DCA Busts Quack Practicing Allopathy Without MBBS In Kurnool
Hyderabad, Sept 26 (Maxim News): The drug inspectors from Drugs Control Administration (DCA), Telangana raided the premises of a quack, Vasantpur Ravi Kumar, who was practicing allopathy without MBBS qualification in a clinic at Velgonda Village, Bijinapalle mandal, Nagarkurnool district.
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During the raids, the DCA team seized nearly 20 varieties of medicines, including higher generation antibiotics, anti-ulcer drugs, analgesics, etc. worth Rs. 10,000, which were illegally stocked without a drug license for sale at the clinic.
The raids were conducted by S.Viswanth Reddy, Drugs Inspector, Nagarkurnool, and S. Vinay, Drugs Inspector, Narayanpet along with other officers.
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The DG, TSDCA, and VB Kamalasan Reddy wholesalers/dealers who supply medicines to such unqualified persons are also punishable under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, and stringent action shall be taken against such Wholesalers/Dealers.
In another raid, the DCA teams detected drugs falsely manufactured and sold under the guise of food products or nutraceuticals. the DCA teams detected Ferin-XT tablets (Ferrous Ascorbate, Folic Acid, and Zinc Tablets) that were circulating in the market in Hyderabad. The tablets were falsely manufactured under a ‘food license (FSSAI license)’, DCA said.
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The tablets were found to be illegally manufactured at Twins Pharma, S V Nagar, Mallapur, as a food product nutraceutical. As per the label claim of the product, it is classified as a ‘drug’ according to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
The product ‘Ferin-XT Tablets ‘ must be manufactured only under a ‘drug license’ issued under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, adhering strictly to the ‘Good Manufacturing Practices‘ (GMP) outlined in Schedule-M of the Drugs Rules. Additionally, it must meet the quality standards prescribed in the ‘Indian Pharmacopoeia’ (IP) as mandated, DG, DCA V.B Kamalasan Reddy said. (Maxim News)
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