Product record

Dexamethasone: batches declared Not of Standard Quality

Last checked 3 November 2026. Source: CDSCO monthly NSQ alerts, Jan 2019 to Sep 2026

20 batches of products named "Dexamethasone" (as printed by the testing lab) failed a CDSCO or state drug-testing laboratory test between February 2019 and August 2026. This is a record of specific batches, it does not mean the molecule or every brand is unsafe.

Records by type

20 records linked to Dexamethasone in the datasets we hold. A zero means nothing is on record in those datasets, not that nothing ever happened. What the labels mean.

0Banned or prohibited
0Recalled or suspended
20Failed a lab test
0Regulatory notice
Primary government sourceTier 1: government primary source

CDSCO drug alerts: Not of Standard Quality and spurious drugs

CDSCO · CDSCO monthly NSQ alerts, Feb 2019 to Aug 2026

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Scope. A failed batch is not a verdict on every pack of this product. Regulatory actions can apply to one batch, one formulation, one period or one state. Always check the linked government document for the current position, and tell us if something is out of date. How we label records.

20
NSQ batches
13
Manufacturers
Assay
Most common reason
Aug 2026
Latest alert

Flagged batches

Batch Manufacturer Reason declared NSQ Tested by Alert
Batch TDDUI-005Mfg Oct 2025 · Exp Sep 2027 Laborate Pharmaceuticals India LtdHimachal Pradesh AssayAssay King Institute of Preventive Medicine & Research, Guindy, Chennai-32State lab Aug 2026
Batch CDDUI-008Mfg Dec 2025 · Exp Nov 2027 Laborate Pharmaceuticals India LtdHimachal Pradesh AssayAssay King Institute of Preventive Medicine & Research, Guindy, Chennai-32State lab Aug 2026
Batch KJKBH25134Mfg Nov 2025 · Exp Oct 2028 Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Industrial Growth Center DissolutionDissolution Lucknow LabState lab Jul 2026
Batch AGDX23Mfg Oct 2025 · Exp Mar 2027 Agron Remedies Pvt. LtdUttarakhand The sample does not conforms to the IP with respect to Assay of Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate eq. to Dexamethasone Phosphate.Assay DTL JaipurState lab May 2026
Batch TA24659Mfg Aug 2024 · Exp Jul 2026 Saintlife Pharmaceuticals LtdUttarakhand Dissolution & ContentDissolution Drugs Testing Laboratory, Chennai-06State lab Jan 2026
Batch TA24660Mfg Aug 2024 · Exp Jul 2026 Saintlife Pharmaceuticals LtdUttarakhand DefinitionOther Drugs Testing Laboratory, Chennai-06State lab Nov 2025
Batch TA24665Mfg Aug 2024 · Exp Jul 2026 Saintlife Pharmaceuticals LtdUttarakhand Dissolution & ContentDissolution Drugs Testing Laboratory, Chennai-06State lab Oct 2025
Batch T-16976Mfg Mar 2025 · Exp Feb 2027 38Uttarakhand The sample does not conform to the IP with respect to AssayAssay DTL, JaipurState lab Oct 2025
Batch NSD24005Mfg Jun 2024 · Exp May 2026 SGS Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. 162/1Puhana Iqbalpur RoadUttarakhand sample does not conform to IP with respect to test for "Particulate matter", "Assay/content of Dexamethasone Phosphate" and "Description".Assay CDL, KolkataCDSCO lab Sep 2025
Batch T242704Mfg Dec 2024 · Exp Nov 2026 United Bioceuticals Pvt. LtdUttarakhand DissolutionDissolution CDL, KolkataCDSCO lab Jul 2025
Batch PP/190Mfg Jun 2024 · Exp May 2026 Penta PharmaceuticalsDadra & Nagar Haveli Assay of DexamethasoneAssay State Lab KarnatakaState lab Jun 2025
Batch TA24036Mfg Jan 2024 · Exp Dec 2025 Saintlife Pharmaceuticals LtdUttarakhand Sample does not conform to IP Specification for Dexamethasone Tablets with respect to the content of Dexamethasone.Other DTL ChennaiState lab Dec 2024
Batch TA24035Mfg Jan 2024 · Exp Dec 2025 Saintlife Pharmaceuticals LtdUttarakhand Sample does not conform to IP Specification for Dexamethasone Tablets with respect to the content of Dexamthasone.Other DTL ChennaiState lab Dec 2024
Batch FDDTI-004Mfg Feb 2024 · Exp Jan 2026 Laborate Pharmaceuticals India LtdHimachal Pradesh Sample does not conform to requirement for Assay.Assay King Institute ChennaiState lab Dec 2024
Batch TA24035Mfg Jan 2024 · Exp Dec 2025 Saintlife Pharmaceuticals LtdUttarakhand Sample does not conform IP specification for Dexamethasone Tablets with respect to this content of Dexamethasone.Other DTL ChennaiState lab Nov 2024
Batch T-22280Mfg Feb 2023 · Exp Jan 2025 Kshipra Drugs Pvt. Ltd Description & AssayAssay RDTL GuwahatiState lab Nov 2023
Batch DXMT-1003Mfg May 2020 · Exp Apr 2023 Wings Biotech LLPHimachal Pradesh AssayAssay RDTL GuwahatiState lab May 2022
Batch DPO2004Mfg Aug 2020 · Exp Jul 2022 Danish Health Care (P) LtdMadhya Pradesh AssayAssay RDTL GuwahatiState lab May 2022
Batch ULI-180019Mfg Jul 2018 · Exp Jun 2020 Unital Formulations 144- B EPIPHimachal Pradesh Sterility, Free Dexamethas one and the Assay of Dexamethas one Sodium PhosphateAssay RDTL ChandigarhCDSCO lab May 2020
Batch GSM-17332Mfg May 2017 · Exp Apr 2019 Max Chem Pharmaceuticals Pvt. LtdUttarakhand Related SubstancesRelated substances CDSCO, South Zone, ChennaiState lab Feb 2019

How to use this. Match the batch number on your strip or bottle against the list. If your batch is listed, return it to the pharmacy and ask for a replacement; if not, the product is not on any alert as of September 2026. Check any batch number.