The DCA statement also pointed out that the processing charges for blood/blood components should be displayed prominently in the blood center premises so that it is conspicuously visible to the recipients.
The DCA advisory informed that the public can refer to the Pharma Sahi Daam website which provides information on the Ceiling Prices fixed by the NPPA and that one must always insist on a bill
A total of 55 varieties of medicines including antibiotics, steroids, pain killer drugs, anti-ulcer drugs, cough syrups, antacids etc. worth Rs 2.10 lakh were found stocked at the premises
The seized medicines Glucosamine, Methyl sulfonyl methane and Diacerein Tablet, Pregabalin and Methylcobalamin Capsules were being manufactured falsely under a food license at SL Health Care
Interpol which carries out major operations to crackdown on counterfeit medicines across several countries in the world came to know about spurious drug rackets busted by Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, through different sources.
The DCA officials, on receiving credible information, raided the premises of Sree Raja Rajeshwara Medical Distributors, Jai Jawan Colony, Kapra and detected huge quantity of thermo labile medicines
On credible information, the DCA personnel raided the premises of Mohd Abdul Wajeed, who claiming to be a ‘Rural Medical Practitioner’ was practising medicine without qualification.
DCA officers detected illicit manufacturing of drugs at the facility. Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, Valsartan and Clopidogrel were found at the premises. Stock of drugs weighing about 935 kg was found at the premises and the stock was seized.