DCA busts illegal sale of steroids to gym goers in Hyderabad

In a recent raid on unlicensed premises in Koti, Hyderabad, the Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA), seized 22 varieties of steroid medicines including androgen and anabolic steroids worth Rs 2 lakh, being sold to gym goers and bodybuilders.

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business was run in the name of ‘Rakesh Distributor,’ located at Esamiya Bazar in Koti by a man, identified as Rakesh Kanodia. According to the DCA officials, the seized medicines, pose significant threats to human health. The medicine was being misused to gain weight and muscular growth.