Jammu: Drug licences of 9 pharma dealers suspended, stock worth over Rs 13.58 lakh seized

Written by Ruchika Sharma Published On 2025-06-23T17:28:27+05:30 | Updated On 23 Jun 2025 5:28 PM IST

Jammu: Drug licences of 9 pharma dealers suspended, stock worth over Rs 13.58 lakh seized

Jammu: In a special drive aimed at curbing the misuse of pharmaceuticals with habit forming ingredients, authorities in Jammu and Kashmir suspended the drug sale licences of nine dealers on Saturday, an official said.

The action came during a drive conducted by the J&K Drugs and Food Control Organisation to identify and take punitive action against "unscrupulous elements dealing with such drugs in a clandestine manner", an official spokesperson said.

The operation uncovered a procurement of certain pharma preparations by some wholesale dealers containing Pregabalin, as an active ingredient, which is prone to addiction, he said.

The ingredient was being sourced directly from the suppliers based outside Jammu and Kashmir illegally, he said.

More scrutiny revealed that the firms procured and distributed these medicinal preparations without maintaining the sales records as mandated under the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940, the spokesperson said.

Stocks of pharmaceutical preparations, which are prone to addiction, worth over Rs 13.58 lakh were also seized, he said.

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According to PTI, J-K State Drugs Controller Lotika Khajuria warned against indulging in procuring lesser-known brands of drugs formulations consisting of habit forming ingredients directly from the suppliers, or manufacturers located outside J-K.

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"In case any violation is reported, the defaulters shall be dealt strictly in accordance with zero-tolerance policy adopted by the government against persons involved in promoting drug abuse which warrants the cancellation of such licences as also legal mandate," she said.

Adding to nationwide concerns, Medical Dialogues team recently reported that Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, seized counterfeit versions of cholesterol-lowering drugs, 'Rosuvas F 20' and 'Rosuvas F 10' Tablets, worth Rs. 3 lakhs, which were falsely claimed to be manufactured by Sun Pharmaceutical Ind. Ltd.

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Source : with inputs

Ruchika Sharma

Ruchika Sharma joined Medical Dialogue as an Correspondent for the Business Section in 2019. She covers all the updates in the Pharmaceutical field, Policy, Insurance, Business Healthcare, Medical News, Health News, Pharma News, Healthcare and Investment. She has completed her B.Com from Delhi University and then pursued postgraduation in M.Com. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in Contact no. 011-43720751