Ingredient record · Antibiotic (fluoroquinolone)
Norfloxacin: 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
8 entries containing Norfloxacin are on India's banned-drugs list, and 5 are banned today. 35 batches of medicines containing Norfloxacin failed a government lab test between January 2019 and May 2026, from 23 manufacturers. A failed batch concerns that batch only, not the medicine or every brand.
5
Banned combinations in force
3
Other listed orders (stayed, restricted, quashed)
35
Batches failed a lab test
May 2026
Latest lab alert
On the banned-drugs list
Norfloxacin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfloxacin 125mg + Metronidazole 120mg + Simethicone 10mg SuspensionFixed-dose combination · antibiotics | Halted | CDSCO F.No. 4-01/2023-DC (Misc. 3) dated 11.04.2025, Annexure Sr. 26 | 11 April 2025 | 35 FDCs · Apr 2025 | CDSCO direction to state licensing authorities, 11 Apr 2025, not a Section 26A gazette ban |
| Norfloxacin + Tinidazole (with Betacyclodextrin) Eye OintmentFixed-dose combination · eye | Banned | S.O. 3378(E) | 2 August 2024 | 156 FDCs · Aug 2024 | Prohibited under s.26A; notifications dated 02.08.2024, gazetted 21-22 Aug 2024. |
| Norfloxacin + Tinidazole + DicyclomineFixed-dose combination · antibiotics | Banned | S.O. 200(E) | 11 January 2019 | Other orders | One of 80 FDCs prohibited vide S.O. 180(E)-259(E) dated 11.01.2019 (CDSCO letter 22.01.2019). In force per CDSCO list as on 22.11.2021. |
| Norfloxacin + Tinidazole + LoperamideFixed-dose combination · antibiotics | Banned | S.O. 201(E) | 11 January 2019 | Other orders | One of 80 FDCs prohibited vide S.O. 180(E)-259(E) dated 11.01.2019 (CDSCO letter 22.01.2019). In force per CDSCO list as on 22.11.2021. |
| Metronidazole + NorfloxacinFixed-dose combination · antibiotics | Banned | S.O. 4445(E) | 7 September 2018 | 328 FDCs · Sep 2018 | In force per CDSCO list as on 22.11.2021 |
| Norfloxacin + Metronidazole + Zinc AcetateFixed-dose combination · antibiotics | Banned | S.O. 4510(E) | 7 September 2018 | 328 FDCs · Sep 2018 | In force per CDSCO list as on 22.11.2021 |
| Metronidazole + NorfloxacinFixed-dose combination · antibiotics | Quashed | S.O. 776(E) | 10 March 2016 | 344 FDCs · Mar 2016 | Quashed by Delhi HC 1 Dec 2016; see 2018 re-ban |
| Norfloxacin + Metronidazole + Zinc AcetateFixed-dose combination · antibiotics | Quashed | S.O. 847(E) | 10 March 2016 | 344 FDCs · Mar 2016 | Quashed by Delhi HC 1 Dec 2016; see 2018 re-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfloxacin | 29 | 18 | May 2026 |
| Norfloxacin Tinidazole | 4 | 4 | Feb 2026 |
| Baclox | 1 | 1 | Mar 2023 |
| Norfloxacin Ridnor | 1 | 1 | Aug 2022 |
Most recent failed batches
| Product | Batch | Manufacturer | Reason declared NSQ | Tested by | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfloxacin Tablets IP 400 mg | RT-250413Mfg 2025-04 · Exp 2027-03 | Relief Biotech Pvt. LtdDelhi | ContentOther | DTL, Madurai-19State lab | May 2026 |
| Norfloxacin & Tinidazole Tablets | NTT24001Mfg 2024-11 · Exp 2027-10 | Danish Health Care (P) Ltd | Tests for ?Uniformity of Weight? and ?DisintegrationDisintegration | DTL, Bengaluru, KarnatakaState lab | Feb 2026 |
| Norfloxacin Tablets I.P.400mg, | 4Mfg 2025-02 · Exp 2026-07 | Stride Organics Private LtdTelangana | The sample does not comply with respect to Dissolution Test as per IPDissolution | State Lab, Drugs Control Laboratory, TelanganaState lab | May 2025 |
| Norfloxacin Tablets I.P. 400mg (Norfloxacin 400) | R-240327Mfg 2024-03 · Exp 2026-02 | Remax Pharmaceuticals | DescriptionDescription | State Drugs Laboratory, PunjabState lab | May 2025 |
| Norfloxacin Tablets IP 400mg | RNFT- 017Mfg 2024-10 · Exp 2026-09 | Mfg By: Revat Laboratories Pvt.LtdAndhra Pradesh | Sample Does not complies in respect of Dissolution Test as per IP.Dissolution | State Lab, Drugs Control Laboratory, TelanganaState lab | Mar 2025 |
| Norfloxacin Tablets IP 400 mg, | RNFT- 016Mfg 2024-10 · Exp 2026-09 | Mfg By: Revat Laboratories Pvt.LtdAndhra Pradesh | Dissolution does not comply as per IP 2022.Dissolution | State Lab, Drugs Control Laboratory, TelanganaState lab | Mar 2025 |
| Norfloxacin Tablets I.P. 400mg. | NFXT-1002Mfg 2023-06 · Exp 2026-05 | Wings Biotech LLPHimachal Pradesh | DissolutionDissolution | RDTL GuwahatiCDSCO lab | Feb 2025 |
| Norfloxacin Tablets IP 400mg | RNFT- 014Mfg ? · Exp ? | Mfg By: Revat Laboratories Pvt.LtdAndhra Pradesh | NOT OF STANDARD QUALITY Dissolution test does not complies for Norfloxacin Tablets IP at S2 level as per IP 2022.Dissolution | State Lab Drugs Control Laboratory, TelanganaState lab | Jan 2025 |
| Norfloxacin Tablets IP 400mg | RNFT- 017Mfg ? · Exp ? | Mfg By: Revat Laboratories Pvt.LtdAndhra Pradesh | NOT OF STANDARD QUALITY Dissolution test does not complies for Norfloxacin Tablets IP at S2 Level as per IP 2022.Dissolution | State Lab Drugs Control Laboratory, TelanganaState lab | Jan 2025 |
| Norfloxacin Oral Suspension (Ridnor Suspension) | RL230022Mfg 2023-03 · Exp 2025-02 | Ridley Life Science Pvt. LtdDelhi | Description and Total Fungal CountDescription | RDTL ChandigarhCDSCO lab | Jun 2024 |
| Norfloxacin and Tinidazole Tablets (Mt- Nor-TZ), | MTZ22-222Mfg 2022-08 · Exp 2024-07 | Ornate Labs Pvt. Ltd | Content of Norfloxacin and Tinidazole (ASSAY)Assay | RDTL GuwahatiState lab | Sep 2023 |
| Norfloxacin Tablets IP 400 mg | NRT23002Mfg 2023-01 · Exp 2024-12 | Vivek Pharmachem (India) LtdRajasthan | TEST FOR DISSOLUTI ONOther | CDTL ChennaiCDSCO lab | Sep 2023 |
| Norfloxacin Tablets IP 400 mg | NRT22009Mfg 2022-12 · Exp 2024-11 | Vivek Pharmachem (India) LtdRajasthan | TEST FOR DISSOLUTI ONOther | CDTL ChennaiCDSCO lab | Sep 2023 |
| Norfloxacin Tablets IP 400 mg | NRT2300 9Mfg 2023-01 · Exp 2024-12 | Vivek Pharmachem (India) LtdRajasthan | DISSOLUTIONDissolution | CDTL ChennaiCDSCO lab | Jul 2023 |
| BACLOX-400 (Norfloxacin Tablets IP) | AUT-22002Mfg 2022-08 · Exp 2025-07 | Supermax LaboratoriesUttarakhand | DissolutionDissolution | CDTL MumbaiCDSCO lab | Mar 2023 |
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