DCA busts unlicensed shop, seizes meds worth Rs 18000
Hyderabad: Officers of the Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) raided an unlicensed medical outlet in Chandrayangutta and seized medicines worth Rs 18,000 that were being illegally stocked and sold without…
Steroid cream misuse fuels spurt in fungal infections
Hyderabad: The indiscriminate use of steroid-based creams for fungal infections, itching and skin rashes is contributing to a growing burden of antifungal resistance (AFR), skin specialists in Hyderabad have warned.Experts said…
Cancer drugs worth crores flown in as ‘coolant’ from Laos, customs probe flags suspected import route
HYDERABAD: A suspicious air cargo consignment from Laos, declared as ‘coolant’ but allegedly containing high-value anti-cancer drugs worth crores of rupees, has exposed what investigators believe could be a route…
Pharma Company Bus Overturns in Miyapur, 10 Employees Injured, Probe Underway
Hyderabad: Ten employees sustained injuries after a pharmaceutical company’s bus overturned in Miyapur on the city’s outskirts, triggering an immediate response from emergency services. The incident took place when the…
Man arrested for illegal sale of steroid injections in Hyderabad
The Commissioner’s Task Force, West Zone, arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly illegally procuring and selling steroid injections without a valid licence or medical prescription and seized drugs and equipment…
India launches first indigenous vaccine against cattle disease IBR
The vaccine, developed by Indian Immunologicals, targets a virus linked to infertility, abortions and milk loss in dairy animals. Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturer Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL) on Monday launched…
12 dead, 13 workers rescued as reactor blast rips through pharma unit near Hyderabad
Bodies of 12 workers were brought out and 13 others were rescued from under the debris after a blast in a reactor unit at Sigachi Industries Pvt. Ltd. in the…
Counterfeit cholesterol drugs worth Rs 3 lakh seized in raids at Koti
Officials from the Drugs Control Administration (DCA) carried out raids on multiple pharmaceutical dealers in Koti, Hyderabad and uncovered counterfeit stocks of the cholesterol-lowering medications Rosuvas F 20 and Rosuvas…
DCA raids medical shop in Hyderabad, illegal medicines worth Rs 25K seized
Officials found New Al-Shifa Medical and General Stores located at Zamistanpur in Musheerabad was running without a proper drug licence. Hyderabad: A medical shop in Hyderabad was raided by officials…
Medical shop operating without licence raided, illegal stock seized
A medical shop in Alwal was raided by officials of the Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) following a tip-off about illegal sale of medicines. During the inspection, officials discovered that…
