In Short
- DCA seizes fake medicines containing chalk powder and starch
- Counterfeit drugs valued at Rs 33.35 lakh seized
- “Meg Lifesciences” selling counterfeit drugs to medical shops
The Drugs Control Administration (DCA) of Telangana seized fake medicines containing chalk powder and starch valued at Rs 33.35 lakh.
It was detected that fake medicines containing chalk powder and starch, were being sold in medical shops by a non-existent company, “Meg Lifesciences”.
Following detection, all medications purporting to be produced by “Meg Lifesciences” were subject to a “Spurious Drug Alert and Stop-Use Notice” from the DCA.
During searches, counterfeit drugs valued at Rs 33.35 lakh were seized.
Earlier, in a similar case, a drug manufacturing unit in Uttarakhand was busted for producing and selling counterfeit drugs containing chalk powder with labels of reputed pharmaceutical companies such as Cipla and GlaxoSmithKline.
Five people were also arrested in the operation.
