Raid: Telangana DCA seizes overpriced anti-cancer medicine in Karimnagar
Drugs Control Administration officials, Telangana has seized overpriced anti-cancer medicine 'Dacazee 500 Injection' (Dacarbazine Injection IP 500 mg), during the raids at a medical shop located in Karimnagar. The raids were carried out on 11th and 12th July, 2024. The MRP indicated was very high compared to the Ceiling Price fixed for the product by the Central Government.
Dacazee 500 Injection (Dacarbazine Injection IP 500 mg) is used to treat cancer of the lymph system (Hodgkin’s disease) and malignant melanoma (a type of skin cancer).
The product Dacarbazine Injection 500 mg sold under brand name ‘Dacazee 500 Injection’ is under price control as per Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 and the price of product shall be in accordance with the ‘Ceiling Price’ fixed by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), Government of India.
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