It might be time to discard your trusty strip of Paracetamol. The hot-favourite drug option for fever control has alarmingly failed quality control

Metformin failed the dissolution test, meaning once consumed, the fake medicine would not dissolve properly and work in the way it is supposed to

Common Indian drugs that sell like hot cakes off the counter, including Paracetamol (500 mg), Vitamin C & D tablets, Shelcal, anti-diabetes, and high-BP medicines, have failed quality checks by the Central Drugs Standards Control Organization (CDSCO).

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has flagged over 50 drugs, including Paracetamol, as 'not of standard quality'. The report highlights concerns with various medications such as calcium and vitamin D3 supplements,

Over 50 drugs including paracetamol, Vitamin D supplements, pantoprazole, antibiotics and blood pressure medicines have failed quality tests conducted by India’s drug regulator Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). CDSCO in its August alert named 53 drugs of non-standard quality made by different manufacturers.

The CDSCO's drug alert for August included samples from batches of medications such as Shelcal, Vitamin B Complex with Vitamin C Softgels, vitamin C and D3 tablets and Ciprofloxacin tablets

In a shocking turn of events, a 1200-page chargesheet that was submitted by the rural police of Nagpur on September 20 discovered that the antibiotics supplied to government hospitals were fraud. They were just a mixture of talcum powder and starch,

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The drugs found to have failed quality tests include Paracetamol IP 500 mg, Pan-D (an antiacid), Vitamin B complex and Vitamin C softgels, Shelcal (Vitamin C and D3), the anti-diabetic drug Glimepiride,