Ingredient record · Antibiotic (penicillin group)
Ampicillin: bans, restrictions and failed batches in India
Last checked 3 November 2026. Sources: CDSCO banned-drugs notifications and monthly NSQ alerts, Jan 2019 to Sep 2026
No combination containing Ampicillin is on India's banned-drugs list. 15 batches of medicines containing Ampicillin failed a government lab test between January 2020 and September 2026, from 13 manufacturers. A failed batch concerns that batch only, not the medicine or every brand.
On the banned-drugs list
Ampicillin on its own is not on CDSCO's banned list. The entries below are specific combinations that contain it. Status follows CDSCO's own notes on each entry.
No entry containing Ampicillin is on the list compiled from CDSCO's Section 26A notifications (1983 to 2026). That is not a statement that every product containing it is safe.
Products that failed lab tests
Product names as printed by the testing labs, grouped. Open a product to see every batch number.
| Product | Batches | Makers | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ampicillin | 8 | 7 | Sep 2025 |
| Ampicillin Trihydrate Bromhexine Hydrochloride | 2 | 1 | Aug 2025 |
| Ampicillin Capusules | 1 | 1 | Sep 2026 |
| Ampicillin Cloxacillin Mediclox Plus Betamox Amoxycillin Lactic Acid Bacillus | 1 | 1 | May 2026 |
| Macro Ampicloxa | 1 | 1 | Jun 2025 |
| Ampicillin Sodium | 1 | 1 | Apr 2025 |
| Oyscal Ampicillin | 1 | 1 | Jun 2021 |
Most recent failed batches
| Product | Batch | Manufacturer | Reason declared NSQ | Tested by | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampicillin Capusules IP 500mg | Batch ATBC1301Mfg Nov 2025 · Exp Oct 2027 | Unicure India Ltd. C-21 | The sample does not conform to IP with respect to the DissolutionDissolution | SDTL, GuwahatiState lab | Sep 2026 |
| Ampicillin & Cloxacillin Capsules, Mediclox- Plus (as per Front Side of The sample strips), Betamox Plus (as per back side of The sample strips) and Amoxycillin, Cloxacillin & Lactic Acid Bacillus Capsules (As per Form 18) | Batch PBEAL001Mfg Feb 2025 · Exp Jan 2027 | Laborate Pharmaceuticals India LtdHimachal Pradesh | The sample does not conform to claim with respect to Identification and Assay of Ampicillin. The sample is found to contain 246.8 mg Amoxycillin per capsule however, there is no label claim for Amoxycillin in The sample. The sample is deemed to be misbranded drug vide Section 17 of Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 and Rule thereunder.Assay | CDL, KolkataCDSCO lab | May 2026 |
| Ampicillin Injection IP 500mg | Batch 24AP2341Mfg Oct 2024 · Exp Sep 2026 | Pharma Impex Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. South Uttarbhag | sample does not conform to I.P with respect to Particulate matter & Clarity Of Solution.Particulate matter | CDL, KolkataCDSCO lab | Sep 2025 |
| Ampicillin Trihydrate & Bromhexine Hydrochloride Capsules | Batch ABC24006Mfg Apr 2024 · Exp Mar 2026 | Alexa PharmaceuticalsHimachal Pradesh | Assay of Ampicillin Trihydrate and Bromhexine Hydrochloride.Assay | RDTL, GuwahatiCDSCO lab | Aug 2025 |
| Ampicillin Trihydrate & Bromhexine Hydrochloride Capsules | Batch ABC240032Mfg Oct 2024 · Exp Sep 2026 | Alexa PharmaceuticalsHimachal Pradesh | Assay of Bromhexine Hydrochloride and Ampicillin Trihydrate.Assay | RDTL, GuwahatiCDSCO lab | Aug 2025 |
| Macro Ampicloxa (Ampicillin & Cloxacillin Capsules) | Batch C-20404Mfg Feb 2024 · Exp Jan 2026 | Jackson Laboratories Pvt. Ltd | Content of Ampicillin in Ampicillin Trihydrate and Cloxacillin in Cloxacillin SodiumOther | DTL MaduraiState lab | Jun 2025 |
| Ampicillin Sodium Injection I.P. (AMPIVEE- 500 Injection) | Batch TGDI082319 04Mfg Aug 2023 · Exp Jul 2025 | T & G MedicareHimachal Pradesh | SterillityOther | RDTL GuwahatiCDSCO lab | Apr 2025 |
| Ampicillin 1G Powder for Injection 1000 mg | Batch EXPN-24004Mfg Apr 2024 · Exp Mar 2026 | Unital FormulationsHimachal Pradesh | Particulate matter and Assay of Ampicillin Sodium calculated as AmpicillinAssay | RDTL ChandigarhCDSCO lab | Oct 2024 |
| Ampicillin Capsules IP 500 mg (Ampicillin-500 Capsules) | Batch RRCF 002Mfg May 2023 · Exp Apr 2025 | Ross Robinz BiotechHimachal Pradesh | Assay of Ampicillin Trihydrate calculated as AmpicillinAssay | RDTL ChandigarhState lab | Dec 2023 |
| Ampicillin Capsules IP (ampicillin Capsules IP-250) | Batch AMP- 22A07Mfg Jan 2023 · Exp Dec 2024 | Cyper PharmaHimachal Pradesh | Assay of Ampcillin Trihydrate calculated as AmpicillinAssay | RDTL ChandigarhState lab | Jul 2023 |
| Ampicillin Capsules IP | Batch AMI-1901Mfg Jul 2019 · Exp Jun 2022 | Ridley Lifescience Pvt. LtdDelhi | Assay and MisbrandedAssay | RDTL GuwahatiState lab | Apr 2022 |
| Ampicillin 500 mg (Ampicillin Capsules I.P.) | Batch 475Mfg Feb 2020 · Exp Jan 2022 | Super Pharma ProductsMadhya Pradesh | AssayAssay | CDTL MumbaiCDSCO lab | Jul 2021 |
| OYSCAL AMPICILLIN CAPSULES I.P. 500 mg | Batch BPT-6611Mfg Jan 2020 · Exp Jun 2021 | Banson Pharmaceutical Pvt. Ltd | Assay of Vitamin D3Assay | RDTL GuwahatiState lab | Jun 2021 |
| AMPICILLIN CAPSULES I.P. 500 mg | Batch AMP-19B03Mfg Aug 2019 · Exp Jul 2022 | Cyper PharmaHimachal Pradesh | AssayAssay | RDTL GuwahatiState lab | Jun 2021 |
| Ampicillin Capsules I.P. 250 mg | Batch CB181217Mfg Dec 2018 · Exp Nov 2020 | Micron PharmaceuticalsGujarat | AssayAssay | CDTL MumbaiCDSCO lab | Jan 2020 |
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