The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) on October 24, 2024, issued a List of Drugs, Medical Devices, Vaccine and Cosmetics declared as Spurious for the Month of September – 2024.
As part of the continuous regulatory surveillance, drugs samples are picked from sales/distribution point, analyzed and list of spurious drugs are displayed on CDSCO portal on monthly basis. The purpose of displaying the spurious drugs list is to make stakeholders aware about the spurious drug batches identified in the market. The list is attached to the document.
A drug shall be deemed to be spurious if it is manufactured under a name that belongs to another drug or if it is an imitation of or is a substitute for, another drug or resembles another drug in a manner likely to deceive or bears upon it or upon its label or container the name of another drug unless it is plainly and conspicuously marked so as to reveal its true character and its lack of identity with such other drug. If the label or container bears the name of an individual or company purporting to be the manufacturer of the drug, which individual or company is fictitious or does not exist, if it has been substituted wholly or in part by another drug or substance; or e. If it purports to be the product of a manufacturer of whom it is not truly a product.
