Minor pain and this big risk of medicine? Government banned this popular painkiller forever – ..

News India Live, Digital Desk: While today January 1, 2026 is starting with happiness, a big warning has also emerged on the health front. Many of us go to the chemist and ask for any tablet for pain without consulting the doctor. One of these very popular names was ‘Nimesulide’.

Why did the government take this big decision?

The Health Ministry and the team of experts had been investigating the effects of this medicine on the body for a long time. Investigation found that 100 mg tablet of ‘Nimesulide’ was in our Liver And it can have a very bad effect on other parts of the body. In many cases, its serious ‘side effects’ have been seen, which can even prove fatal.

The surprising thing is that this medicine was banned years ago in many developed countries of the world. Now, keeping in mind the safety of people’s lives, the Government of India has also given strict orders to remove it from the market.

What do we do now?

Often old pills are lying in the medicine cabinet of our house. Check your medicines today itself. if on that strip ‘Nimesulide 100mg’ If it is written, then stop taking it immediately. Remember, trying to relieve minor pain can cause major harm to your body.

Change the habit of taking medicines without advice

This news is like a lesson for all of us. Now doctors will not be able to write this medicine in prescription nor will it be sold in medicine shops. If you have chronic pain or may need it in the future, always ask your doctor about other, safer alternative medications. There are alternatives like paracetamol, but it is not right to take them again and again without advice.

Listen to the experts instead of becoming your own doctor. Your health should be your first priority. Why don’t we take the first resolution of this year that we will not take any pill without medical consultation?