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The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) inspected 166 medical shops linked to online pharmacies during a special enforcement drive. Show-cause notices were issued to 41 shops for violations including dispensing medicines without prescriptions, lack of proper records, and absence of pharmacist supervision.

India’s drug regulator, the CDSCO, has issued a safety advisory for thyroid patients, warning of potentially life-threatening side effects from carbimazole and doxycycline. Manufacturers have also been directed to update packaging with clear warnings.

The Narcotics Control Bureau arrested two persons for allegedly exporting psychotropic medicines to the USA. Officials seized 598 tablets during raids at a courier office and a medical store in Nizamabad, citing violations of statutory provisions under the NDPS Act

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

The DCA Director General VB Kamalasan Reddy said authorities have found fungus in sealed vials of the counterfeit version of the product in question.

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.

During the raids, the DCA officials found huge stocks of human plasma bags and bottles stocked in the freezers located in the premises

The DG of DCA termed the seizures of spurious anti-cancer drugs as a major breakthrough and biggest seizure in the State of Telangana.