Tag: ketoprofen

In a welcome move to the country’s vulture population, the Union Health Ministry has stopped the veterinary use of aceclofenac and ketoprofen and its formulations, with immediate effect. These are two of the three “vuture-toxic” drugs that conservationists have been seeking a ban on. The third drug is nimesulide.About 16 years ago, India had banned the veterinary use of diclofenac, as it was found to be toxic for vultures. More recently, conservationists had approached the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on the other three drugs as well, to...