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Bisacodyl: 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 Bisacodyl is on India's banned-drugs list. 19 batches of medicines containing Bisacodyl failed a government lab test between March 2019 and September 2026, from 12 manufacturers. A failed batch concerns that batch only, not the medicine or every brand.
On the banned-drugs list
Bisacodyl 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 Bisacodyl 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bisacodyl | 9 | 5 | Sep 2026 |
| Bisacodyl Gastro Resistant | 6 | 4 | Aug 2026 |
| Bisacodyl Gr | 1 | 1 | Feb 2026 |
| Bisacodyl Gastro Resistance | 1 | 1 | Dec 2023 |
| Bisacodyl Bicolax | 1 | 1 | Nov 2022 |
| Lexinet | 1 | 1 | Mar 2019 |
Most recent failed batches
| Product | Batch | Manufacturer | Reason declared NSQ | Tested by | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisacodyl Tablets IP 5 mg | Batch 05528Mfg Dec 2025 · Exp Nov 2028 | Healthy Life Pharma Pvt. LtdMaharashtra | Content of BisacodylOther | FDL, VadodaraState lab | Sep 2026 |
| Bisacodyl Tablets IP 5 mg | Batch 08676Mfg Mar 2026 · Exp Feb 2029 | Healthy Life Pharma Pvt. LtdMaharashtra | Content of BisacodylOther | FDL, VadodaraState lab | Sep 2026 |
| Bisacodyl Gastro-Resistant Tablets IP | Batch T50968AMfg Dec 2025 · Exp Nov 2028 | Samson Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. - Samson Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. 152Himachal Pradesh | The sample does not conform to IP, in respect of DissolutionDissolution | LUCKNOW LABState lab | Aug 2026 |
| Bisacodyl Tablets IP 5mg | Batch 8676Mfg Mar 2026 · Exp Feb 2029 | Healthy Life Pharma Pvt. LtdMaharashtra | The sample does not conform to I.P. w.r.to the tests for AssayAssay | SDTL,GuwahatiState lab | Jul 2026 |
| Bisacodyl gastro-resistant Tablets IP | Batch 2518853T002Mfg Jun 2025 · Exp May 2028 | Scott-Edil Pharmacia LtdHimachal Pradesh | Sample does not conform to IP 2022 standards. This particular batch sample fails the test DissolutionDissolution | RDTL, ErnakulamState lab | Jun 2026 |
| Bisacodyl Gastro Resistant Tablets IP | Batch 2518853T001Mfg Jan 2025 · Exp Dec 2027 | Scott-Edil Pharmacia LtdHimachal Pradesh | The sample does not conform to IP 2022 requirements w.r.t Dissolution TestDissolution | DTL,Dalgate Srinagar kashmirState lab | May 2026 |
| Bisacodyl GR Tablets IP 5MG | Batch LMT240480Mfg Apr 2024 · Exp Mar 2026 | Life Max Cancer LaboratoriesUttarakhand | The sample does not conform to I.P.w.r.t. the test for Dissolution and AssayAssay | SDTL, AssamState lab | Feb 2026 |
| Bisacodyl Tablets Ip 5mg | Batch TA24366Mfg Jun 2023 · Exp Apr 2026 | Saintlife Pharmaceuticals LtdUttarakhand | Sample does not conform to IP specification for Bisacodyl Tablets with respect to DissolutionDissolution | DTL ChennaiState lab | Apr 2025 |
| Bisacodyl Tablets IP 5mg | Batch TA24688Mfg Aug 2024 · Exp Jul 2026 | Saintlife Pharmaceuticals LtdUttarakhand | Sample does not conform to IP specification for Bisacodyl Tablets with respect to Dissolution (Acid medium and Buffer medium)Dissolution | DTL ChennaiState lab | Apr 2025 |
| Bisacodyl Gastro- Resistant Tablets IP (Edilax) | Batch 2418853T003Mfg Jun 2024 · Exp May 2027 | Scott-Edil Pharmacia LtdHimachal Pradesh | Does not comply with respect to test for DisintegrationDisintegration | State Lab PuducherryState lab | Apr 2025 |
| BISACODYL TABLETS I.P. (Bisalax Tablets) | Batch T-14996Mfg Dec 2022 · Exp May 2025 | Karnani pharmaceuticals Pvt ltdUttarakhand | Dissolution (Buffer stage), Related substances and Assay of BisacodylAssay | CDTL MumbaiCDSCO lab | Sep 2024 |
| Bisacodyl Tablets I.P. 5 mg (Laxagen) | Batch 230754Mfg Jul 2023 · Exp Jun 2026 | Modi AntibioticsGujarat | Related SubstancesRelated substances | CDTL MumbaiCDSCO lab | Jan 2024 |
| Bisacodyl Gastro- Resistance Tablets IP 5mg (Bisacodyl) | Batch EGT10909Mfg Sep 2021 · Exp Aug 2024 | Elder Labs LimitedHimachal Pradesh | Assay, DissolutionAssay | CDTL MumbaiCDSCO lab | Dec 2023 |
| BISACODYL GASTRO- RESISTANT TABLETS IP 5 mg | Batch T-230766Mfg Sep 2023 · Exp Aug 2025 | Sunlife SciencesUttarakhand | DissolutionDissolution | CDTL HyderabadCDSCO lab | Nov 2023 |
| (DUCOLAX) Bisacodyl Tablet I.P. 5 mg | Batch 220259Mfg Feb 2022 · Exp Jan 2025 | Modi AntibioticsGujarat | Assay and DissolutionAssay | CDTL KolkataCDSCO lab | Mar 2023 |
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