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Cefoperazone: bans, restrictions and failed batches in India
Last checked 20 September 2026. Sources: CDSCO banned-drugs notifications and monthly NSQ alerts, Jan 2019 to Jul 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) | AB234007CMfg 2024-06 · Exp 2026-05 | ANG Lifesciences India LtdHimachal Pradesh | Particulate MatterParticulate matter | RDTL ChandigarhCDSCO lab | Sep 2024 |
| Cefoperazone & Sulbactam For Injection (Todaycef 1.5 G) | D0481Mfg 2023-11 · Exp 2025-10 | Daxin Pharmaceuticals Pvt. LtdHimachal Pradesh | Clarity of Solution, Particulate matter and AssayAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Aug 2024 |
| Cefoperazone& Sulbactam for Injection | B- 22680DMfg 2023-01 · Exp 2024-12 | 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) | PD042309Mfg 2023-04 · Exp 2025-03 | Primus PharmaceuticalsHimachal Pradesh | Assay of CefoperazoneAssay | RDTL GuwahatiState lab | Dec 2023 |
| CEFOPERAZONE INJECTION IP (PICOZONE INJECTION) | HICO23010 AMfg 2023-10 · Exp 2025-09 | Health Biotech LtdHimachal Pradesh | Particulate matter, Clarity of Solution and AssayAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Dec 2023 |
| Cefoperazone & Sulbactam for injection | S3A099Mfg 2023-01 · Exp 2024-12 | Arion HealthcareHimachal Pradesh | Assay of SulbactamAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Aug 2023 |
| Cefo-S (Cefoperazone & Sulbactam for Injection) | I220044BMfg 2022-07 · Exp 2024-06 | Astrica Healthcare Pvt. LtdPunjab | Assay of SulbactamAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Apr 2023 |
| Cefoperazone and Sulbactam For Injection (Suf-DT Injection) | SRI22-011R3Mfg 2022-06 · Exp 2024-05 | Subham RemediesUttarakhand | Clarity and Colour of Solution, Water and Assay of Sulbactam sodiumAssay | RDTL ChandigarhCDSCO lab | Nov 2022 |
| Cefoperazone & Sulbactam for Injection 2g | 6400222Mfg 2022-02 · Exp 2024-01 | Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals LtdKarnataka | Particulate Matter & Clarity of solutionParticulate matter | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Nov 2022 |
| Cefoperazone for Injection I.P. 1000 mg | CS-0016Mfg 2021-04 · Exp 2023-03 | 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.