Spurious tablets of ‘Montek-LC’ found in Hyderabad, huge stocks seized

The Telangana State Drug Control Administration (TSDCA) has seized spurious versions of the drug ‘Montek-LC’, falsely claiming to be manufactured by Sun Pharma Laboratories Ltd, which were circulating in the market at Santoshnagar, Malakpet in Hyderabad. During the raids, the drug inspectors detained stocks of Montek-LC tablets, which are used in the management of allergic rhinitis, chronic idiopathic urticaria and bronchial asthma, and obtained a comparison statement for the suspected batches from the original



manufacturer, Sun Pharma Laboratories Ltd., with the original batches.

The manufacturer also concluded that the batch of Montek-LC Tablets (Montelukast Sodium and Levocetirizine Hydrochloride Tablets) detained by the TSDCA spurious/ counterfeit drugs. The DCA conducted raids at shop number 34, Santoshnagar, Malakpet and seized counterfeit version of ‘Montek-LC’ Tablets. Spurious drugs pose a significant threat to public health, endangering patients’ well-being,” DG, DCA, V B Kamalsan Reddy said.