Nepal drugs watchdog asks Patanjali to recall six medicines

Nepal's drugs watchdog has asked Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurveda to recall six Ayurvedic medicines after they were found to be of "substandard quality" following microbial tests.

The Department of Drug Administration, in a public notice, said six Ayurvedic medical products made by Divya Pharmacy in Uttarakhand, were found to be substandard during inspections at various outlets and tests on specimens.

The medicines which failed the microbial tests are Patanjali's Amla Churna, Divya Gashar Churna, Bahuchi Churna, Triphala Churna, Aswangandha and Adviya Churna, the notice said.

"The batch of medicine which were inspected by the department are found to have contained pathogenic bacteria," an official of the Department told

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