Hyderabad, June 11 (IANS). Drugs Control Administration (DCA) took action against illegal sale of medicines in Telangana. The department team raided a medical shop being operated without license in Choppadandi village of Karimnagar district and seized medicines worth Rs 5.51 lakh.
According to a statement issued by the DCA on Thursday, officials had received credible information about illegal sale of drugs in the village. Based on this, a raid was conducted on the medical store located in Choppadandi village of Choppadandi mandal on Wednesday.
During investigation, it was revealed that a person named Mallarapu Akhil was running a medical shop without any valid drug license. During the raid, officials found that a large quantity of different types of medicines were kept for sale in the shop.
DCA officials seized a total of 28 types of medicines. These include in-vitro diagnostic test kits, antibiotics, IV fluids, painkillers (analgesics) and many other types of medicines. The officials have also collected samples of the medicines for testing.
The department said that the matter will be further thoroughly investigated and action will be taken as per law against all those found guilty.
The DCA also clarified that wholesalers and dealers supplying medicines to unlicensed shops will also be guilty of a punishable offense under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. In such cases, strict action will be taken against them also. The department has instructed the wholesalers to check the valid drug license of any institution before supplying it.
According to the department, storage and sale of medicines can be done only on the basis of valid license. Selling or stocking medicines without a license can result in a jail term of up to five years under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
DCA also appealed to the common people to be cautious. The department said people should never buy medicines from unlicensed shops, unregulated websites or dubious online platforms.
–IANS
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