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CDSCO NSQ alert, February 2022: 40 drug batches flagged
By Blacklisted editorial team· Published 20 Mar 2022· Updated 3 Nov 2026· Source: CDSCO NSQ portal
In its February 2022 alert, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation listed 40 drug batches that failed quality tests, 24 at central laboratories and 16 at state drug-testing laboratories, from 31 manufacturers across 35 products. The most common failure was assay, and the most-represented manufacturing state was Himachal Pradesh. Products flagged include Omeprazole Capsules I.P. 20 mg, Hypodermic Syringe 2 ml, Domperidone Tablets I.P. 10 mg.
40
Batches flagged
24 / 16
Central / state labs
Assay
Top reason
31
Manufacturers
Batches per month, last 12 alerts
Mar 2021Feb 2022 · 40
Full list of NSQ batches, February 2022
Download CSV| Product | Batch | Manufacturer | Reason declared NSQ | Tested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zyst-P (Pantoprazole Sodium Tablets IP) | Batch FK21001Mfg Mar 2021 · Exp Feb 2023 | Ortin Laboratories LtdTelangana | DissolutionDissolution | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab |
| Vitcal - AC (Calcium Acetate Tablets U.S.P.) | Batch KQ20003Mfg Jul 2020 · Exp Jun 2022 | Ortin Laboratories LtdTelangana | DissolutionDissolution | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab |
| Trypsin, Bromelain & Rutoside Trihydrate Tablets | Batch GT200466Mfg Mar 2020 · Exp Feb 2022 | Theon Pharmaceuticals LtdHimachal Pradesh | Description & DisintegrationDescription | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab |
| Telmisartan Tablets IP 40 mg | Batch TETY-01Mfg Apr 2021 · Exp Mar 2023 | Nestor Pharmaceuticals LimitedHaryana | DissolutionDissolution | RDTL GuwahatiState lab |
| Telmisartan 40 mg and Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg Tablets IP (TELMA H TABLETS) | Batch 18200994Mfg Oct 2020 · Exp Sep 2023 | Glenmark Pharmaceuticals LtdSikkim | Assay of TelmisartanAssay | RDTL ChandigarhState lab |
| Sucralfate and Oxetacaine Oral Suspension (1g, 20mg/10ml) (SUCRAMAL-O SUSPENSION) | Batch P2AWU002Mfg Jun 2021 · Exp May 2023 | Pharma Force Lab (Unit-II)Himachal Pradesh | Assay of OxetacaineAssay | RDTL ChandigarhState lab |
| Sucralfate and Oxetacaine Oral Suspension (1g, 20mg/10 ml) (SUCRAMAL- O SUSPENSION) | Batch P2AWU001Mfg Jun 2021 · Exp May 2023 | Pharma Force Lab (Unit-II)Himachal Pradesh | Assay of OxetacaineAssay | RDTL ChandigarhState lab |
| Sertraline Hydrochloride Tablets IP 50 mg (SERTOMAX-50 TABLETS) | Batch TPT-01014Mfg Mar 2021 · Exp Feb 2023 | Tanpal PharmaceuticalsPunjab | DissolutionDissolution | RDTL ChandigarhState lab |
| Secremet -1 (Metformin Hydrochloride Prolonged-Release & Glimepiride Tablets I.P.) | Batch 210110Mfg Feb 2021 · Exp Jan 2023 | Bal Pharma LimitedUttarakhand | Assay of GlimepirideAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab |
| STREPTOCOCCUS FAECALIS, CLOSTRIDIUM BUTYRICUM, BACILLUS MESENTERICUS AND LACTIC ACID BACILLUS CAPSULES | Batch CHC-1055Mfg Nov 2021 · Exp Oct 2023 | Cotec Healthcare Pvt. LtdUttarakhand | Assay of Streptococcu s faecalisAssay | RDTL ChandigarhCDSCO lab |
| Ranitidine Tablets IP 150 mg. | Batch NSTX-11Mfg Nov 2020 · Exp Oct 2022 | Hindustan Antibiotics LtdHaryana | DescriptionDescription | RDTL GuwahatiCDSCO lab |
| Paracetamol Tablets I.P. 500 mg | Batch 19T20003Mfg Jul 2019 · Exp Jun 2022 | KRAS Pharmaceuticals Pvt. LtdBihar | DissolutionDissolution | RDTL GuwahatiState lab |
| Pantoprazole Gastro- resistant tablets IP Pantoprazole 40 mg | Batch PFT21006MBMfg May 2021 · Exp Apr 2023 | Sri Ram Healthcare Pvt. LtdHimachal Pradesh | DissolutionDissolution | RDTL GuwahatiState lab |
| PHENYTOIN SODIUM INJECTION USP | Batch PTS-155AMfg Oct 2021 · Exp Sep 2023 | Pushkar PharmaHimachal Pradesh | pHpH | RDTL ChandigarhCDSCO lab |
| Omeprazole Capsules IP 20 mg | Batch CAG-21010Mfg Jan 2021 · Exp Dec 2022 | Pro Laboratories Pvt. LtdUttarakhand | DissolutionDissolution | RDTL GuwahatiCDSCO lab |
| Omeprazole Capsules I.P. 20 mg | Batch K0220016Mfg Feb 2020 · Exp Jan 2022 | Kausikh Therapeutics (P) LtdTamil Nadu | Assay & DissolutionAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab |
| Omeprazole Capsules I.P. 20 mg | Batch K0220017Mfg Feb 2020 · Exp Jan 2022 | Kausikh Therapeutics (P) LtdTamil Nadu | Assay & DissolutionAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab |
| Misoprostol Tablets I.P. 200 mcg | Batch CHT-1086Mfg Apr 2021 · Exp Mar 2023 | Cotec Healthcare Pvt. LtdUttarakhand | AssayAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab |
| Meropenem Injection IP 500 mg (MEROMAX INJECTION) | Batch 4731Z002Mfg Feb 2021 · Exp Jan 2023 | Scott-Edil Advance Research Laboratories & Education LtdHimachal Pradesh | Related SubstancesRelated substances | RDTL ChandigarhCDSCO lab |
| Losartan Tablets I.P. 25 mg | Batch 3800221Mfg Feb 2021 · Exp Jan 2024 | Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals LtdKarnataka | DissolutionDissolution | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab |
| Lapril-5 (Enalapril Maleate Tablets IP 5 mg) | Batch GA21011Mfg Jun 2021 · Exp May 2023 | Ortin Laboratories LtdTelangana | Assay and DissolutionAssay | CDTL MumbaiCDSCO lab |
| Lapril-5 (Enalapril Maleate Tablets I.P. 5 mg) | Batch GA20005Mfg Mar 2020 · Exp Feb 2022 | Ortin Laboratories LtdTelangana | Dissolution & AssayAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab |
| Lactospey | Batch LSC010Mfg Apr 2020 · Exp Mar 2022 | Unique Biotech Ltd | Assay of Bifidobacteriu m speciesAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab |
| Intravenous Infusion Set | Batch 201047Mfg May 2020 · Exp Apr 2025 | Lars Medicare Private LimitedHaryana | Kinking of the tubingOther | RDTL GuwahatiState lab |
| Hypodermic Syringe 2 ml | Batch 19556Mfg Jun 2020 · Exp May 2022 | Gurumangalam InternationalGujarat | Description & SterilityDescription | RDTL GuwahatiCDSCO lab |
| Hypodermic Syringe 2 ml | Batch 19554Mfg Mar 2020 · Exp Feb 2022 | Gurumangalam InternationalGujarat | Description & SterilityDescription | RDTL GuwahatiCDSCO lab |
| Flupentixol & Melitracen Hydrochloride Tablets | Batch 21JP/T-1669DMfg Sep 2021 · Exp Aug 2023 | Jips Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd | MisbrandedMisbranded | RDTL GuwahatiState lab |
| Esomeprazole Tablets IP (ESSOF- 20 TABLETS) | Batch APT-07-0596Mfg Jul 2021 · Exp Jun 2023 | Adwin PharmaHimachal Pradesh | DissolutionDissolution | RDTL ChandigarhState lab |
| Erythromycin EP | Batch EB0121086AMfg Dec 2021 · Exp Nov 2024 | Unimax Chemicals Pvt. LtdMaharashtra | AssayAssay | CDTL MumbaiCDSCO lab |
| Doxycycline and Ambroxol Capsules (DOXYLAB CAPSULES) | Batch DBQC-004Mfg Oct 2021 · Exp Sep 2023 | Laborate Pharmaceuticals India LtdHimachal Pradesh | Assay of DoxycyclineAssay | RDTL ChandigarhState lab |
| Domperidone Tablets I.P. 10 mg | Batch 2105031Mfg May 2021 · Exp Apr 2023 | Adroit Pharmaceuticals Pvt. LtdMaharashtra | Related SubstancesRelated substances | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab |
| Domperidone Tablets I.P. 10 mg | Batch T141001Mfg Jul 2021 · Exp Jun 2023 | ANG Lifesciences India LtdHimachal Pradesh | AssayAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab |
| Compound Sodium Lactate Injection IP (Ringer Lactate Injection Solution for Injection) | Batch 107008Mfg Jul 2021 · Exp Jun 2023 | Ives Drugs (India) Pvt. LtdMadhya Pradesh | SterilitySterility | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab |
| Cetirizine Syrup I.P. 5 mg / 5 ml ? 60ml | Batch L2106027Mfg Jun 2021 · Exp May 2023 | Hindustan Antibiotics LtdUttarakhand | Description & pHDescription | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab |
| Calcium with Vitamin D3 Tablets IP (SHELCAL-500 TABLETS) | Batch GAVB0034Mfg Jan 2021 · Exp Dec 2022 | Pure & Cure Healthcare Pvt. LtdUttarakhand | Assay of Vitamin D3 and uniformity of weightAssay | RDTL ChandigarhState lab |
| Calcium With Cholecalciferol Tablets I.P. | Batch T5026Mfg Oct 2020 · Exp Mar 2022 | Tuttsan Pharma Pvt. LtdGujarat | DissolutionDissolution | RDTL GuwahatiState lab |
| Calcium Citrate, Vitamin D3, Magnesium Hydroxide and Zinc Tablets (PROCAL TABLETS) | Batch T-2107091Mfg Jul 2021 · Exp Dec 2022 | Rivpra Formulation Pvt. LtdUttarakhand | Assay of Vitamin D3Assay | RDTL ChandigarhState lab |
| CLEAR DROPS HAND SANITIZER (ETHYL) | Batch 104Mfg May 2021 · Exp Apr 2023 | A to Z LaboratoriesHaryana | Assay of Isopropyl Alcohol (90%) and Ethyl AlcoholAssay | RDTL ChandigarhState lab |
| Balgesic Plus (Aceclofenac & Paracetamol Tablets) | Batch 200291Mfg Aug 2021 · Exp Jul 2023 | Bal Pharma LimitedUttarakhand | Assay of AceclofenacAssay | CDL KolkataCDSCO lab |
| Atorvastatin Tablets IP (OZOVAS-10 TABLETS) | Batch BE9047Mfg Mar 2021 · Exp Feb 2023 | Ozone Pharmaceuticals LtdHimachal Pradesh | DissolutionDissolution | RDTL ChandigarhState lab |
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- 3 Nov 2026: table generated from the CDSCO NSQ portal export (40 rows). Revised CDSCO lists are diffed on each monthly rebuild.