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The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) clarified it has no jurisdiction over Vagdevi Laboratories, Cherlapalli, after reports linked it to a Maharashtra mephedrone seizure case. Officials said the matter falls entirely under enforcement agencies empowered by the NDPS Act, 1985

Telangana’s DCA made its first direct arrests in a spurious drugs case, a move hailed as historic. However, experts raised concerns about its sustainability due to poor manpower, lack of protection, and administrative support for DCA officers handling such cases

The teams detected two Ayurvedic and one Allopathic medicine with misleading claims that they can treat leprosy, diabetes, blood pressure and urinary stones

The DCA and Prohibition and Excise teams raided GV Saluja Hospital, Rezimental Bazar, on Wednesday and detected huge stocks of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances

Drug inspectors conducted a raid on Balaji Clinic in Puppalguda, Rangareddy district, which was being run by an unqualified practitioner named Ratan Biswas. According to the DCA, Biswas was practicing allopathic medicine without an MBBS degree. During the raid, inspectors discovered 34 different types of medications and seized stocks valued at Rs 1.85 lakh.

During the raids, the drug inspectors seized drugs, including antidiabetics and antiasthamatic medications, worth Rs 4.87 lakh.

The Telangana State Medical Council has filed nearly 300 FIRs at various locations in Telangana against individuals with no MBBS degree but continue to practise out of clinics and other healthcare establishments.

The DCA team seized nearly 20 varieties of medicines, including higher generation antibiotics, anti-ulcer drugs, analgesics etc, worth Rs 10,000, which were illegally stocked without a drug license for sale at the clinic

Drug inspectors raid facilities in Wanaparthy and Narayanpet of two individuals who were practicing medicine by falsely claiming that they were allopathic practitioners

During the raids, the DCA officials found 22 varieties of steroid medicines, including androgen and anabolic steroids, stocked for sale at the premises, indicating the potential for abuse of steroid medicines.

During the raid, the DCA seized six varieties of expired drugs, and one institutional supply drug with a total worth of Rs. 55,000.

The DCA officials of Warangal zone detected Neurocad-G Tablets circulating in the market falsely claiming to be a food product/nutraceutical and were manufactured under a 'food license (FSSAI license)' illegally as a food product/nutraceutical.

The DCA officials of Ranga Reddy zone conducted the raid at Aaroohee Healthcare and found that the cosmetic product Retibak (0.2% Retinol) Face Serum was being manufactured during the 'Stop Production Order' period.

During the raid, 19 varieties of medicines including habit-forming drugs, steroids, antibiotics, abortifacient drugs, anti-hypertensive drugs, anti-diabetic drugs etc. were found and officials seized the stock worth Rs. 3.5 lakh.

The capsules are under price control as per Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 and the price should be in accordance with the ceiling price fixed by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), Government of India.

The TSDCA seized overpriced antibiotic ointment ‘Mupima Ointment 5gm’ (Muprin Ointment IP2 percent) at Beeramguda, Ameenpur mandal Sangareddy district on Saturday.

The officials detected several higher generation ‘antibiotics’ at the clinics during the raids, along with ‘steroids.’ Stocks worth Rs.18,000 were seized during the raid.

On Thursday, the Drugs Control Administration (DCA) conducted a raid at Sri Ram Medical Agencies located in Mancherial town.

According to TSDCA, Indian Genomic Pvt Ltd was manufacturing cytotoxic anti-cancer drugs together with antibiotic injections, thereby posing a serious risk to public health.

As a part of these efforts, a one-day ‘Annual Regulatory Forum’, featuring senior USFDA officials and TSDCA was held on Hyderabad on Wednesday.