Drug control scanner on 51 below-quality meds, list sent to retailers & wholesalers
Times of India | 15 May 2025
Kolkata: The West Bengal Drug Controlhas found 51 medicines, manufactured by various pharma companies, which failed quality tests. A list for the same has been sent to the wholesalers and retailers of medicines in the state.In the notification dated May 2, the deputy director of Drugs Control has pointed out at least 45 medicines which are not of standard quality. At least five medicines are termed as spurious and one medicine was found to be ‘misbranded'.Many of these medicines were drawn and tested by the Food and Drug Administration at Mumbai. Of the list of medicines, the directorate found batches of a number of medicines which are of daily use.A batch of Acelofenac, anonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugused for the relief of pain and inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis, was manufactured by an India govt enterprise. Another batch of Cefuroxime Axetil, used in the treatment of bacterial infection was also manufactured by the same enterprise. Both the medicines were found to be not of standard quality.A batch of Telmisartan, used in the treatment of high blood pressure and hypertension was also found to be not of standard quality.It was manufactured by one of the largest pharma companies in India.