Telangana DCA shuts quack’s clinic in Nagaram, seizes Rs 50,000 worth of drugs

Hyderabad: Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, raided a quack’s clinic in Nagaram Village, Maheshwaram Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, and seized drugs illegally stocked for sale.

Case details

On credible information, Drugs Control Administration officials, on Thursday, raided the premises of a quack/unqualified practitioner, Chenna Tirupathi, in Nagaram Village, Maheshwaram Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, who was conducting clinical practice without proper qualifications at his clinic.

During the raid, DCA officials detected 23 varieties of medicines, including antibiotics, analgesics, etc. and Physician’s Samples stocked at the premises without a drug licence. Drugs worth Rs 50,000 were seized.

The DCA officials detected ‘antibiotics’ at the clinic during the raid. Indiscriminate sale of antibiotics by unqualified persons may have disastrous consequences on the health of the public, including the emergence of ‘Antimicrobial Resistance’.

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

Public advisory

It is hereby informed that Wholesalers/Dealers supplying medicines to quacks, other unqualified persons, and unlicensed shops, who are found stocking and selling drugs without a valid drug license, shall be liable for penal action under the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. Stringent action shall be initiated against such Wholesalers/Dealers involved in unauthorised and illegal supply chains.

All Wholesalers/Dealers are mandatorily directed to ensure that medicines are supplied only to entities holding a valid drug license issued by the competent Licensing Authority. It is the responsibility of every Wholesaler/Dealer to verify and maintain records of the validity of drug licenses of recipient establishments before effecting supplies.

Non-compliance in this regard will attract strict action as per the law.

The Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, issues drug licenses for the stocking and selling of medicines in accordance with the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. Stocking drugs for sale without a drug license is punishable under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, with imprisonment for up to five years.

The public may report any complaints regarding illegal activities related to medicines, as well as any other suspected manufacturing activities concerning drugs, including narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, in residential, commercial, or industrial areas through the Drugs Control Administration, Telangana Toll-Free Number 1800-599-6969, operational from 10:30 am to 5:00 pm on all working days.