CDSCO flags batches of cough syrup 'Besto-Cof' as spurious

The Central Drug Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) has flagged select batches of one cough syrup as spurious, and listed 112 other drugs and formulations as not of standard quality (NSQ) in its routine surveillance for September 2025.

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The central drug regulator said it had found a purported spurious sample of a cough syrup named Besto-Cof (Dry Cough Formula) from a state lab in Chhattisgarh as a part of its routing checks.

While the regulator has not disclosed the name of the manufacturer of the spurious syrup, it said that the actual manufacturer (as per label claim) has informed that the impugned batch of the product has not been made by them, and that it is a spurious drug.

A drug is generally considered spurious when manufactured by unauthorised producers using brand names owned by other companies.