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Cefoperazone: 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 Cefoperazone is on India's banned-drugs list. 10 batches of medicines containing Cefoperazone failed a government lab test between July 2021 and September 2024, from 10 manufacturers. A failed batch concerns that batch only, not the medicine or every brand.
On the banned-drugs list
Cefoperazone 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 Cefoperazone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cefoperazone Sulbactam | 6 | 6 | Sep 2024 |
| Cefoperazone | 3 | 3 | Dec 2023 |
| Cefo S Cefoperazone Sulbactam | 1 | 1 | Apr 2023 |
Most recent failed batches
| Product | Batch | Manufacturer | Reason declared NSQ | Tested by | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cefoperazone and Sulbactam for Injection (KEFZONE-S INJECTION) | Batch AB234007CMfg Jun 2024 · Exp May 2026 | ANG Lifesciences India LtdHimachal Pradesh | Particulate MatterParticulate matter | RDTL ChandigarhCDSCO lab | Sep 2024 |
| Cefoperazone & Sulbactam For Injection (Todaycef 1.5 G) | Batch D0481Mfg Nov 2023 · Exp Oct 2025 | Daxin Pharmaceuticals Pvt. LtdHimachal Pradesh | Clarity of Solution, Particulate matter and AssayAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Aug 2024 |
| Cefoperazone& Sulbactam for Injection | Batch B- 22680DMfg Jan 2023 · Exp Dec 2024 | Pace BiotechHimachal Pradesh | The sample does not conforms to claim as per The Schedule V of The Drugs and Cosmetics Act,1940withrespectto the Test for 'Clarity of solution' and' Particulate matter'Particulate matter | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | May 2024 |
| Cefoperazone Injection IP. (NOZACEF-1 GM) | Batch PD042309Mfg Apr 2023 · Exp Mar 2025 | Primus PharmaceuticalsHimachal Pradesh | Assay of CefoperazoneAssay | RDTL GuwahatiState lab | Dec 2023 |
| CEFOPERAZONE INJECTION IP (PICOZONE INJECTION) | Batch HICO23010 AMfg Oct 2023 · Exp Sep 2025 | Health Biotech LtdHimachal Pradesh | Particulate matter, Clarity of Solution and AssayAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Dec 2023 |
| Cefoperazone & Sulbactam for injection | Batch S3A099Mfg Jan 2023 · Exp Dec 2024 | Arion HealthcareHimachal Pradesh | Assay of SulbactamAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Aug 2023 |
| Cefo-S (Cefoperazone & Sulbactam for Injection) | Batch I220044BMfg Jul 2022 · Exp Jun 2024 | Astrica Healthcare Pvt. LtdPunjab | Assay of SulbactamAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Apr 2023 |
| Cefoperazone and Sulbactam For Injection (Suf-DT Injection) | Batch SRI22-011R3Mfg Jun 2022 · Exp May 2024 | Subham RemediesUttarakhand | Clarity and Colour of Solution, Water and Assay of Sulbactam sodiumAssay | RDTL ChandigarhCDSCO lab | Nov 2022 |
| Cefoperazone & Sulbactam for Injection 2g | Batch 6400222Mfg Feb 2022 · Exp Jan 2024 | Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals LtdKarnataka | Particulate Matter & Clarity of solutionParticulate matter | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Nov 2022 |
| Cefoperazone for Injection I.P. 1000 mg | Batch CS-0016Mfg Apr 2021 · Exp Mar 2023 | Sunvet Pharma Pvt. LtdHimachal Pradesh | Description, Identification, pH, Water, Particulate Matter, Clarity of Solution, AssayAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Jul 2021 |
Holding a strip or bottle? The batch number is printed after "B. No." Check it against every alert. If it matches, return it to the pharmacy. What the labels mean: status guide.