Major crackdown on quacks in Telangana: Fake medicines, misleading claims exposed

Acting on reliable information, authorities raided the premises of A. Naveen Reddy, a quack practicing medicine without proper qualifications at his clinic, ‘Swapna Clinic,’ in Muduchintalpally village, Medchal-Malkajgiri district. During the raid, 38 types of medicines, including antibiotics, antidiabetic drugs, and antihypertensive medications, were found stocked without a valid drug license.

Hyderabad: Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, on Saturday carried out raids against quacks and medicines being sold with misleading advertisements.

Acting on credible information, the premises of a quack A. Naveen Reddy, at Muduchintalpally village in Medchal-Malkajgiri district, who was practicing medicine without proper qualification at his clinic by name ‘Swapna Clinic’, was raided and 38 varieties of medicines, including antibiotics, antidiabetic drugs, antihypertensive drugs, etc., were stocked without a drug licence.

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B. Praveen, Drugs Inspector, Shameerpet carried out the raid and seized the stock, which included physician’s samples, and also detected several antibiotics at the clinic.

Meanwhile, the DCA officials also detected certain medicines circulating in the market with misleading claims on their labels, stating that they treat ‘Ulcers of gastrointestinal tracts’ and ‘Disorders of menstrual flow’. Such claims are in contravention of the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954.

During the raids led by K. Anvesh, Drugs Inspector, Shabad and B. Mounika, Drugs Inspector, Medchal, the DCA officials also detected and seized several products with misleading claims for treatment of ulcers of gastrointestinal tracts and disorders of menstrual flow, which is prohibited under the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954, a press release said.

The DCA, Telangana, Director General, VB Kamalasan Reddy said the public can report any suspected manufacturing activity related to drugs, including narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, in residential, commercial, or industrial areas, as well as any other complaints regarding illegal activities concerning medicines, through the Toll-free No. 1800-599-6969, which is operational from 10.30 am to 5 pm on all working days.