Ingredient record · Iron supplement for anaemia
Iron: 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
2 entries containing Iron are on India's banned-drugs list, and 2 are banned today. 127 batches of medicines containing Iron failed a government lab test between January 2019 and July 2026, from 73 manufacturers. A failed batch concerns that batch only, not the medicine or every brand.
2
Banned combinations in force
0
Other listed orders (stayed, restricted, quashed)
127
Batches failed a lab test
Jul 2026
Latest lab alert
On the banned-drugs list
Iron 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony Potassium Tartrate + Dried Ferrous SulphateFixed-dose combination · antibiotics | Banned | S.O. 3286(E) | 2 August 2024 | 156 FDCs · Aug 2024 | Prohibited under s.26A; notifications dated 02.08.2024, gazetted 21-22 Aug 2024. |
| Iron with Strychnine, Arsenic and YohimbineFixed-dose combination · vitamins | Banned | GSR 578(E) | 23 July 1983 | Classic bans | In force per CDSCO consumer list (1983-2017) |
Products that failed lab tests
Product names as printed by the testing labs, grouped. Open a product to see every batch number.
Top 30 of 40 products by number of batches.
Most recent failed batches
| Product | Batch | Manufacturer | Reason declared NSQ | Tested by | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soflgel Capsules Ferrous ascorbate Folic Acid &Zinc Soft Getatin Capsules | CD-251244BMfg 2025-01 · Exp 2027-05 | Capsoft Healthcare Pvt. LtdHimachal Pradesh | Description & Disintegration test "and does not conform to label claim with respect to " Assay for folic AcidAssay | RDTL. Bellary KarnatakaState lab | Jul 2026 |
| Iron, Folic Acid, Cyanocobalamin & Zinc Sulphate Syrup | BV616Mfg 2025-10 · Exp 2027-03 | Biva Healthcare | The sample does not conform to claim as per Schedule V of Drugs and Cosmetics Rules 1945 with respect to Assay of Cyanocobalamin.Assay | CDL, KolkataCDSCO lab | Jul 2026 |
| Iron n& Folic Acid Tablets I? | QT1572Mfg 2025-03 · Exp 2027-02 | Quest Laboratories Pvt. LtdMadhya Pradesh | The sample does not conform to claim as per IP in respect to test for DescriptionDescription | SDTL, JharkhandState lab | Jul 2026 |
| Ferrous Ascorbate, Folic Acid and Cyanocobalamin Suspension | 18260226AMfg 2026-01 · Exp 2028-12 | Macleods Pharmaceuticals LtdSikkim | Identity test negative for Folic Acid & content of Elemental IronOther | Lucknow LabState lab | Jul 2026 |
| Ferrous Ascorbate & Folic Acid Tablets IP | LTA-45315AMfg 2024-10 · Exp 2026-09 | Life Vision HealthcareHimachal Pradesh | The sample does not conform to I.P. w.r.to the tests for AssayAssay | SDTL,GuwahatiState lab | Jul 2026 |
| Ferrous Ascorbate & Folic Acid Tablets IP | FAM-677Mfg 2025-08 · Exp 2027-01 | Healer's Lab Unit IIHimachal Pradesh | NSQOther | DTL BhopalState lab | Jul 2026 |
| Ferrous Ascorbate & Folic Acid Tablets IP | FAM-656Mfg 2025-08 · Exp 2027-01 | Healer's Lab Unit IIHimachal Pradesh | NSQOther | DTL BhopalState lab | Jul 2026 |
| Ferrous Ascorbate & Folic Acid Tablets IP | FAM-629Mfg 2025-05 · Exp 2026-10 | Healer's Lab Unit IIHimachal Pradesh | NSQOther | DTL BhopalState lab | Jul 2026 |
| Ferrous Ascorbate & Folic Acid Tablets IP | FAM-649Mfg 2025-05 · Exp 2026-10 | Healer's Lab Unit IIHimachal Pradesh | NSQOther | DTL BhopalState lab | Jul 2026 |
| Ferrous Ascorbate & Folic Acid Tablets IP | FAM-628Mfg 2025-05 · Exp 2026-10 | Healer's Lab Unit IIHimachal Pradesh | NSQOther | DTL BhopalState lab | Jul 2026 |
| Ferrous Assorbate, Folic Acid and Cyanocobalamin Suspension | 18260226AMfg 2026-01 · Exp 2028-12 | Macleods Pharmaceuticals LtdSikkim | 01. ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID I.P. ?Less than prescribed limit.Assay | SFDTL UttarakhandState lab | Jul 2026 |
| Ferric Carboxymaltose Injection 50 mg/ml | RC26003Mfg 2026-01 · Exp 2027-12 | Maan Pharmaceuticals LtdGujarat | The sample does not conform to Manufacturer's specification with respect to test for Particulate matter and Bacterial endotoxins.Particulate matter | CDL, KolkataCDSCO lab | Jul 2026 |
| Ferrous Sulphate And Folic Acid Tablets I.P. | CFR-Y15Mfg 2025-04 · Exp 2027-03 | Cyano Pharma (P) LtdMadhya Pradesh | DescriptionDescription | RDTL, Hubli, KarnatakaState lab | Jun 2026 |
| Ferrous Sulphate & Folic Acid Tablets I.P. | B250205Mfg 2025-02 · Exp 2027-01 | Bochem Healthcare Pvt. Ltd | Description Tablets having Mottling Defect/Discoloration.Description | SDFTL US Nagar,UKState lab | Jun 2026 |
| Ferrous Asparto Glycinate L- Methylfolate Calcium & Methylcobalamin Soft Gelatin Capsules | D251058AMfg 2025-04 · Exp 2027-03 | Sigma Softgel & FormulationHimachal Pradesh | Sample does not confrom to Schedule V of the Drug Rule 1945 with respect to the disintegration and assay of L-Methylfolate Calcium as specified in the laboratory protocol.Assay | RDTL, ErnakulamState lab | Jun 2026 |
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