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Olmesartan: 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 Olmesartan are on India's banned-drugs list, and 1 is banned today. 8 batches of medicines containing Olmesartan failed a government lab test between January 2020 and December 2025, from 7 manufacturers. A failed batch concerns that batch only, not the medicine or every brand.
On the banned-drugs list
Olmesartan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olmesartan + Hydrochlorothiazide + ChlorthalidoneFixed-dose combination · cardiac | Banned | S.O. 4455(E) | 7 September 2018 | 328 FDCs · Sep 2018 | In force per CDSCO list as on 22.11.2021 |
| Olmesartan + Hydrochlorothiazide + ChlorthalidoneFixed-dose combination · cardiac | Quashed | S.O. 787(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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olmesartan Medoxomil | 4 | 3 | Dec 2025 |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil Olmeson | 1 | 1 | Dec 2025 |
| Omitan | 1 | 1 | Apr 2023 |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil Amlodipine | 1 | 1 | Mar 2022 |
| Olmemark | 1 | 1 | Jan 2020 |
Most recent failed batches
| Product | Batch | Manufacturer | Reason declared NSQ | Tested by | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olmesartan Medoxomil Tablets IP 40 mg OLMESON-40 | T-6585Mfg 2025-07 · Exp 2027-07 | Jackson Laboratories Pvt.Ltd 22-24Punjab | The sample received does not conform to I.P. 2022, I.P. addendum 2024 specification with respect to The test for Dissolution only.Dissolution | CDTL-HyderabadCDSCO lab | Dec 2025 |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil Tablets IP 20mg | GT250287Mfg 2025-02 · Exp 2027-01 | Theon Pharmaceuticals LtdHimachal Pradesh | Sample fails the test Dissolution as per IP, as specified in the Laboratory ProtocolDissolution | DTL Thiruvananthapuram,KeralaState lab | Dec 2025 |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil Tablets IP 40 mg | LMT240387Mfg 2024-03 · Exp 2026-02 | Life Max Cancer Laboratories | Dissolution of Olmesartan MedoxomilDissolution | RDTL GuwahatiCDSCO lab | Aug 2024 |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil Tablets IP 40 mg | GT22183 1Mfg 2022-10 · Exp 2024-09 | Theon Pharmaceuticals LtdHimachal Pradesh | DissolutionDissolution | RDTL ChandigarhCDSCO lab | Jul 2023 |
| Omitan ? 20 (Olmesartan Medoxomil Tablets I.P.) | T-3567Mfg 2022-04 · Exp 2024-03 | Jackson Laboratories Pvt. LtdPunjab | Dissolution & AssayAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Apr 2023 |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil and Amlodipine Tablets (OLMISAVE AM-40 TABLETS) | CT11211Mfg 2020-12 · Exp 2022-11 | Cosmas Pharmacls LtdHimachal Pradesh | AssayAssay | RDTL ChandigarhState lab | Mar 2022 |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil Tablets IP Olmesartan Medoxomil I.P. 40mg | 20S1GTA060Mfg 2020-06 · Exp 2022-05 | Synokem Pharmaceuticals LtdUttarakhand | DissolutionDissolution | RDTL GuwahatiCDSCO lab | Sep 2021 |
| Olmemark-40 (Olmesartan Medoxomil Tablet IP 40 mg) | TPT8689Mfg 2018-06 · Exp 2020-05 | Trugen Pharmaceuticals Pvt. LtdUttarakhand | DissolutionDissolution | CDTL MumbaiCDSCO lab | Jan 2020 |
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