Alcium-D3 tablets worth Rs 1.5 lakh seized in Hyderabad

The Calcium with Vitamin D3 tablets were falsely manufactured and sold under the guise of ‘food products/nutraceuticals’

Hyderabad: The drug inspectors from the Telangana State Drugs Control Administration (TSDCA) have seized stocks of Alcium-D3 (Calcium with Vitamin D3) tablets worth Rs 1.5 lakh in Kothapet, Uppal, Medchal-Malkajgiri district. These were falsely manufactured and sold under the guise of ‘food products/nutraceuticals’.

The product Alcium-D3 (Calcium with Vitamin D3) tablets were found to be manufactured by Hindustan Nutraceuticals, Industrial Park, Medchal-Malkajgiri.

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The seized drugs were falsely manufactured under a ‘food licence (FSSAI licence)’ and falsely claimed to be a food product/nutraceutical. According to the label composition of the product, it is classified as a drug under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, the TSDCA in a press release said.drug licence

The product must be manufactured only under a ‘drug licence’ issued under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, adhering strictly to the ‘Good Manufacturing Practices’ (GMP) outlined in Schedule-M of the Drugs Rules.

Additionally, it must meet the quality standards prescribed in the ‘Indian Pharmacopoeia’ (IP) as mandated.

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