The Telangana Drug Control Administration (DCA) on Tuesday seized medicines manufactured by a fictitious company that goes by the name of Meg Lifesciences, Khasara, Palligaon, Sirmour district in Himachal Pradesh, which has just chalk powder and starch but no active medicinal ingredients. The DCA on Tuesday urged people not to procure and consume these ‘medicines’.
On being alerted, the DCA drug inspectors procured ‘medicines’ that were being retailed by the non-existent company at various medical shops. It turned out that the purported drugs retailed by this company did not have any medicinal value and much to their shock, contained a combination of chalk powder and starch, which poses a threat to the lives of the general public.
“It is clear that these drugs are falsified medicines that are manufactured by anti-social elements. They do not contain any active medicinal ingredient and they potentially can cause health risks to vulnerable patients,” DG, TSDCA, VB Kamalasan Reddy said.
The DCA has also issued notices to retailers and wholesalers to stop the sale and distribution of any drugs with the label of Meg Lifesciences and alert the local drug inspectors in case they have such stocks.
Taking stringent measures to curb the menace of spurious drugs, DCA has seized stocks claimed to be manufactured by Meg Lifesciences worth Rs 33.35 lakh during recent raids. Cases have been registered against several offenders involved in this spurious drugs racket, the release said.
The TSDCA has urged the public to remain vigilant and report any information regarding the distribution or sale of drugs from purported manufacturer Meg Lifesciences. Such issues can be reported to the nearest DCA office or to the local drugs inspector or Assistant Director, Drug Control Administration.
The details of the contact number and address of the office are available on the Drugs Control Administration, Telangana website https://dca.telangana.gov.in/ or call toll-Free Number 1800-599-6969, which is operational from 10.30 am to 5 pm on all working days.
On being alerted, the DCA drug inspectors procured ‘medicines’ that were being retailed by the non-existent company at various medical shops. It turned out that the purported drugs retailed by this company did not have any medicinal value and much to their shock, contained a combination of chalk powder and starch, which poses a threat to the lives of the general public.
“It is clear that these drugs are falsified medicines that are manufactured by anti-social elements. They do not contain any active medicinal ingredient and they potentially can cause health risks to vulnerable patients,” DG, TSDCA, VB Kamalasan Reddy said.
The DCA has also issued notices to retailers and wholesalers to stop the sale and distribution of any drugs with the label of Meg Lifesciences and alert the local drug inspectors in case they have such stocks.
Taking stringent measures to curb the menace of spurious drugs, DCA has seized stocks claimed to be manufactured by Meg Lifesciences worth Rs 33.35 lakh during recent raids. Cases have been registered against several offenders involved in this spurious drugs racket, the release said.
The TSDCA has urged the public to remain vigilant and report any information regarding the distribution or sale of drugs from purported manufacturer Meg Lifesciences. Such issues can be reported to the nearest DCA office or to the local drugs inspector or Assistant Director, Drug Control Administration.
The details of the contact number and address of the office are available on the Drugs Control Administration, Telangana website https://dca.telangana.gov.in/ or call toll-Free Number 1800-599-6969, which is operational from 10.30 am to 5 pm on all working days.