DCA raids quack’s ‘clinic’ in Suryapet; seizes unauthorised medicines worth Rs 1.5 lakh

Telangana Drug Control Administration (DCA) on Tuesday raided a clinic operated by a quack in Suryapet and seized unlicensed medicines worth Rs 1.5 lakh from the clinic.
The accused was identified as Thota Prasad Babu who operated the clinic under the name,” ‘Sai Ram Poly Clinic’.  The DCA officials detected huge stocks of medicines found on the premises without any drug license. As many as 87 varieties of medicines, including antibiotics, analgesics, anti-ulcer drugs, anti-hypertensive, etc., were found stocked on the premises.
Officials found several ‘antibiotics’ at the clinic during the raid. Indiscriminate sale of antibiotics by unqualified persons may have disastrous consequences on the health of rural public, including emergence of ‘Antimicrobial Resistance’.
G Surender, Drugs Inspector, Suryapet carried out the raid under the supervision of K Dass, Assistant Director, Nalgonda.samples of the medicine were taken for analysis.
Dealers who supplied medicines to such unqualified persons, who are stocking and selling drugs without a drug license, are also punishable under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, and stringent action shall be taken against such wholesalers/dealers. wholesalers/dealers shall mandatorily ensure that the recipient entities hold a valid drug license before supplying medicines to them.