Telangana DCA raids 66 corporate hospital pharmacy, discovers major violations

In some cases, drugs are sold without a valid prescription and expired drugs are found to be stored with the available drugs and heat-quality drugs are not stored under the required conditions. |Picture source: Representative Photos

Officials from the Telangana Drug Control Administration (DCA) conducted a raid across the state on Monday, revealing serious violations at 66 pharmacies. Inspections are part of a special drive to ensure compliance with drug safety regulations in private healthcare facilities.

During the raid, officials discovered a wide range of violations, including the presence of no registered pharmacist for sale of prescription drugs, the lack of sales and purchase records, and the improper maintenance of prescription and Schedule H1 drug registry. In some cases, drugs are sold without a valid prescription and expired drugs are found to be stored with the available drugs and heat-quality drugs are not stored under the required conditions.

At the remedial hospital in Kukatpally, DCA confiscated the Biopro PRP kit, worth Rs 70,000. The packaging of the kit made by Coimbatore by Alchem ​​Diagnostics was found to have serious violation labels, two different manufacturing dates on the same batch, differences in labels for the sterilization process, and missing manufacturing license numbers. Hospital pharmacies also failed to provide purchase and sale invoices for the kit, a press release said.

In another case, the doctor's sample was found to have commercial medications in Medak's Life Care Pharmacy. Meanwhile, a banned drug called Sugatab MV2 Forte was found in a pharmacy affiliated with the Gemcare Poulomi Hospital in As Rao Nagar in Hyderabad.

The DCA announced that it would issue a notice of reasons to all 66 pharmacies and take appropriate legal action under the Drug and Cosmetics Act of 1940.