Specific batches of 60 drugs have failed quality tests in sample-based screening of Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), the national drug regulatory agency, in March. These include painkiller Combiflam, anti-cold D Cold Total, anti-allergic Cetrizine, and drugs containing antibiotics ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin.
The batches of 60 drugs find mention in
CDSCO's March safety bulletin which describes these drugs as "not of
Standard Quality/Spurious/Adulterated/Misbranded".
Both the batches of Combiflam and D-Cold
tablets failed the test because of "disintegration" issues. Reason of
failure for Cetrizine was "related substances". Ofloxacine and
ciprofloxacine failed "assay" which is a quantitative tests for
ingredients. A gentamicine injection failed the test for "particulate
matter". Pantoprazole failed the test for "dissolution".
A list of these drugs and their problems is available on the CDSCO website .
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