Drug licenses of 20 medical stores in Hyderabad suspended

The Telangana State Drug Control Administration (TSDCA) on Wednesday suspended drug licenses of 20 medical shops in the city for illegal sale of habit-firming drugs.

Following inputs from Commissioner’s Task Force, Hyderabad, the TS DCA drug inspectors conducted a series of raids in medical shops for illegally selling habit-forming drugs like Codeine-containing cough syrups, Nitravet (Nitrazepam) tablets, Restyl (Alprazolam) tablets, Ultracet tablets (Tramadol), and Tydol tablets (Tapentadol).

According to TSDCA, the indiscriminate sale of several drugs with habit-forming tendencies , which are primarily classified under Schedule H1 and Schedule X of the Drugs Rules, was verified during the raids.

The drug stores whose licenses have been suspended:

• Lakshmi Narsimha Medical and General Store, Vijaypuri Colony

• Om Rakesh Medical Hall, Kutbiguda, Sultan Bazar (60 days)

• Rama Medical Hall, Moghalpura

• Saheb Medical Shop, Shahlibanda

• Sri Durga Medical and General Stores, Ghanzi Bazar

• Macca



Medical, near vegetable market, Sri Ran MNagar, Borabanda

• Madina Medical, besides Hi tech Hotel, Borabanda

• Sana Pharmacy and General Stores, opposite Care Hospitals, Banjara Hills

• Global Pharma, Rahmath Cross Roads, Yousufguda,

• Vinay Medical and General Store, Ramnagar

• Sai Ratna Medical and General Stroe, near Paradise Hotel

• Secunderabad Drug House, Market, Secunderabad

• Sree Sharadha Medical Shop (godown), Gopalpuram, Secbad

• Farhat Medical and General Store, Char Kandil, Aghapura

• Star Medical and General Stores, Asifnagar

• Hafsa Medical and General Stroe, Gudimalkapur

• Rakesh Medical and General Stores, Humayunagar

• Amrutha Meducal Hall, Road no-1, Banjara Hills,

• Arvind Medical Hall, near Amrit Wines, Asif Nagar

• Meera Medical and General Stores, Jiyaguda

• Saad Medical and General Stores, first lancer, Humayun Nagar