About this data

An independent reader of Sri Lanka’s Medical Supplies Division quality circular index.

Where the data comes from

Every record here is parsed from a single public page: the MSD quality circular index at msd.gov.lk/quality-circulars. Nothing is added by hand and nothing is inferred about a product’s safety.

Circulars indexed: 265
With a link to the original PDF: 262
Searchable batch codes: 68
Date range: 18 September 2019 to 27 September 2026
Note the span is far wider than the archive. Only 1 circular is held from 2019 and 13 from 2023, against 83 in 2024. Earlier years are only partially archived.
Years: 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019

How dates are read

The source index publishes dates in MM/DD/YYYY and orders its rows newest first. Reading the first field as the month reproduces that ordering exactly, with no contradictions across all dated rows. This site displays them as day, month, year.

How batch codes are read

Batch codes are extracted from the circular description by pattern matching, then filtered so that only plausible codes survive. Prose fragments and device registration numbers are discarded. A batch code shown here should still be confirmed against the original PDF, which is the authoritative document.

What a result does and does not mean

A match means a circular names that batch. A no match does not certify anything. It means only that this index does not mention it, which is not the same as a batch being sound. Recalls can be issued by the NMRA, by a hospital, or by the manufacturer, and not all of them appear on this page.

Always have a pharmacist verify the batch at the point of purchase. Suspected substandard products can be reported to the National Medicines Regulatory Authority.

Action types in this index

Quality failure: 157 circulars
Withdraw: 43 circulars
Withhold: 26 circulars
Other: 20 circulars
Revoke: 10 circulars
Recall: 4 circulars
Withdraw + revoke: 3 circulars
Amend: 1 circular
Clarification: 1 circular

Not an official source

This is an unofficial reader. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the Medical Supplies Division or the NMRA. If anything here conflicts with the original circular published by the MSD, the circular governs.