The Central Drugs Standards Control Organization (CDSCO) on January 24, 2025, issued a list of Not of Standard Quality (NSQ) alert for the month of December – 2024.
The list is attached to the document where the drugs that fail to meet the quality standards or specifications are known as Not of Standard Quality (NSQ) drugs. (Further, the term ‘standards of quality’ is defined under the Section 16 (1) (a) of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940, that the ‘standards of quality’ mean that the drug complies with the standards set out in the Second Schedule of the said Act.)