Hyderabad: The Drugs Control Administration (DCA) conducted raids at 15 private medical shops located within govt hospital premises across Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Warangal, and Karimnagar on Tuesday.
Officials uncovered numerous violations, including the possession of physician samples and expired medications. The DCA issued show cause notices to all shops for breaching drug regulations.
The inspections focused on major hospitals such as Osmania, Niloufer, and Gandhi hospitals. At Osmania Hospital, violations were identified at Vyshnavi Medical, Jeevan Usha Sravanthi Generic Medical Stores, Quli Qutubshah Medical, Jeevandhara Pharmacy, and Amrit Pharmacy. Similar infractions were found at Sai Pharmacy and Amrit Pharmacy in Niloufer Hospital, as well as at Jana Jeevani Jyothi Stores in the Govt Maternity Hospital, Petla Burj.
Additional raids were conducted at shops within Gandhi Hospital in Secunderabad, including Thirumala Medical, Sri Sai Medical, and GP Mohith Medical. The DCA also inspected shops at MGM Hospital in Warangal and Govt General Hospital in Karimnagar.
DCA Director General VB Kamalasan Reddy reported multiple violations: selling drugs without prescriptions, operating without registered pharmacists, failing to maintain schedule drug registers, improper drug storage, possession of physician samples and government supply drugs, and stocking expired medications.