DCA urges public to verify drug licenses of medical shops before purchasing/ public can verify drug licenses on DCA portal
The genuineness of the drug licenses can be verified through the Third Party Verification system, which is available on the DCA website, the advisory said
Hyderabad: To curtail the practice of offenders selling spurious, counterfeit and habit-forming drugs by producing fake drug licenses, Telangana State Drug Control Administration (TSDCA) has issued an advisory to general public, wholesale and retail medical shops to verify genuineness of the drug licenses through its portal. (dca.telangana.giv.in)
The genuineness of the drug licenses can be verified through the Third Party Verification system, which is available on the DCA website, the advisory said, adding that this system will ensure integrity in the supply chain of medicines and prevent entry of counterfeit drugs into the supply chain.
“The DCA portal under third party verification feature enables verification of the genuineness of the drug license held by wholesale or retail medical shop/pharmacy. Public can also verify whether a medical shop or pharmacy holds a valid license issued by DCA,” DG, TSDCA, VB Kamalasan Reddy on Thursday said.
“Retail medical shops/pharmacies shall mandatorily verify the genuineness of the drug license held by the wholesaler or distributor (located in Telangana). Similarly, wholesalers/dealers shall mandatorily verify the genuineness of the drug license held by a retail medical shop/pharmacy on the DCA portal,” the advisory said.
The TSDCA has urged the general public to avoid purchasing medicines from unlicensed sources and never buy medicines from unregulated websites or other online platforms.
“Purchasing medicines from such sources significantly increases the risk to public health, as they are unregulated. It is advisable to purchase medicines only from licensed medical shops, which typically display their drug licenses, issued by DCA, conspicuously in a prominent place that is easily visible to the public,” DCA in its advisory said.
Selling medicines without a license is an offense, and medicines purchased from unlicensed premises are likely to be counterfeit products. The public can verify whether a medical shop or pharmacy holds a license issued by the DCA through the third-party verification process feature, DCA said.
For verification of drug licenses: https://odls.telangana.gov.in/ThirdPartypublicview.aspx or visit dca.telangana.gov.in
