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Telangana DCA seizes certain medicines over misleading advertisements including Ashwagandha Lehyam, Ureecet Capsules
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Telangana: Drugs Control Administration, Telangana officials, detected certain medicines circulating in the market with misleading claims on their labels, stating that they treat Kidney Stones, Impotency, Diabetes, Disorders of Nervous System, Obesity and Menstrual Disorders.
Medicines include Ureecet Capsules, Ashwagandha Lehyam, Diabo Booti Capsules, and STONKRUSH Syrup.
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 special drive conducted on 29th and 30th August 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 |
Ureecet Capsules (Ayurvedic Medicine) | Kidney Stones | MGL Pharma, Peerzadiguda, Medchal- Malkajgiri District | Saroornagar, Ranga Reddy District. |
Ashwagandha Lehyam (Ayurvedic Medicine) | Impotency | Nature World Herbals, Nagaram, Medchal-Malkajgiri District | Keesara, Medchal- Malkajgiri District |
Sri Sri Tattva Kshirabala Taila (Ayurvedic Medicine) | Menstrual Disorders | Sriveda Sattva Pvt. Ltd., 21st Km, Kanakapura Road, | Ramachandrapuram, Sangareddy District |
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| Udayapura, Bangalore (South),- 560082, Karnataka |
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Mahanarayan Tail (Ayurvedic medicine) | Disorders of Nervous System | Aura Neutraceuticals Ltd., Gujarat | Narayanpet |
Diabo Booti Capsules (Ayurvedic medicine) | Diabetes | Levanza Food and Herbals, Gholu Majra, Dappar, Punjab | Vanasthalipuram, Hayathnagar Mandal |
Slim & Fit Juice (Ayurvedic medicine) | Obesity | Almighty Agro Industry, Sanganer, Jaipur | Siricilla |
STONKRUSH Syrup (Ayurvedic medicine) | Kidney Stones | Surya Herbal Life Sciences, Panchkula, Haryana | Adilabad |
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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