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Pseudoephedrine: 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
17 entries containing Pseudoephedrine are on India's banned-drugs list, and 9 are banned today. No batch containing it appears in the lab alerts. A failed batch concerns that batch only, not the medicine or every brand.
9
Banned combinations in force
8
Other listed orders (stayed, restricted, quashed)
0
Batches failed a lab test
None
Latest lab alert
On the banned-drugs list
Pseudoephedrine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nimesulide + Pseudoephedrine + CetirizineFixed-dose combination · cough-cold | Banned | S.O. 256(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. |
| Paracetamol + Pseudoephedrine + CetirizineFixed-dose combination · cough-cold | Banned | S.O. 4398(E) | 7 September 2018 | 328 FDCs · Sep 2018 | In force per CDSCO list as on 22.11.2021 |
| Paracetamol + Pseudoephedrine + Dextromethorphan + CetirizineFixed-dose combination · cough-cold | Banned | S.O. 4550(E) | 7 September 2018 | 328 FDCs · Sep 2018 | In force per CDSCO list as on 22.11.2021 |
| Pseudoephedrine + Dextromethorphan + CetirizineFixed-dose combination · cough-cold | Banned | S.O. 4555(E) | 7 September 2018 | 328 FDCs · Sep 2018 | In force per CDSCO list as on 22.11.2021 |
| Pseudoephedrine + CetirizineFixed-dose combination · cough-cold | Banned | S.O. 4614(E) | 7 September 2018 | 328 FDCs · Sep 2018 | In force per CDSCO list as on 22.11.2021 |
| Paracetamol + Pseudoephedrine + Cetirizine + CaffeineFixed-dose combination · cough-cold | Banned | S.O. 4626(E) | 7 September 2018 | 328 FDCs · Sep 2018 | In force per CDSCO list as on 22.11.2021 |
| Pseudoephedrine + BromhexineFixed-dose combination · cough-cold | Banned | S.O. 4638(E) | 7 September 2018 | 328 FDCs · Sep 2018 | In force per CDSCO list as on 22.11.2021 |
| Paracetamol + Levocetirizine + PseudoephedrineFixed-dose combination · cough-cold | Banned | S.O. 4649(E) | 7 September 2018 | 328 FDCs · Sep 2018 | In force per CDSCO list as on 22.11.2021 |
| Chlorpheniramine + Paracetamol + Pseudoephedrine + CaffeineFixed-dose combination · cough-cold | Banned | S.O. 4653(E) | 7 September 2018 | 328 FDCs · Sep 2018 | In force per CDSCO list as on 22.11.2021 |
| Paracetamol + Pseudoephedrine + CetirizineFixed-dose combination · cough-cold | Quashed | S.O. 726(E) | 10 March 2016 | 344 FDCs · Mar 2016 | Quashed by Delhi HC 1 Dec 2016; see 2018 re-ban |
| Paracetamol + Pseudoephedrine + Dextromethorphan + CetirizineFixed-dose combination · cough-cold | Quashed | S.O. 888(E) | 10 March 2016 | 344 FDCs · Mar 2016 | Quashed by Delhi HC 1 Dec 2016; see 2018 re-ban |
| Pseudoephedrine + Dextromethorphan + CetirizineFixed-dose combination · cough-cold | Quashed | S.O. 893(E) | 10 March 2016 | 344 FDCs · Mar 2016 | Quashed by Delhi HC 1 Dec 2016; see 2018 re-ban |
| Pseudoephedrine + CetirizineFixed-dose combination · cough-cold | Quashed | S.O. 957(E) | 10 March 2016 | 344 FDCs · Mar 2016 | Quashed by Delhi HC 1 Dec 2016; see 2018 re-ban |
| Paracetamol + Pseudoephedrine + Cetirizine + CaffeineFixed-dose combination · cough-cold | Quashed | S.O. 969(E) | 10 March 2016 | 344 FDCs · Mar 2016 | Quashed by Delhi HC 1 Dec 2016; see 2018 re-ban |
| Pseudoephedrine + BromhexineFixed-dose combination · cough-cold | Quashed | S.O. 984(E) | 10 March 2016 | 344 FDCs · Mar 2016 | Quashed by Delhi HC 1 Dec 2016; see 2018 re-ban |
| Paracetamol + Levocetirizine + PseudoephedrineFixed-dose combination · cough-cold | Quashed | S.O. 995(E) | 10 March 2016 | 344 FDCs · Mar 2016 | Quashed by Delhi HC 1 Dec 2016; see 2018 re-ban |
| Chlorpheniramine + Paracetamol + Pseudoephedrine + CaffeineFixed-dose combination · cough-cold | Quashed | S.O. 999(E) | 10 March 2016 | 344 FDCs · Mar 2016 | Quashed by Delhi HC 1 Dec 2016; see 2018 re-ban |
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