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Misoprostol: 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
No combination containing Misoprostol is on India's banned-drugs list. 18 batches of medicines containing Misoprostol failed a government lab test between February 2019 and April 2026, from 15 manufacturers. A failed batch concerns that batch only, not the medicine or every brand.
On the banned-drugs list
Misoprostol 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 Misoprostol 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misoprostol | 15 | 13 | Apr 2026 |
| Misoprostol Misovent | 1 | 1 | Apr 2023 |
| Misopres | 1 | 1 | Sep 2022 |
| Misoprostol Mst | 1 | 1 | May 2019 |
Most recent failed batches
| Product | Batch | Manufacturer | Reason declared NSQ | Tested by | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misoprostol Tablets IP 200 mcg | BGW02AAAMfg 2025-02 · Exp 2027-01 | Akums Drugs & Pharmaceuticals LtdUttarakhand | The sample does not conform I.P with respect to the Assay of MisoprostolAssay | CDL, KolkataCDSCO lab | Apr 2026 |
| Misoprostol Tablets IP 100mcg | TM-1480005Mfg 2025-02 · Exp 2027-01 | Centurion Remedies Pvt. LtdGujarat | ContentOther | Drugs Testing Laboratory, Madurai-19State lab | Oct 2025 |
| Misoprostol Tablets IP 200 mcg(Misotop 200) | SPT241229Mfg 2024-06 · Exp 2026-05 | Salus Pharmaceuticals 480/211Himachal Pradesh | The content of Misoprostol in the sample is less (i.e 13.82% of the lablled amount) than the IP limitsOther | A.S Kambli Palghar-Zone-1 FDA, Lab MumbaiState lab | May 2025 |
| Misoprostol Tablets I.P. 200 mcg | 22S1GTA 026Mfg 2022-01 · Exp 2023-12 | Synokem Pharmaceuticals LtdUttarakhand | AssayAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Aug 2023 |
| Misoprostol Tablets I.P. 200 mcg | 22HT303Mfg 2022-11 · Exp 2024-10 | Accent Pharmaceuticals & DiagnosticsHimachal Pradesh | AssayAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | May 2023 |
| Misoprostol Tablets IP 200 mcg (Misovent- 200) | ATH-517Mfg 2022-08 · Exp 2024-07 | Astrica Healthcare Pvt. LtdHimachal Pradesh | AssayAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Apr 2023 |
| Misoprostol Tablets I.P. 200 mcg | RT220304Mfg 2022-03 · Exp 2024-02 | Ridley Lifescience Pvt. LtdDelhi | AssayAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Jan 2023 |
| Misoprostol Tablets I.P. 200 mcg | RT220304Mfg 2022-03 · Exp 2024-02 | Ridley Life Science Pvt. LtdDelhi | AssayAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Oct 2022 |
| Misoprostol Tablets I.P. 200 mcg | UHT21422Mfg 2021-12 · Exp 2023-11 | Unimarck Healthcare LtdUttarakhand | AssayAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Sep 2022 |
| Misopres -200 (Misoprostol Tablets I.P. 200 mcg) | T-02095Mfg 2021-07 · Exp 2023-06 | East West Pharma (India) Pvt. LtdUttarakhand | AssayAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Sep 2022 |
| Misoprostol Tablets IP 200mcg | UHT21298Mfg 2021-09 · Exp 2023-08 | Unimarck Healthcare LtdUttarakhand | AssayAssay | RDTL GuwahatiState lab | May 2022 |
| Misoprostol Tablets I.P. 200mcg | MOT20002Mfg 2020-06 · Exp 2022-05 | Vivek Pharmachem (India) LtdRajasthan | AssayAssay | RDTL GuwahatiState lab | Apr 2022 |
| Misoprostol Tablets I.P. 200 mcg | CHT-1086Mfg 2021-04 · Exp 2023-03 | Cotec Healthcare Pvt. LtdUttarakhand | AssayAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Feb 2022 |
| MISOPROSTOL Tablets I.P. 200 mcg | UHT20096Mfg 2020-07 · Exp 2022-06 | Unimark Healthcare LtdUttarakhand | AssayAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Apr 2021 |
| Misoprostol Tablets I.P. 200 mcg MST | 18SGET035Mfg 2018-05 · Exp 2020-04 | Synokem Pharmaceuticals LtdUttarakhand | AssayAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | May 2019 |
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