60 medicines declared 'substandard' by drug regulator – Check out the entire list!

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New Delhi: A report released by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), a body that regulates the sales and distribution for drugs in India, declared 60 medicines – including the commonly used Combiflam and D-Cold Total – of substandard quality.

This conclusion was reached after the CDSCO carried out tests last month and found that they failed different quality determining tests.

Citing reasons like 'Description and particulate matter', 'Dissolution', 'Misbranded' and 'Disintegration', among others, all the 60 common drugs on the list are all labelled "Not of Standard Quality". Some medications are repeated in the list, since issues were found in different batches of the same medicine.

This year’s list includes painkillers, medicines for anti-allergy, fever, cold, loose motion, constipation, as well as calcium and iron supplements, among others. Some of these medicines are manufactured by big brands such as Cipla, Cadila, Sanofi.

The 60 drugs which have found their way into the 'substandard' list are as below:

1. Stromix A 75 (Clopidogrel & Aspirin Capsules)
2. Nifesta – 10 (Nefidipine Sustained Release Tablets I.P.)
3. Primaquine Tablet I.P. 2.5 mg
4. Macmika 100 (Amikacin Sulphate Injection I.P. 2 ml)
5. Onset (Ondansetron Injection I.P.)
6. Amoxycillin & Cloxacillin Capsules
7. Micarti – DS (Glucosamine Capsules 500 mg)
8. Clobetasol Propionate Cream B.P. 10 gms
9. Gentamicin Injection I.P.
10. Ceftriaxone Injection I.P.
11. Injection of Etofylline & Theophylline
12. Nkacin – 500 (Amikacin Sulphate Injection I.P.)
13. Cefuroxime Axetil Tablets I.P. 500 mg
14. Metronidazole Tablets IP 200 mg
15. Fungal Diastase (1:1200)+Pepsin (1:3000)/15ml (Nutozyme Syrup)
16. Cetirizine Tablets IP (Ceriz Tablets)
17. Ofloxacin Dispersible Tablets 100mg (Oflox-100 DT)
18. Paracetamol, Caffeine anhydrous and Phenylephrine HCl Tablets (New D Cold Total Tablets)
19. Pantoprazole Gastro-Resistant Tablets IP (Panza- 40 Tablets)
20. Atenolol Tablets IP (Tenol-50 Tablets)
21. Calcium Carbonate with Vitamin D3 Tablets (Osocal- 500 Tablets)
22. Thiocolchicoside and Etoricoxib Tablets (EtoxtanMR Tablets)
23. Cefixime and Ofloxacin Tablets (Matcef-o Tablets)
24. Erythromycin Stearate Tablets IP 500mg
25. Combiflam (Ibuprofen and Paracetamol Tablets)
26. Etoril-5 (Ramipril Tablets I.P. 5mg)
27. Stromix A 75 (Clopidogrel & Aspirin Capsules 75mg+75mg)
28. Lactulose Solution USP 10g/15ml (B. No.: LSS5001B)
29. Lactulose Solution USP 10g/15ml (B. No.: LSS50038)
30. Cadilose (Lactulose Solution USP)
31. Lactulose Solution USP 10g/15ml (B. No.: LSS6001B)
32. Lactomed ( Lactulose Solution USP 10g)
33. Ciprofloxacin Tablets IP 250mg
34. X’ tor-10 (Atorvastatin Calcium)
35. Calcium Carbonate with Vitamin D3 Tablets
36. Doxylamine Succinate Tablets
37. Doxylamine Succinate Tablets
38. Doxylamine Succinate Tablets
39. Theo - AsthalinTablets
40. Lomotin Tablets
41. Pyra Tablets
42. Acloway – P Tablets
43. Carbamal - 200 Tablets
44. Elkaf – CM Expectorant
45. Ibuprofen Tablets
46. Zinc Sulphate Dispersible Tablets
47. Cipro - 500 Tablets
48. Elkaf – CM Expectorant
49. Fexonil - 180 Tablets
50. Doxylamine Succinate Tablets
51. Tramaford Tablets
52. Zinc Sulphate Dispersible Tablets
53. Aricepo – 200 Tablets
54. Riptin – 25 Tablets
55. Ferrous Sulphate & Folic Acid Tablets (LARGE)
56. Iron Tablets with Folic Acid (B. No.: IFL-27)
57. Ferrous Sulphate & Folic Acid Tablets
58. Ceftrixone & Sulbactum Injections
59. Iron Tablets with Folic Acid (B. No.: IFL-31)
60. Ferrous Sulphate & Folic Acid Tablets (LARGE)