Telangana DCA raided medical shop in Kukatpally operating without drug licence
Telangana: Drugs Control Administration, Telangana has raided a medical shop located at Allapur, Kukatpally, Medchal-Malkajgiri District, which was operating illegally without a drug license and seized the stocks.
Sarangi Naga Shiva was running a medical shop at the said premises illegally without a drug licence.
During the raid, DCA officers detected unauthorized stocking of huge quantity of medicines for sale. 59 varieties of medicines including antibiotics, analgesics, antiulcer drugs, anti-diabetic drugs, antihypertensive drugs etc. are found stocked for sale at the premises.
DCA officials seized the stock of total worth Rs. 30,000 during the raid.
Smt. N. Sahaja, Drugs Inspector, Kukatpally, Sri. E. Naresh Reddy, Drugs Inspector, Balanagar and Dr. R. Geethanjali, Drugs Inspector, Prashanthnagar carried out the raid under the supervision of Sri. G. Sreenivas, Assistant Director, Medchal and Sri. T. Rajamouli, Assistant Director, Hyderabad.
DCA officers lifted the samples for analysis. Further investigation shall be carried out and action shall be taken as per the law against all the offenders.
Wholesalers/Dealers who supply medicines to such unlicensed entities, which are stocking and selling drugs without a drug licence, are also punishable under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, and stringent action shall be taken against such Wholesalers/Dealers. Wholesalers/Dealers shall mandatorily ensure that the recipient entities hold a valid drug licence before supplying medicines to them.
The Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, issues drug licences 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 licence is punishable under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, with imprisonment for up to five years.
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