TSDCA Seized Rs. 1.33 Cr Worth Of Antibiotics To Be Exported To Russia
Hyderabad, Nov 27 (Maxim News): In a breakthrough, the Telangana State Drug Control Administration (TSDCA) in a raid seized a huge stock of antibiotics worth Rs. 1.33 crore from the manufacturing facility of Jodas Expoim Pvt. Ltd. located in Biotech Park, Karkapatla, Siddipet district.
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The seizure was made for exporting the products manufactured by other pharmaceutical companies to Russia falsely under their name and for unauthorized packing of antibiotics, DG, TSDCA, VB Kamalasan Reddy on Wednesday said.
During verification, it was found that a staggering quantity of 38,175 vials of antibiotic Ampicillin Plus sulbactam (1000 mg plus 500 mg Injections, Batch No. JD4479), was falsely labeled as manufactured by Jodas Expoim Pvt Ltd., India, Alpa Laboratories Ltd., 33’2, AB Road, Pigdamber, Indore, MP 453446, India.
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“However, the said batch was manufactured at Indian Genomics Pvt. Ltd., Plot No. 135/1 & 135/2, Phase-II, cherlapally, Medchal-Malkajgiri District, Telangana. The batch is being exported to Russia under false claims that it was manufactured by Jodas Expoim Pvt. Ltd,” the TSDCA said.
The officers detected that certain stocks of other antibiotics, namely Amoxicillin 1000 mg plus Clavulanic Acid 200 mg, Ampicillin plus sulbactam 2000 mg plus 1000 mg, and Meropenem 500 mg, were exported to Russia in October and November 2024. These antibiotics, manufactured by other pharmaceutical companies, were falsely exported under the name of Jodas Expoim Pvt. Ltd., the TSDCA said.
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During the raid, stocks of antibiotics worth Rs. 1.33 crore were seized for contravening the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, of 1940.
Assistant Director P. Ramu, along with Drugs Inspectors S. Vinay Sushmi, Ch. Karthik Siva Chaitanya, T. Shiva Teja, and P.Chandrakala were among the officers who carried out the raids.
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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, the DCA added. (Maxim News)
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