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Meropenem: 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 Meropenem are on India's banned-drugs list, and 0 are banned today. 12 batches of medicines containing Meropenem failed a government lab test between February 2021 and January 2026, from 9 manufacturers. A failed batch concerns that batch only, not the medicine or every brand.
0
Banned combinations in force
2
Other listed orders (stayed, restricted, quashed)
12
Batches failed a lab test
Jan 2026
Latest lab alert
On the banned-drugs list
Meropenem 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meropenem 1gm + EDTA for InjectionFixed-dose combination · antibiotics | Halted | CDSCO F.No. 4-01/2023-DC (Misc. 3) dated 11.04.2025, Annexure Sr. 28 | 11 April 2025 | 35 FDCs · Apr 2025 | CDSCO direction to state licensing authorities, 11 Apr 2025, not a Section 26A gazette ban |
| Meropenem 1000mg + Avibactam 500mg InjectionFixed-dose combination · antibiotics | Halted | CDSCO F.No. 4-01/2023-DC (Misc. 3) dated 11.04.2025, Annexure Sr. 35 | 11 April 2025 | 35 FDCs · Apr 2025 | CDSCO direction to state licensing authorities, 11 Apr 2025, not a Section 26A gazette ban |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meropenem | 10 | 8 | Jan 2026 |
| Meroxia Nano Gm | 1 | 1 | Mar 2023 |
| Theopenam | 1 | 1 | Feb 2021 |
Most recent failed batches
| Product | Batch | Manufacturer | Reason declared NSQ | Tested by | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meropenem Injection IP | SDIC449BMfg 2025-09 · Exp 2027-08 | Sunvet HealthcareHimachal Pradesh | Tests for pH and Loss on dryingpH | DTL, Bengaluru, KarnatakaState lab | Jan 2026 |
| Meropenem Injection I.P. 125 mg | MPI2508Mfg 2025-08 · Exp 2027-07 | Modern LaboratoriesMadhya Pradesh | The sample does not conform to I.P. with respect to test for Clarity of solution, Particulate matter and Description.Description | CDL, KolkataCDSCO lab | Jan 2026 |
| Meropenem Injection I.P. 125 mg | MPI2504Mfg 2025-05 · Exp 2027-04 | Modern LaboratoriesMadhya Pradesh | The sample does not conform to I.P. with respect to test for Particulate matter, Clarity of solution, Assay of Meropenem calculated as Anhydrous Meropenem and Description.Assay | CDL, KolkataCDSCO lab | Jan 2026 |
| Meropenem Injection I.P. 125 mg | MPI2506Mfg 2025-07 · Exp 2027-06 | Modern LaboratoriesMadhya Pradesh | The sample does not conform to I.P. with respect to test for Particulate matter, Clarity of solution and Assay of Meropenem calculated as Anhydrous MeropenemAssay | CDL, KolkataCDSCO lab | Jan 2026 |
| Meropenem Injection IP 250 mg | MRO-05Mfg 2024-08 · Exp 2026-07 | Agron Remedies Pvt. LtdUttarakhand | Identification and Assay of Meropenem, Clarity of solution, Particulate Matter, Content of sodium and is also not of standard quality for the reason stated under "Description".Assay | CDL, KolkataCDSCO lab | Jul 2025 |
| Meropenem Injection IP 500 mg (Merohuge 500 ) | A4ITX004Mfg 2024-08 · Exp 2026-07 | Shamshree Lifesciences LimitedHimachal Pradesh | Test of Clarity of solution, Particulate matterParticulate matter | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Dec 2024 |
| Meropenem Injection IP (ZENEM 1 g INJECTION) | B240720DMfg 2024-07 · Exp 2026-06 | Oscar Remedies Pvt. Ltd | Particulate matter and Content of SodiumParticulate matter | RDTL ChandigarhCDSCO lab | Oct 2024 |
| Meropenem Injection IP 0.5 g | PI3075Mfg 2023-04 · Exp 2025-03 | Bharat Parenterals LtdGujarat | Bacterial Endotoxin TestBacterial endotoxins | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Nov 2023 |
| MEROXIA Nano Injection 1 gm (Meropenem Injection I.P.) | D220162Mfg 2022-01 · Exp 2023-12 | Oscar Remedies Pvt. LtdHaryana | Assay of Meropenem & Content of SodiumAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Mar 2023 |
| Meropenem Injection IP 500 mg (MEROMAX INJECTION) | 4731Z002Mfg 2021-02 · Exp 2023-01 | Scott-Edil Advance Research Laboratories & Education LtdHimachal Pradesh | Related SubstancesRelated substances | RDTL ChandigarhCDSCO lab | Feb 2022 |
| Meropenem Injection IP 500 mg (MEROMAX 500 MG INJECTION) | DP1013Mfg 2021-05 · Exp 2023-04 | Scott-Edil Pharmacia LtdHimachal Pradesh | Particulate matterParticulate matter | RDTL ChandigarhCDSCO lab | Oct 2021 |
| Theopenam -1g (Meropenem Injection I.P.) | MERM19015AMfg 2019-07 · Exp 2021-06 | Theon Pharmaceuticals LtdHimachal Pradesh | Particulate Matter and Clarity of SolutionParticulate matter | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Feb 2021 |
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