Hyderabad, Sept.20 (NSS): Drugs Control Administration officials raided Srikanth Neurocentre, a hospital located at Flat No. 101, RBR Complex, opposite K.S. Bakers, Miyapur, Serilingampally, RR District, on July 18 and 19. Dr Boini Srikanth Yadav was found to be illegally operating a medical shop in the hospital without a valid drug licence.
During the raid, DCA officers detected unauthorized stocking of huge quantity of medicines for sale and 31 varieties of medicines were found stocked for sale on the premises and seized the stock worth Rs 1.01 lakh during the raid. A. Shylaja Rani, Drugs Inspector, Serilingampally and D. Swetha Bindu, Drugs Inspector, Gandipet were among the officers who carried out the raid.
The DCA officers lifted the samples for analysis. Further investigation shall be
carried out and action shall be taken as per the law against all the offenders. Wholesalers/Dealers who supply medicines to such unlicensed entities, who are stocking and selling drugs without a drug license, are also punishable under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, and stringent action shall be taken against such Wholesalers/Dealers. Wholesalers/Dealers shall mandatorly ensure that the recipient entities hold a valid drug license before supplying medicines to them.
The Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, issues drug licenses for the stocking and selling of medicines in accordance with the provisions of the
Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
