LIST OF DRUGS APPROVED DURING 2001

Sl.No. Name of Drug Pharmacological Date of

Classification Approval
52 Sildenafil Citrate Male Erectile Dysfunction 08.01.2001
53 Triflusal Platelet Aggregation Inhibitor 17.01.2001
54 Thymosin Alfa-1 Inj. Immunomodulator 17.01.2001
(for chronic Hepatitis-B)
55 Vinorelbin Tartrate Inj. Antineoplastic 17.01.2001
aggregation inhibitor
56 Broncho-Vaxom Antiasthamatic, immune Feb, 2001
boosting drug
57 Indinavir Sulphate Antiviral (Anti-HIV) 01.02.2001
58 Butenafine HCl cream Antifungal 14.02.2001
59 Mirtazapine Antidepressant 14.02.2001
60 Clopidogrel Antithrombotic; platelet 22.02.2001
aggregation inhibitor
61 Mosapride Prokinetic agent, GERD 12.03.2001
62 Donepezil HCl For Alzheimer's Dementia 20.03.2001
63 Bupropion SR Smoking cessation adjunct 10.04.2001
64 Raloxifene HCl Menopausal osteoporosis 04.05.2001
65 Efavirenz Anti-HIV 06.06.2001
66 Moxifloxacin Antibacterial 26.06.2001
67 Misoprostol Antiulcer agent 21.06.2001
68 Human Recombinant Haemopoietic stimulant, 29.06.2001
Granulocyte Colony antineutropenic
Stimulating Factor Inj.
69 Nelfinavir Mesylate Anti-HIV 02.07.2001
70 Ciprofloxacin 1g SR Antibacterial Aug, 2001
71 Tolterodine-L-Tartrate Overactive Bladder 13.09.2001
72 Ebastine Antiallergic 28.09.2001
73 Leflunomide Anti-rheumatoid Arthritis 01.10.2001
74 Citalopram Hydrobromide Antidepressant 03.10.2001
75 Gatifloxacin Antibacterial 03.10.2001
76 Linezolid Antibacterial 04.10.2001
77 Genirelix Antigonadotropin releasing 08.10.2001
hormone (fertility drug)
78 Racecadotril Antidiarrhoel 10.10.2001
79 Cefdinir Antibacterial 10.10.2001
80 Iobitridol Contrast Medium 17.10.2001
81 Estemestane Antineoplastic 18.10.2001
82 Decapeptide For Vitiligo 22.10.2001
83 Oxcarbazepine Antiepileptic 30.10.2001
84 Desloratidine Antiallergic 30.10.2001
85 Zolendronic Acid For Hypercalcaemia 05.11.2001
86 Zafirlukast Antiasthmatic (Leukotriene 03.12.2001
Receptor Antagonist)
87 Ropinirole Dopamine Agonist (for 03.12.2001
Parkinson's Disease)
88 Esomeprazole Mag. Antiulcer 04.12.2001
89 Etanercept-Recomb. Antirheumatic, Tumor Necrosis 07.12.2001
Factor Receptor
90 Imatinib Mesylate Anticancer 09.12.2001
91 Valsartan Antihypertensive 10.12.2001
92 Rabeprazole Antiulcer; Proton pump inhibitor 27.12.2001