    c. Methyl Pheno Barbital
    d. Pheno Barbital
  104. Cloro Hexadol
  105. Cocaine
  106. Ethchlor Vinyl
  107. Ethinamet
  108. Glutethimide
  109. Lycergic Acid
  110. Lycergic Acid Amide
  111. Meprovamet
  112. Methacoilan
  113. Methiprilan
  114. Methohexital
  115. Petrichloral
  116. Phencyclidine
  117. Sulphone diethyl Methene
  118. Sulphone Methene
  119. M–Methyl–3 pipradyle Bengilet
  120. Cilocine
  121. Morphine Methyl Salphonet

Sub Category – 2

This sub category consists the drugs containing the following active ingredients or any substance related to such ingredients :

  1. Raolphia Alcolides
  2. Yohimba Alcolide
  3. Veratram Alcolide
  4. Quinidine
  5. Procainamide
  6. Codoxim
  7. Lobelia Alcolide
  8. Chloroform
  9. Orthocaine
  10. Procaine
  11. Tropa cocane
  12. 6 – Mercaptopurine
  13. Methotrexate
  14. Vincristine
  15. Vinblastine
  16. Chloromethene Hydrochloride
  17. Beladona & it’s Alcolide
  18. Dhatura
  19. Biperidine
  20. Di–isopropyle Flurophosponate
  21. Alyl Isopropyle Acetyl Uuria
  22. Butyl cloral Hydrate
  23. Cloral Pharmamide
  24. Cloral Butane
  25. Cloral Hydrate
  26. Paraldihyde
  27. Phenyl Acetyl Urea
  28. Troxidone
  29. Benoctizine
  30. Hiparin
  31. Warfarin
  32. Echonite Alcolide
  33. Phenyl Cinchoninic Acid
  34. Propoxyphine
  35. Epiyol
  36. Amayl Nitrite
  37. Mannitol Hexamitrate
  38. Ergot Alcolide and Its Derivatives
  39. Mustin Hydrochloride
  40. Aminopterin
  41. Busulphan
  42. Chlorambucil
  43. Cyclophosphamide
  44. Monomustin Hydrochloride
  45. Triethinyl Thayo phosphoramide
  46. Guanidine
  47. Berium or Its compound except Berium sulphate
  48. Gyalavine
  49. Lodexium
  50. Iletarium
  51. Conin
  52. Antimani Potasium Tartrate
  53. Imetine
  54. Stilbocaptate
  55. Digitalics and Its Glycosides
  56. Disulphiram
  57. Cantharidine
  58. Epinephrine
  59. Liverternal
  60. Lead and it’s compound
  61. Methanol
  62. Zinc and it’s compound
  63. Mercury and It’s compound
  64. Phennformin
  65. Azathioprine
  66. Sabidila Alcolide
  67. Thalium
  68. Pomegrenet Alcolides
  69. Nicotine
  70. Noxmomica and Its Alcolides
  71. Arsenic and It’s compound
  72. Gelsimium Alcalide

Category – “KHA”

This category consists the drugs containing the following active ingredients or any substance related to such ingredients :

  1. Anti Rabies Serum
  2. Antigen
  3. Antitoxin
  4. Antivenom
  5. Sera
  6. Serum Protein
  7. Toxin
  8. Penicillin and its penicillins
  9. (a) Benzyl Penicillin
    (b) Benzathine Benzyl Penicillin
    (c) Procane Benzyl Penicillin
    (d) Phenoxymethylpenicilin
    (e) cloxacillin
    (f) Ampicillin
    (g) Amoxycilin
  10. Tetracycline and its Derivatives
    (a) Oxytetracyclline
    (b) Chlortetracycline
    (c) Doxycycline
  11. Gramicidine
  12. Wacitracin
  13. Polymyxcin B
  14. Nistatin
  15. Amphotericin B
  16. Viomycin
  17. Rifampin
  18. Streptomycin
  19. Canamycin
  20. Neo mycin
  21. Paramomycin
  22. Gentamycin
  23. Erythromycin
  24. Chloramphenicol
  25. Carbomycin
  26. Faramycitine
  27. Griseofulvin
  28. Navobiocin
  29. Olindomycin
  30. Spyromycin
  31. Bancomycin
  32. Sulfamethoxazole
  33. Sulfameopyrazin
  34. Sulfamethoxine
  35. Sulfadoxine
  36. Sulfaurazole
  37. Sulfamethoxy Pyridizine
  38. Sulfasomizole
  39. Sulfasalazine
  40. Benzocaine
  41. Ether
  42. Luracine
  43. Halothane
  44. Leaocane
  45. Nitrous Oxide
  46. Tribromethanol
  47. Theopental Sodium
  48. Ethambutol
  49. Isonicotinic Acid Hydrozide and It’s Derivative
  50. Isoniazid
  51. Pyrizinamide
  52. Paraminosolisilic Acid
  53. Thiacetazone
  54. Protamine Sulphate
  55. Acetazolamide
  56. Bendrofluazide
  57. Chlorothiazide
  58. Frusemide
  59. Hydrochlorothiazide
  60. Methyl Chlorothiazide
  61. Polythiazide
  62. Spironolactone
  63. Triamterene
  64. Dimercoprol
  65. Phytomenadione
  66. Triethanolamine
  67. Paraleadoxin
  68. Vitamin D. as Single preparation
  69. Ethosoximide
  70. Hydentwine
  71. Methosoximide
  72. Oxazolidine
  73. Paramethadione
  74. Phensoximide
  75. Endomethacin
  76. Metamezole
  77. Oxiphen Butazone
  78. Phenyl Butazone
  79. Pentazocine
  80. Pyrivinium
  81. Thiobendazole
  82. Nitrofurantoin
  83. Verapamil Injection
  84. Erythrityle Tetranitrate
  85. Glyceryl Trinitrate
  86. Isosorbide Dinitrate or sorbide Nitrate
  87. Iso prenaline
  88. Isosuprine
  89. Chlorisandamin chloride
  90. Cyclopenthiazide
  91. Hydrolazine Injection
  92. Methyldopa
  93. Bitablockers
    (a) Propanolol
    (b) Isopreterenol
    (c) Sotalol
    (d) Dichloro Isopreterenol
  94. Captodine
  95. Amitriptyline
  96. Amipramine
  97. Triamipramine
  98. Trianyle Cipromine
  99. Promethazine Hydrochloride
  100. Pecazine
  101. Phenylzine
  102. Provazine
  103. Prochloro Perazine
  104. Acepromazin Maliate
  105. Azamaline and Its compounds
  106. Diazepam
  107. Haloperidol
  108. Isocarboxazid
  109. Triflupromazine
  110. Theo Propazet
  111. Chlormezanon
  112. Chlor Promazine
  113. Chloro Prothioxine
  114. Hydroxizine
  115. Diphenyl Pyraline Hydrochloride
  116. Prophen Pyridomine
  117. Chlophazimine
  118. Dapsone
  119. Iopanoic Acid
  120. Sodium Amidotrizoate
  121. Tuberculin
  122. Phentolamine
  123. Azapentine
  124. Brethilium Tosilate
  125. Probenicid
  126. Stilboglucogate
  127. Primaquine
  128. Levodopa
  129. Allopurinol
  130. Carbutamide
  131. Chloropropamide
  132. Metamorphine
  133. Talbutamide
  134. Dextran 40
  135. Dextran 70
  136. Hexocyclian Methyl Sulphate
  137. Suxamethonium
  138. Pempidine
  139. Polytheouracil
  140. Pentamidine
  141. Iserine
  142. Neostigmine
  143. Carbacoal
  144. Pilocarpine
  145. Pyridostigmine
  146. Trihexyphenidyl
  147. 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
  148. Meglumin
  149. Salbutamol
  150. Trimethoprim
  151.  Stropine
  152. Retinal as single preparation
  153. 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

  1. Econite Alcolide 0.20
  2. Amino Alcohol 10.00
  3. Antimani & it’s compound 1.00
  4. Apomorphine 0.20
  5. Arsenic & it’s compound 0.01
  6. Stropin 0.15
  7. Beladona Alkalide 0.15
  8. Brucin 0.20
  9. Catharidine 0.10
  10. Coca Alkalide 0.10
  11. Cocaine 0.10
  12. Codeine 1.00
  13. Colchicum 0.50
  14. Coneine 0.10
  15. Cotarnine 0.20
  16. Dhatura 0.15
  17. Desomorphine 1.50
  18. Dextromethorpha 1.50
  19. Dihydroxy Dihymorphine 0.10
  20. Emetine 1.00
  21. Ephdra Alkalide 1.00
  22. Ethyl Morphin 0.20e
  23. Gelcemium Alkalide 0.10
  24. Homatropine 0.10
  25. Hyocymine 0.15
  26. Hydrocynic Acid 0.15
  27. Lovelia Alcolide 0.50
  28. Morphine 0.20
  29. Mercuricchloride 1.00
  30. Mercuriciozide 2.00
  31. Mercuricnitrate 3.00
  32. Mercury 0.20
  33. Mercuric Potasium Iodide 1.00
  34. Naxmomica 0.20
  35. Pomegrenet Alcocide 0.50
  36. Opium 0.20
  37. Solenicious Alcolide 0.15
  38. Stavsakar Alcolide 0.20
  39. Striquinine 0.20
  40. Veratram Alcolide 1.00
  41. Hyoscine 0.15

Sub category – 2
This sub category consists the drugs containing the following active ingredients or any substance related to such ingredients :

  1. Ibuprofen
  2. Paracetamol
  3. Nitrezepam
  4. Promethazine Thiolcate
  5. Antazolin
  6. Promazine
  7. Chlorcyclizine
  8. Chlorpheniramine
  9.  Dyphenhydramine
  10. Pheniramine
  11. Milkizine
  12. Phenindamine
  13. Thianalidine
  14. Sulphadimidine
  15. Sulphadizine
  16. Sulphamerazine
  17. Sulphamethizole
  18. Sulphanilamide
  19. Sulphathiozole
  20. Sulphasomidine
  21. Sulphaguanidine
  22. Sulphacetamide
  23. Tyrothricine as local use
  24. Biphenium
  25. Diethyl carbamazine
  26. Mebendazole
  27. Nilcosamide
  28. Piparazine
  29. Tetramesol
  30. Amodioquine chlorhydrate
  31. Chloroquine
  32. Pyrimethamine
  33. Ascorbic Acid
  34. Ergocalcipherol
  35. Nicotinamide
  36. Pyridoxine
  37. Reboflavin
  38. Thiamine Hydrochloride
  39. Cyanocobalamine
  40. Nicothiamide
  41. Metronidazole
  42. Aminophylline
  43. Papaverine
  44. Diloxanide
  45. Clinidium Bromide
  46. Folcodeine
    This category shall consist other similar simple drugs.

 

For more information visit website: https://www.dda.gov.np/



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