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 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.
In the month of September alone, the lab reported 14 Not of Standard Quality (NSQ) drugs, which include antibiotics, antiulcer drugs, anti-allergics and haematinics
DCA teams discovered stocks of Pedi Zinc Syrup (Zinc Gluconate Syrup), manufactured by Micro Nutritions, Exhibition Road, Hyderabad, in Sirpur, Kumaram Bheem Asifabad district. The product was being falsely marketed as a food product or nutraceutical with health benefits.
The facility, Akhil Life Sciences in Kukatpally, was engaged in unauthorized manufacturing of the Glycoril cough syrup without requisite drug license for the product, said DG, TSDCA, V B Kamalasan Reddy
A few days ago, the Stateunits of AIOCD and Telangana State Chemists and Druggists Associations (TSCDA) have also launched coordinated efforts to spread awareness on the issue among its members.
During the raid, authorities seized 36 varieties of medicines, including antibiotics, habit-forming drugs such as Alprazolam Tablets and Codeine Syrups worth Rs 50, 000.
The Jeedimetla police have filed a case against a pharmaceutical manufacturer, accusing them of fabricating a drug license and utilizing it to operate their business unlawfully.
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.
