Last Updated on January 13, 2026 by The Health Master
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Drug alert: Download the list of NSQ samples for October 2025, the link is given below: 211 drug samples were declared as not of standard quality (NSQ) nationwide.
NSQ Lists are given below the article
Out of these 211 samples, 63 were declared NSQ by CDSCO and 148 were declared NSQ by various STATES across India.
September 2025: 112 drug samples declared as NSQ, out of these samples, 52 were declared NSQ by CDSCO and 60 were declared NSQ by various STATES across India.
August 2025: 94 drug samples declared as NSQ, out of these samples, 34 were declared NSQ by CDSCO and 60 were declared NSQ by various STATES across India.
July 2025: 143 drug samples declared as NSQ, out of these 143 samples, 46 were declared NSQ by CDSCO and 97 were declared NSQ by various STATES across India.
June 2025: 185 drug samples declared as NSQ, out of these 185 samples, 55 were declared NSQ by CDSCO and 130 were declared NSQ by various STATES across India.
May 2025: 186 drug samples declared as NSQ, out of these 186 samples, 58 were declared NSQ by CDSCO and 130 were declared NSQ by various STATES across India.
April 2025: 196 drug samples declared as NSQ, out of these 196 samples, 60 were declared NSQ by CDSCO and 136 were declared NSQ by various STATES across India.
March 2025: 131 drug samples declared as NSQ, out of these 131 samples, 70 were declared NSQ by CDSCO and 61 were declared NSQ by various STATES across India.
February 2025: 103 drug samples declared as NSQ, out of these 103 samples, 47 were declared NSQ by CDSCO and 56 were declared NSQ by various STATES across India.
January 2025: 145 drug samples declared as NSQ, out of these 145 samples, 52 were declared NSQ by CDSCO and 93 were declared NSQ by various STATES across India.
December 2024: 135 drug samples declared as NSQ, out of these 135 samples, 51 were declared NSQ by CDSCO and 84 were declared NSQ by various STATES across India.
November 2024: 111 drug samples declared as NSQ, out of these 111 samples, 41 were declared NSQ by CDSCO and 70 were declared NSQ by various STATES across India.
October 2024: 90 drug samples declared as NSQ, out of these 90 samples, 56 were declared NSQ by CDSCO and 34 were declared NSQ by various STATES across India.
The samples were withdrawn by the officers of CDSCO and State FDAs, and tested in the drug testing laboratories, i.e CDLs, CDTLs, and RDTLs, in Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Indore, Guwahati and State Govt Drug Testing Laboratories.
Drug alert: 112 drug samples declared as NSQ in September 2025
Drug alert: 94 drug samples declared as NSQ in August 2025
Drug alert: 143 drug samples declared as NSQ in July 2025
Drug alert: 185 drug samples declared as NSQ in June 2025
Drug alert: 186 drug samples declared as NSQ in May 2025
Drug alert: 196 drug samples declared as NSQ in April 2025
Drug alert: 131 drug samples declared as NSQ in March 2025
Drug alert: 103 drug samples declared as NSQ in February 2025
Drug alert: 135 drug samples declared as NSQ in December 2024
Drug alert: 111 drug samples declared as NSQ in November 2024
Drug alert: 90 drug samples declared as NSQ in October 2024
Drug alert: 67 drug samples declared as NSQ in September 2024
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Drug alert: 112 drug samples declared as NSQ in September 2025
