Alcium-D3 tablets worth Rs 1.5 lakhs seized in Uppal
Telangana: Drugs Control Administration, Telangana has seized Alcium-D3 Tablets (Calcium with Vitamin D3 Tablets) worth Rs. 1.5 lakhs in Kothapet Village, Uppal Mandal, Medchal-Malkajgiri District, which were falsely manufactured and sold under the guise of ‘food products/nutraceuticals’.
The said product was falsely manufactured under a ‘food license (FSSAI license)’ (FSSAI. Lic. No. 10017047000796) and falsely claimed to be a food product/nutraceutical. According to the label composition of the product, it is classified as a drug under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
The product must be manufactured only under a ‘drug licence’ 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.
Dr. B. Lakshmi Narayana, Drugs Inspector, Uppal and Smt. G. IndiraPriyadarshini, Drugs Inspector, Habsiguda carried out the raid under the supervision of Sri. G. Sreenivas, Assistant Director, Shameepet (i/c).
The drugs that are falsely manufactured and sold under a food license are not produced in accordance with ‘Good Manufacturing Practices’ (GMPs)and often fail to meet the quality standards prescribed in the Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP). Such products pose serious risks to patients’ health and may have severe implications.
Manufacturing and selling ‘drugs’ without a valid ‘drug license’ is punishable under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, with imprisonment for up to five years.
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Medical Dialogues team has recently reported that Drugs Control Administration, Telangana officials, has also seized certain medicines circulating in the market with misleading claims on their labels, stating that they treat, ‘Kidney Stones’, and ‘For Prophylaxis and Treatment of Eye Infections’.
