Ingredient record · Iron supplement for anaemia
Iron: 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
2 entries containing Iron are on India's banned-drugs list, and 2 are banned today. 141 batches of medicines containing Iron failed a government lab test between January 2019 and September 2026, from 76 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)
141
Batches failed a lab test
Sep 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 41 products by number of batches.
Most recent failed batches
| Product | Batch | Manufacturer | Reason declared NSQ | Tested by | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Sucrose Injection USP | Batch MFS-117Mfg Oct 2025 · Exp Sep 2027 | Marc Laboratories Ltd. (Unit III)Himachal Pradesh | The sample does not conform to U.S.P with respect to test for 'Alkalinity' and 'pH'pH | CDL, KolkataCDSCO lab | Sep 2026 |
| Iron Sucrose Injection USP | Batch MFS-134Mfg Dec 2025 · Exp Nov 2027 | Marc Laboratories Ltd. (Unit III)Himachal Pradesh | The sample does not conform to U.S.P with respect to the Test for "pH' and 'AlkalinitypH | CDL, KolkataCDSCO lab | Sep 2026 |
| Iron Sucrose Injection USP | Batch MFS-129Mfg Dec 2025 · Exp Nov 2027 | Marc Laboratories Ltd. (Unit III)Himachal Pradesh | The sample does not conform to U.S.P with respect to test for "Alkalinity" and "pH".pH | CDL, KolkataCDSCO lab | Sep 2026 |
| Iron Sucrose Injection USP | Batch MFS-133Mfg Dec 2025 · Exp Nov 2027 | Marc Laboratories Ltd. (Unit III)Himachal Pradesh | The sample does not conform to U.S.P with respect to test for 'Alkalinity' and 'pH'pH | CDL, KolkataCDSCO lab | Sep 2026 |
| Iron Sucrose Injection USP | Batch MFS-136Mfg Jan 2026 · Exp Dec 2027 | Marc Laboratories Ltd. (Unit III)Himachal Pradesh | The sample does not conform to U.S.P with respect to test for 'pH' and 'Alkalinity'.pH | CDL, KolkataCDSCO lab | Sep 2026 |
| Folic acid & Ferrous Sulphate Syrup Ip | Batch FSF-220Mfg Oct 2025 · Exp Mar 2027 | Medipol Pharmaceutical India Pvt. LtdHimachal Pradesh | Content of Folic acidOther | FDL, VadodaraState lab | Sep 2026 |
| Ferrous ascorbate & folic acid tablet IP (100mg/1.5mg) | Batch FAM-647Mfg May 2025 · Exp Oct 2026 | Healer's Lab Unit IIHimachal Pradesh | Description (Cracking)Description | DTL Bhopal,Madhya PradeshState lab | Sep 2026 |
| Ferrous ascorbate & folic acid tablet IP (100mg/1.5mg) | Batch FAM-646Mfg May 2025 · Exp Oct 2026 | Healer's Lab Unit IIHimachal Pradesh | Description (Cracking)Description | DTL Bhopal,Madhya PradeshState lab | Sep 2026 |
| Ferrous ascorbate & folic acid tablet IP (100mg/1.5mg) | Batch FAM-643Mfg May 2025 · Exp Oct 2026 | Healer's Lab Unit IIHimachal Pradesh | Description (Cracking)Description | DTL Bhopal,Madhya PradeshState lab | Sep 2026 |
| Ferrous ascorbate & folic acid tablet IP (100mg/1.5mg) | Batch FAM-648Mfg May 2025 · Exp Oct 2026 | Healer's Lab Unit IIHimachal Pradesh | Description (Cracking)Description | DTL Bhopal,Madhya PradeshState lab | Sep 2026 |
| Ferrous Ascorbate, Folic Aid & Zinc sulphate Tablets | Batch MPT25035DMfg Apr 2025 · Exp Mar 2027 | Micro Organics Pharmaceuticals (India) Pvt.LtdHimachal Pradesh | Sample does not meets theSpecifications wrt. Disintegration as per IPDisintegration | State Lab, DCL, TelanganaState lab | Sep 2026 |
| Ferric Carboxymaltose Injection 50 mg/ml | Batch RC26003Mfg Jan 2026 · Exp Dec 2027 | 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 | Sep 2026 |
| Iron and Folic Acid IP (Large) | Batch TCW25029ALMfg Nov 2025 · Exp Oct 2027 | Hindustan Laboratories LimitedMaharashtra | The Content of Folic Acid in the Sample is less (i.e.62.36% of stated Amount) than the I.P. Limit. (I.P. Limit- Not less than 90% of the stated Amount)Other | FDAL, MumbaiState lab | Aug 2026 |
| Ferrous Ascorbate & Folic Acid Tablets IP | Batch T-250352Mfg Jul 2025 · Exp Jun 2027 | Daffohils Laboratoies Pvt. LtdUttarakhand | Assay for elemental Iron onlyAssay | RDTL, Hubli, KarnatakaState lab | Aug 2026 |
| Soflgel Capsules Ferrous ascorbate Folic Acid &Zinc Soft Getatin Capsules | Batch CD-251244BMfg Jan 2025 · Exp May 2027 | 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 |
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