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Oxytocin: 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 Oxytocin is on India's banned-drugs list. 19 batches of medicines containing Oxytocin failed a government lab test between April 2019 and July 2026, from 12 manufacturers. A failed batch concerns that batch only, not the medicine or every brand.
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On the banned-drugs list
Oxytocin 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 Oxytocin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxytocin | 10 | 8 | Jan 2026 |
| Oxytocin /ml | 3 | 2 | Jul 2026 |
| Oxytocin Vet Vial | 2 | 1 | May 2025 |
| Oxytocin /ml W/v Phenol Or Chlorobutol | 1 | 1 | Mar 2022 |
| Oxytocin Unit Per Ml W/v Phenol | 1 | 1 | Mar 2022 |
| Veterinary Vet Oxytocin Units/ml Chlorbutol Phenol | 1 | 1 | Mar 2022 |
| Oxytocin As Per Test Identification | 1 | 1 | Aug 2021 |
Most recent failed batches
| Product | Batch | Manufacturer | Reason declared NSQ | Tested by | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxytocin Injection IP 5IU/ml, | I-7881Mfg 2025-11 · Exp 2027-10 | Jackson Laboratories Pvt.Ltd 22-24Punjab | The sample failed in Identification test of OxytocinIdentification | DTL, DelhiState lab | Jul 2026 |
| Oxytocin Injection IP 5IU/ml | I-7881Mfg 2025-11 · Exp 2027-10 | Jackson Laboratories Pvt. LtdPunjab | The sample does not conform to claim as per IP 2022 in respect to the Test of Identification by HPLC and Particulate MatterIdentification | RDTL, ChandigarhCDSCO lab | Jul 2026 |
| Oxytocin Injection IP 5 IU/ml | I-7881Mfg 2025-11 · Exp 2027-10 | Jackson Laboratories Pvt. LtdPunjab | The sample does not conform to the IP as it does not contain Oxytocin (Synthetic) Nil.Other | DTL, JaipurState lab | May 2026 |
| Oxytocin Injection (Vet.) | 04Mfg 2024-12 · Exp 2027-11 | Super Vaishali LaboratoriesBihar | The sample does not conform to claim as per Schedule V, Drugs & Cosmetics Act 1940 with respect to test for Particulate matter and Description.Description | CDL, KolkataCDSCO lab | Jan 2026 |
| Oxytocin Injection IP | OR2OX-01Mfg 2024-12 · Exp 2026-11 | Biomedica Laboratories LtdMadhya Pradesh | Assay of OxytocinAssay | DTL, JaipurState lab | Aug 2025 |
| Oxytocin Injection I.P. 1ml | AOX-2402Mfg 2024-04 · Exp 2026-03 | Systochem Laboratories Ltd | Assay of OxytocinAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Jun 2025 |
| Injection Oxytocin Vet. 50 ml Vial | Not applicableMfg ? · Exp ? | Not applicable | pH and SterilitySterility | RDTL, ChandigarhCDSCO lab | May 2025 |
| Injection Oxytocin Vet. 100 ml Vial | Not applicableMfg ? · Exp ? | Not applicable | pH and SterilitySterility | RDTL, ChandigarhCDSCO lab | May 2025 |
| Oxytocin Injection I.P. 5 IU/1 ml | OTC-382AMfg 2023-04 · Exp 2025-03 | Pushkar PharmaHimachal Pradesh | Description, Particulate matter & Assay of OxytocinAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Sep 2024 |
| Oxytocin Injection I.P. 1 ml | 22X23002Mfg 2023-07 · Exp 2027-06 | Radiant Parenterals LtdGujarat | AssayAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab | Sep 2024 |
| VETERINARY INJECTION IP VET. (5 OXYTOCIN UNITS/ML, 0.5 W/V CHLORBUTOL PHENOL IP | 1Mfg 2021-02 · Exp 2023-01 | Neelam Chemical WorksWest Bengal | Particulate matter, Sterility and the Assay of Oxytocin ActivityAssay | RDTL ChandigarhState lab | Mar 2022 |
| OXYTOCIN INJECTION IP (VET) 10 OXYTOCIN UNIT PER ML, 0.5% W/V PHENOL IP | Not applicableMfg ? · Exp ? | Super VaishaliBihar | Particulate matter, Sterility and the Assay of Oxytocin ActivityAssay | RDTL ChandigarhState lab | Mar 2022 |
| OXYTOCIN INJECTION (VET) OXYTOCIN 5 IU/ML, 0.5% W/V PHENOL OR CHLOROBUTOL IP | 4Mfg 2022-01 · Exp 2024-12 | Super Vaishali LaboratoriesBihar | Particulate matter, Sterility and the Assay of Oxytocin ActivityAssay | RDTL ChandigarhState lab | Mar 2022 |
| OXYTOCIN INJECTION IP | 1021-01Mfg 2019-05 · Exp 2022-04 | Hab Pharmaceuticals & Research LimitedUttarakhand | Assay of Oxytocin ActivityAssay | RDTL ChandigarhState lab | Sep 2021 |
| OXYTOCIN INJECTION IP | BILLF210125Mfg 2021-05 · Exp 2025-04 | Infinity Laboratories Pvt. LtdPunjab | Assay of Oxytocin ActivityAssay | RDTL ChandigarhState lab | Sep 2021 |
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