Medicines worth Rs 50000 seized from quack clinic in Telangana
Telangana: The Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, has uncovered a case of illegal drug stocking following a raid at a quack's clinic in Nagaram Village, Maheshwaram Mandal. The raid, conducted on September 18, 2025, resulted in the seizure of medicines worth approximately Rs. 50,000.
On credible information, Drugs Control Administration officials, on 18 th September, 2025 raided the premises of a quack/unqualified practitioner Chenna Tirupathi, situated at D. No. 3-75/1, Nagaram Village, Maheshwaram Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, who was conducting clinical practice without proper qualifications at his clinic.
During the raid, DCA officials detected 23 varieties of medicines, including antibiotics, analgesics, etc. and Physician’s Samples stocked at the premises without a drug licence. DCA officials detected ‘antibiotics’ at the clinic during the raid. Indiscriminate sale of antibiotics, by unqualified persons may have disastrous consequences on the health of public, including emergence of ‘Antimicrobial Resistance’.
Dr. P. Sravanthi Reddy, Drugs Inspector, Maheshwaram carried out the raid under the supervision of Sri. G. Prasad, Assistant Director, Ranga Reddy. DCA officers lifted the samples for analysis. Further investigation will be carried out, and action will be taken as per the law against all the offenders.
The administration informed that Wholesalers/Dealers supplying medicines to quacks, other unqualified persons, and unlicensed shops, who are found stocking and selling drugs without a valid drug license, shall be liable for penal action under the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. Stringent action shall be initiated against such Wholesalers/Dealers involved unauthorized and illegal supply chains.
It has directed all Wholesalers/Dealers to ensure that medicines are supplied only to entities holding a valid drug license issued by the competent Licensing Authority. It is the responsibility of every Wholesaler/Dealer to verify and maintain records of the validity of drug licenses of recipient establishments before effecting supplies. Noncompliance in this regard will attract strict action as per law.
The Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, issues drug licenses for the stocking and selling of medicines in accordance with the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. Stocking drugs for sale without a drug license is punishable under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, with imprisonment for up to five years.
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