158 medical shops across Telangana issued show-cause notices for illegal sale of prescription drugs
Telangana authorities have issued show-cause notices to 158 medical shops for the illegal sale of prescription and habit-forming drugs. The enforcement drive targeted pharmacies failing to comply with regulatory standards and prescription requirements.
Why it matters
This crackdown is essential for public health and preventing the abuse of controlled substances.
The Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs (TG SAFE) has issued show-cause notices to 158 medical shops following a special enforcement drive against the illegal sale of habit-forming medicines across the State on Wednesday.
The drive focused on the unauthorised sale of medicines such as Tramadol, Pregabalin-containing formulations, Nitrazepam, Alprazolam, Tapentadol, Codeine-containing cough syrups and Zolpidem. The violations included sale of prescription medicines without a prescription from a registered medical practitioner.
Other violations included failure to issue bills, non-maintenance or production of sales and purchase bills, failure to maintain prescription and Schedule H1 registers, and dispensing prescription medicines in the absence of a registered pharmacist.
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