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Lorazepam: 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 Lorazepam is on India's banned-drugs list. 16 batches of medicines containing Lorazepam failed a government lab test between June 2021 and September 2026, from 15 manufacturers. A failed batch concerns that batch only, not the medicine or every brand.
Not banned Is Lorazepam banned in India? Not banned · Schedule H1 / NDPS. Read the full status record
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On the banned-drugs list
Lorazepam 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 Lorazepam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorazepam | 14 | 13 | Sep 2026 |
| Lorazepam /ml Welor | 1 | 1 | Dec 2025 |
| Lorazepam /ml | 1 | 1 | Jun 2021 |
Most recent failed batches
| Product | Batch | Manufacturer | Reason declared NSQ | Tested by | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorazepam Tablets IP 2 mg | Batch 4660Mfg Mar 2026 · Exp Feb 2030 | Reliance Formulations Pvt. LtdGujarat | The sample does not conform to I. P. in respect of Assay. (Content of Lorazepam)Assay | Gorakhpur, Uttar PradeshState lab | Sep 2026 |
| Lorazepam Tablets I.P. | Batch T-270162Mfg Apr 2026 · Exp Mar 2028 | Merril Pharma Pvt. LtdUttarakhand | The sample does not conform to claim as per IP 2022 in respect to the Test of Dissolution (after 30 min) and Dissolution (after 60 min)Dissolution | RDTL, ChandigarhCDSCO lab | Sep 2026 |
| Lorazepam Tablets IP 1mg | Batch NTE0461Mfg Jul 2024 · Exp Jun 2026 | Digital VisionHimachal Pradesh | Assay and DissolutionAssay | SDT&RL, BhubaneswarState lab | Jun 2026 |
| Lorazepam Tablets I.P. 2 mg | Batch T240628Mfg Jun 2024 · Exp May 2027 | Micron Pharmaceuticals | Dissolution.Dissolution | RDTL ErnakulamState lab | May 2026 |
| Lorazepam Tablets IP 1mg, | Batch 5071TNIMfg Apr 2025 · Exp Mar 2028 | Windlas Biotech Limited (Plant-2)Uttarakhand | The particular sample fails the tests Dissolution and Assay.Assay | RDTL ErnakulamState lab | Jan 2026 |
| Lorazepam Tablets I.P. 1 mg | Batch OM-10584Mfg Jul 2024 · Exp Jun 2027 | D.D. Pharmaceuticals Pvt. LtdRajasthan | The sample does not conform to claim as per I.P. 2022 with respect to the test for Dissolution and Assay of Lorazepam.Assay | RDTL,GuwahatiCDSCO lab | Jan 2026 |
| Lorazepam Injection IP 2 mg/ml, 2 ml WELOR | Batch WALV24001AMfg Oct 2024 · Exp Mar 2026 | Welcure Remedies Nahan RoadHimachal Pradesh | The sample does not conform to I.P. with respect to test for Particulate matter, Assay and is also not of standard quality for The reason stated under Description.Assay | CDL, KolkataCDSCO lab | Dec 2025 |
| Lorazepam Tablets | Batch LALO24014Mfg Nov 2024 · Exp Oct 2027 | Chimak Health CareHimachal Pradesh | Dissolution test and Assay for LorazepamAssay | KarnatakaState lab | Aug 2025 |
| Lorazepam Tablets IP (LORAT-1) | Batch NR/240715Mfg Jul 2024 · Exp Dec 2026 | SBS BiotechHimachal Pradesh | The Dissolution of Lorazepam does not complies within the prescribed limit of not less than Q value i.e 60% of labelled claim and 80% of labelled claim after 30 min. (45.09%) and after 60 min.(71.34%) respectively as stated in I.P 2022.Dissolution | State Drugs Laboratory, PunjabState lab | Jul 2025 |
| LORAZEPAM TABLETS IP 2mg (ARKAPAM-2) | Batch ST-26091Mfg Jan 2025 · Exp Jun 2027 | Sunvij Drugs Private Limited | Assay (for Lorazepam)Assay | DTL, PuducherryState lab | Jul 2025 |
| Lorazepam Tablets IP 2 mg (Proline-2) | Batch 05P23T03Mfg Mar 2023 · Exp Feb 2027 | Shine Pharmaceuticals LimitedGujarat | Assay for LorazepamAssay | State Lab KarnatakaState lab | Jun 2025 |
| Lorazepam Tablets I.P (1 mg) | Batch 3305Mfg Apr 2024 · Exp Mar 2028 | Reliance Formulation Pvt. Ltd | Assay for Lorazepam? and ?Dissolution TestAssay | State Lab KarnatakaState lab | Jun 2025 |
| Lorazepam Tablets IP 1 mg (PROLINE - 1) | Batch 06P23T03Mfg Aug 2023 · Exp Apr 2027 | Shine Pharmaceuticals LimitedGujarat | AssayAssay | CDTL MumbaiCDSCO lab | Jan 2025 |
| Lorazepam Tablets I.P. 2 mg | Batch LZMT100 6Mfg Feb 2023 · Exp Jan 2025 | Unicure India LtdUttar Pradesh | Dissolution and AssayAssay | CDTL MumbaiCDSCO lab | Aug 2023 |
| LORAZEPAM INJECTION IP | Batch RS1071Mfg Jun 2021 · Exp May 2023 | Aishwarya HealthcareHimachal Pradesh | AssayAssay | RDTL ChandigarhState lab | Sep 2021 |
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