Telangana DCA seizes certain medicines over misleading advertisements
Telangana: Drugs Control Administration, Telangana officials, has seized certain medicines circulating in the market with misleading claims on their labels, stating that they treat ‘Leucoderma’, ‘Tuberculosis’ and ‘Fever’.
Such claims are in contravention of the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954. Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954, prohibits advertisement of certain drugs for treatment of certain diseases and disorders. No person shall take part in publication of advertisement regarding the diseases/disorders indicated under Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954.
During the raids conducted on 20th March to detect medicines moving in the market with misleading and objectionable advertisements, the following products were detected by DCA officials:
| Product | Misleading Claim | Manufactured by | Detected at |
| PICROSOL Lotion (Ayurvedic Medicine) | Leucoderma | Plus Formulations, HSIIDC, Karnal, Haryana Marketed by: Dermacia Healthcare, Weghmens Business center, Shakarpur, Delhi | Ramanthapur, Medchal- Malkajgiri District |
| Aswagandha Choornam (Ayurvedic Medicine) | Tuberculosis | Grovel Drugs and chemical pvt ltd, 34-B, Anrich, IDA-Bollaram, Sangareddy Dist, Telangana. | Nagarkurnool |
| Musli Capsules (Ayurvedic Medicine) | Chronic Fever | Keva Herbals, Village Kishanpura, P.O. Gurumajra-174 101, Teh. Baddi, Distt. Solan, Himachal Pradesh. | Bhainsa Village, Nirmal District |
| Vimcet Plus- DS Suspension (Allopathic Medicine) | Fever | Maxtra Laboratories, Dandumalkapur(V), Choutuppal (M), Yadadri- Bhongiri dist. Marketed by: Mackvin Pharma, Bhagyalakshmi Colony, Medchal- Malkajgiri Dist. | Prashanthnagar, Kukatpally, Medchal- Malkajgiri District. |
Advertising a medicine for the treatment of ‘Leucoderma’, ‘Tuberculosis’ and ‘Fever’ is prohibited under the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954.
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