DCA seizes medicines worth Rs 4.65 lakh

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Drugs Control Administration (DCA) raided two medical stores, one in Ramanthapur and another in Nirmal, and seized huge stocks of medicines totaling Rs 4.65 lakh on Tuesday.

The DCA raided the medical store ‘Sri Sai Clinic’ run by P Shailaja at Sharadha Nagar, Ramanthapur, of Medchal-Malkajgiri district, which was selling drugs unlawfully without a drug licence. Over 50 varieties of medicines were seized during the raid. The officials seized a total stock worth Rs 3.5 lakh during the raid.

The DCA officials found 50 varieties of medicines, including higher-generation antibiotics, abortifacient drugs, IV fluids, anti-diabetic drugs, anti-fungal drugs, anti-hypertensive drugs, analgesics, anti-ulcer drugs, and cough syrups, stocked for sale at the premises.

The officials lifted the samples for analysis. Further investigation shall be carried out, and action shall be taken as per the law against all the offenders, a press release said.

In another raid, the DCA seized a medical store at Limba, Kuntala mandal of Nirmal district, which was running illegally without a drug licence, and seized huge stocks of medicines worth Rs 1.60 lakh.

The owner, Mamulla Jeevan, ran the medical shop illegally and sold drugs unlawfully without a drug licence. A total of 125 varieties of medicines were seized during the raid.

The officials also detected the unauthorised stocking of huge quantities of medicines for sale. 125 varieties of medicines, including antibiotic injections, steroids, and analgesics, were found stocked for sale at the premises.

The DCA officials lifted the samples for analysis. Further investigation shall be carried out, and action shall be taken as per the law against all the offenders.