Particular Batch Of Paracetamol Tablets Found "Not Of Standard Quality"
NDTV
As informed by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, both Hindustan Antibiotic Limited and Karnataka Antibiotic and Pharmaceuticals Limited have withdrawn/replaced the requisite 'Not of Standard Quality' (NSQ) stocks.
A particular batch of Metronidazole 400 mg and Paracetamol 500 mg tablets made by Hindustan Antibiotic Limited and Karnataka Antibiotic and Pharmaceuticals Limited, respectively have been found to be "not of standard quality" during testing, the government told Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
As informed by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, both Hindustan Antibiotic Limited and Karnataka Antibiotic and Pharmaceuticals Limited have withdrawn/replaced the requisite 'Not of Standard Quality' (NSQ) stocks to the consignee with fresh stocks, Union Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel said in a written reply.
A list of such drugs along with their details, which are declared not of standard quality/spurious/misbranded/adulterated by the Central Drugs Testing Laboratories is regularly uploaded and available on the website of Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) under the heading of drug alert.
