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Metoclopramide: 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
1 entry containing Metoclopramide is on India's banned-drugs list, and 1 is banned today. 7 batches of medicines containing Metoclopramide failed a government lab test between April 2020 and January 2025, from 5 manufacturers. A failed batch concerns that batch only, not the medicine or every brand.
On the banned-drugs list
Metoclopramide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metoclopramide with Systemically Absorbed Drugs except Fixed Dose Combination of Metoclopramide with Aspirin/paracetamolFixed-dose combination · painkillers | Banned | GSR 603(E) | 24 August 2001 | Classic bans | Entry text as substituted vide GSR 603(E) dated 2001-08-24; original 1983/1988 notification superseded. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metoclopramide / | 3 | 3 | Jan 2025 |
| Metoclopramide Hcl | 3 | 3 | Dec 2024 |
| Metoclopramide Hydrochloride /ml | 1 | 1 | May 2020 |
Most recent failed batches
| Product | Batch | Manufacturer | Reason declared NSQ | Tested by | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metoclopramide Injection BP | 4EC038092Mfg 2024-08 · Exp 2027-07 | Ciron Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Pvt. LtdMaharashtra | Description and Particulate ContaminationDescription | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Jan 2025 |
| Metoclopramide HCL Injection I.P-2ml | 24DQC64Mfg 2024-03 · Exp 2026-02 | SVP Life SciencesUttarakhand | sample does not conform to the requirement for Assay of MetoclopramideAssay | King Institute ChennaiState lab | Dec 2024 |
| Metoclopramide HCL Injection I.P-2ml | HLI405DMfg 2024-04 · Exp 2026-03 | Himalaya Meditek Pvt. LtdUttarakhand | sample does not conform to the requirement for Assay of MetoclopramideAssay | King Institute ChennaiState lab | Dec 2024 |
| Metoclopramide HCL Injection IP- 2ml | ME404Mfg 2024-03 · Exp 2026-02 | TammanTitoePhar ma Pvt LtdTamil Nadu | Sample does not conform to the requirement for PH.pH | DTL ChennaiState lab | Nov 2024 |
| Metoclopramide Injection IP 10mg / 2ml | 23DQE20Mfg 2023-05 · Exp 2025-04 | SVP Life SciencesUttarakhand | AssayAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Apr 2024 |
| Metoclopramide Hydrochloride Injection IP 5 mg/ml | MEI1902Mfg 2019-05 · Exp 2021-04 | Modern Laboratories 45-47Madhya Pradesh | pHpH | RDTL ChandigarhCDSCO lab | May 2020 |
| Metoclopramide Inj. USP 10MG/2ML | HLI933AMfg 2019-01 · Exp 2020-12 | Himalaya Meditek Pvt. LtdUttarakhand | Organic impurities and AssayAssay | RDTL ChandigarhCDSCO lab | Apr 2020 |
Holding a strip or bottle? The batch number is printed after "B. No." Check it against every alert. If it matches, return it to the pharmacy. What the labels mean: status guide.