53 drugs, including Paracetamol , PAN D, calcium and vitamin D3 supplements, anti-diabetes pills, and high blood pressure medicines have failed quality tests by India's drug regulator.
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India Today Report (link at the bottom).
In its latest monthly drug alert list, the Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) declared 53 drugs, including paracetamol, as "Not of Standard Quality (NSQ) Alert."NSQ alerts are generated from random monthly sampling conducted by state drug officers.
Vitamin C and D3 tablets Shelcal, vitamin B complex and vitamin C softgels, antiacid Pan-D, Paracetamol tablets IP 500 mg, anti-diabetic drug Glimepiride, high blood pressure drug Telmisartan, and many more are among the 53 top-selling drugs that failed the quality check by the drug regulator.
These medicines are manufactured by Hetero Drugs, Alkem Laboratories, Hindustan Antibiotics Limited (HAL), Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Meg Lifesciences, Pure & Cure Healthcare and more
A widely used drug for treating stomach infections, Metronidazole, produced by PSU Hindustan Antibiotic Limited (HAL), is among those that failed quality tests.
Similarly, Shelcal, distributed by Torrent Pharmaceuticals and manufactured by Uttarakhand-based Pure & Cure Healthcare, also did not pass the test.
Additionally, a Kolkata drug-testing lab has deemed Alkem Health Science's antibiotics Clavam 625 and Pan D as spurious.
The same lab identified Hyderabad-based Hetero's Cepodem XP 50 Dry Suspension, prescribed for children with severe bacterial infections, as substandard.
Paracetamol tablets from Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Ltd have also been flagged for quality concerns.
The drug regulator shared two lists of drugs that failed quality tests. While one contains 48 popular drugs, the second list features additional 5 drugs along with a reply section from the pharmaceutical companies who failed these tests.
However, the responses indicate that the companies denied taking responsibility for the drugs, saying that they are "spurious".
"The actual manufacturer (as per label claim) has informed that the impugned batch of the product has not been manufacturer by them and that it is a spurious drug. The product is purported to be spurious, however, the same is subjected to outcome of investigation," the column for the drug makers' reply read.
In August, the CDSCO banned over 156 fixed-dose drug combinations in the Indian market that are "likely to involve risk to humans". These medicines included popular fever drugs, painkillers and allergy tablets.
Source: https://www.indiatoday.in/health/story/paraceta...
Detailed list of all 53 drugs can be downloaded from here
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While this is good BUT its concerning that none of the big fat pharma companies products were tested? Or did they and they passed the test?
There is no accountability at all and that's the reason 'adulterated, low quality and harmful for health' products are being sold even by well known manufacturers.
As I always say, this planet is run by two businesses, Pharma & the Food industry.
Interesting Info:) VU+ for more awareness
That's what happens in these industries. Search which I.A.S [ Lord Babu ] is in charge of this department, along with Doctors.
Atleast 10 crore worth Cash and Gold & Jewellery will recovered.
Many Pharma companies and Doctors were Hurted when Centre parliament told to write Composition Instead of Drug Name [ or Directly Company] 
Frankly is anyone here shocked or surprised that there are so many failed tests? I just hope when I buy medicines that they are not adulterated with toxic chemicals that create adverse reactions.
Why is it that companies have a separate manufacturing facility for exports which is inspected by FDA and one for local consumption? Does that not raise red flags right there that they are cutting corners.
what they must be getting ? chalk powder ?
these companies doesn't (maybe) participated in - chandey ka dhanda model .
Modi has not done anything on actual fronts like food adulteration, spurious medicines etc. Very disappointed.
Paracetamol khau ya na khau? Ye brand ban hai ya content.. aa dolo me bhi yahi ingredients hote hain
Pharma industry is looting customers by selling medicines at 10x , 20x and still these frauds are selling sh*t in the name of medicine.
Goverment bodies are sleeping.