CDSCO Flags 53 Drugs for Quality Issues | 26 Sep 2024

The Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) flagged 53 drugs, including Paracetamol and Pan D, as ‘not of standard quality’ (NSQ), raising significant safety concerns regarding their consumption.

The CDSCO has issued two lists, one with 48 drugs that failed quality tests and another with 5 drugs categorized as “Not of Standard Quality” (NSQ Alert), based on random monthly sampling by state drug officers.
CDSCO under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, is the Central Drug Authority for discharging functions assigned to the Central Government of India under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
- Major functions of CDSCO include overseeing the regulatory control over drug imports, approving new drugs and clinical trials, and issuing certain licences as the Central License Approving Authority.