Ingredient record · Acid reducer (H2 blocker)
Famotidine: 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
12 entries containing Famotidine are on India's banned-drugs list, and 6 are banned today. No batch containing it appears in the lab alerts. A failed batch concerns that batch only, not the medicine or every brand.
6
Banned combinations in force
6
Other listed orders (stayed, restricted, quashed)
0
Batches failed a lab test
None
Latest lab alert
On the banned-drugs list
Famotidine 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.
| Drug / combination | Action | Notification | Date | Order | Status note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diclofenac + Paracetamol + Chlorzoxazone + FamotidineFixed-dose combination · painkillers | Banned | S.O. 4387(E) | 7 September 2018 | 328 FDCs · Sep 2018 | In force per CDSCO list as on 22.11.2021 |
| Paracetamol + Diclofenac + FamotidineFixed-dose combination · painkillers | Banned | S.O. 4390(E) | 7 September 2018 | 328 FDCs · Sep 2018 | In force per CDSCO list as on 22.11.2021 |
| Aceclofenac + Paracetamol + FamotidineFixed-dose combination · painkillers | Banned | S.O. 4414(E) | 7 September 2018 | 328 FDCs · Sep 2018 | In force per CDSCO list as on 22.11.2021 |
| Magaldrat + Famotidine + SimethiconeFixed-dose combination · gi | Banned | S.O. 4497(E) | 7 September 2018 | 328 FDCs · Sep 2018 | In force per CDSCO list as on 22.11.2021 |
| Famotidine + Oxytacaine + MagaldrateFixed-dose combination · gi | Banned | S.O. 4503(E) | 7 September 2018 | 328 FDCs · Sep 2018 | In force per CDSCO list as on 22.11.2021 |
| Oxetacaine + Magaldrate + FamotidineFixed-dose combination · gi | Banned | S.O. 4512(E) | 7 September 2018 | 328 FDCs · Sep 2018 | In force per CDSCO list as on 22.11.2021 |
| Diclofenac + Paracetamol + Chlorzoxazone + FamotidineFixed-dose combination · painkillers | Quashed | S.O. 715(E) | 10 March 2016 | 344 FDCs · Mar 2016 | Quashed by Delhi HC 1 Dec 2016; see 2018 re-ban |
| Paracetamol + Diclofenac + FamotidineFixed-dose combination · painkillers | Quashed | S.O. 718(E) | 10 March 2016 | 344 FDCs · Mar 2016 | Quashed by Delhi HC 1 Dec 2016; see 2018 re-ban |
| Aceclofenac + Paracetamol + FamotidineFixed-dose combination · painkillers | Quashed | S.O. 744(E) | 10 March 2016 | 344 FDCs · Mar 2016 | Quashed by Delhi HC 1 Dec 2016; see 2018 re-ban |
| Magaldrate + Famotidine + SimethiconeFixed-dose combination · gi | Quashed | S.O. 834(E) | 10 March 2016 | 344 FDCs · Mar 2016 | Quashed by Delhi HC 1 Dec 2016; see 2018 re-ban |
| Famotidine + Oxytacaine + MagaldrateFixed-dose combination · gi | Quashed | S.O. 840(E) | 10 March 2016 | 344 FDCs · Mar 2016 | Quashed by Delhi HC 1 Dec 2016; see 2018 re-ban |
| Oxetacaine + Magaldrate + FamotidineFixed-dose combination · gi | Quashed | S.O. 849(E) | 10 March 2016 | 344 FDCs · Mar 2016 | Quashed by Delhi HC 1 Dec 2016; see 2018 re-ban |
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