Counterfeit Version of Sun Pharma anti-epileptic medicine Levipil 500 seized in Telangana
Telangana: Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, seized Spurious Drug 'Levipil 500' Tablets (Levetiracetam Tablets 500 mg), falsely claimed to be manufactured by Sun Pharma Laboratories Ltd.
Based on intelligence gathered by Drugs Control Administration officials, raids were conducted at several dealers in Hyderabad and Karimnagar, leading to the detection of a Spurious Drug – a Counterfeit Version of ‘Levipil 500’ Tablets (Levetiracetam Tablets 500 mg) – circulating in the market.
Levipil 500 Tablet is an anti-epileptic medicine used to treat fits in epilepsy.
Counterfeit drugs were seized during the raids at Arvind Pharma Distributors, located in SBI Colony, Kavadiguda, Hyderabad, and at Venu Medical Agencies, located in Sai Nagar, Doctors Street, Karimnagar.
A comparison statement for the suspected batches was obtained from the original manufacturer, Sun Pharma Laboratories Ltd., against the corresponding genuine batch. The manufacturer confirmed that the batch of ‘Levipil 500’ Tablets (Levetiracetam Tablets 500 mg) detected by the Drugs Control Administration were indeed “Counterfeit Drugs”.
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