Product record

Dexamethasone: batches declared Not of Standard Quality

Last checked 20 September 2026. Source: CDSCO monthly NSQ alerts, Jan 2019, Jul 2026

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

Records by type

18 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
18Failed 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 Jul 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 Always check the linked government document for the current position, and tell us if something is out of date.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.

18
NSQ batches
13
Manufacturers
Assay
Most common reason
Jul 2026
Latest alert

Flagged batches

Batch Manufacturer Reason declared NSQ Tested by Alert
KJKBH25134Mfg 2025-11 · Exp 2028-10 Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Industrial Growth Center DissolutionDissolution Lucknow LabState lab Jul 2026
AGDX23Mfg 2025-10 · Exp 2027-03 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
TA24659Mfg 2024-08 · Exp 2026-07 Saintlife Pharmaceuticals LtdUttarakhand Dissolution & ContentDissolution Drugs Testing Laboratory, Chennai-06State lab Jan 2026
TA24660Mfg 2024-08 · Exp 2026-07 Saintlife Pharmaceuticals LtdUttarakhand DefinitionOther Drugs Testing Laboratory, Chennai-06State lab Nov 2025
TA24665Mfg 2024-08 · Exp 2026-07 Saintlife Pharmaceuticals LtdUttarakhand Dissolution & ContentDissolution Drugs Testing Laboratory, Chennai-06State lab Oct 2025
T-16976Mfg 2025-03 · Exp 2027-02 38Uttarakhand The sample does not conform to the IP with respect to AssayAssay DTL, JaipurState lab Oct 2025
NSD24005Mfg 2024-06 · Exp 2026-05 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
T242704Mfg 2024-12 · Exp 2026-11 United Bioceuticals Pvt. Ltd. Plot No. 33 CUttarakhand DissolutionDissolution CDL, KolkataCDSCO lab Jul 2025
PP/190Mfg 2024-06 · Exp 2026-05 Penta PharmaceuticalsDadra & Nagar Haveli Assay of DexamethasoneAssay State Lab KarnatakaState lab Jun 2025
TA24036Mfg 2024-01 · Exp 2025-12 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
TA24035Mfg 2024-01 · Exp 2025-12 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
FDDTI-004Mfg 2024-02 · Exp 2026-01 Laborate Pharmaceuticals India LtdHimachal Pradesh Sample does not conform to requirement for Assay.Assay King Institute ChennaiState lab Dec 2024
TA24035Mfg 2024-01 · Exp 2025-12 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
T-22280Mfg 2023-02 · Exp 2025-01 Kshipra Drugs Pvt. Ltd Description & AssayAssay RDTL GuwahatiState lab Nov 2023
DXMT-1003Mfg 2020-05 · Exp 2023-04 Wings BiotechHimachal Pradesh AssayAssay RDTL GuwahatiState lab May 2022
DPO2004Mfg 2020-08 · Exp 2022-07 Danish Health Care (P) LtdMadhya Pradesh AssayAssay RDTL GuwahatiState lab May 2022
ULI-180019Mfg 2018-07 · Exp 2020-06 Unital Formulations 144- B EPIPHimachal Pradesh Sterility, Free Dexamethas one and the Assay of Dexamethas one Sodium PhosphateAssay RDTL ChandigarhCDSCO lab May 2020
GSM-17332Mfg 2017-05 · Exp 2019-04 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 July 2026. Check any batch number.