Fake, Expired Medicines Worth Rs 5 Crore Seized Repacking Unit In Bengaluru
Karnataka authorities busted an illegal pharmaceutical repacking unit in Bengaluru, seizing fake and expired medicines valued at nearly Rs 5 crore. The operation involved relabeling low-cost drugs to mimic expensive multinational brands for nationwide distribution.
Why it matters
This raid exposes significant risks to public health and highlights the challenges of regulating pharmaceutical supply chains in the face of organized crime.
The Karnataka Food Safety and Drugs Administration's Drug Enforcement Wing has busted an alleged illegal pharmaceutical repacking and relabelling racket at a farmhouse in Bidadi, Bengaluru South district.Acting on a tip-off received on August 18, FDA officials conducted an inspection at a farmhouse located at No. 34, Kurubarakerana Halli, Bidadi, and uncovered an unlicensed facility allegedly involved in repacking and relabelling medicines.According to the FDA, the operators were procuring lower-cost medicines from other states and allegedly filling them into new vials before relabelling them to resemble expensive multinational and imported drug brands.The department said several of the seized medicines were allegedly fake drugs. Such medicines may contain no active pharmaceutical ingredient, incorrect ingredients or potentially harmful substances.
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