Telangana DCA seizes gabapentin tablets sold as nutraceuticals in Hyderabad
The Telangana Drugs Control Administration seized Gabazen tablets after discovering the prescription drug gabapentin was being marketed as a nutraceutical. The product was manufactured under a food license, violating the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
Why it matters
This highlights regulatory challenges in the pharmaceutical industry regarding the misclassification of prescription drugs as food supplements.
The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) seized Gabazen tablets containing the prescription drug gabapentin during a raid in Malakpet after officials found that the product was allegedly being manufactured and marketed as a nutraceutical under a food licence.
Gabapentin is a prescription medicine used to treat nerve pain and to help control certain types of seizures. The raid was conducted on August 4, during which DCA officials detected Gabazen tablets containing Gabapentin 300 mg circulating in the market under the guise of a ‘food product/nutraceutical’.
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