Hyderabad, July 23 (NSS): Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, seized overpriced antifungal medicine ‘ICONE-200 Capsules’ (Itraconazole Capsules 200 mg) at Quthbullapur village, Medchal-Malkajgiri District. The MRP indicated is very high compared to the Ceiling Price fixed for the product by the Central Government.
During the raids carried out on July 22 and 23, Drugs Control Administration officials seized ‘ICONE-200 Capsules’ (Itraconazole Capsules 200 mg) at a medical shop located in Quthbullapur Village, Medchal-Malkajgiri District. The product Itraconazole Capsules 200 mg sold under brand name ‘ICONE-200 Capsules’ is under price control as per Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 and the price of product shall be in accordance with the ‘Ceiling Price’ fixed by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), Government of India.
The product ‘ICONE-200 Capsules’ (Itraconazole Capsules 200 mg) of B.No: XCIH23001, Mfg. Dt: 07/2023, Exp. Dt: 06/2025, Manufactured by: Mascot Health Series Pvt. Ltd., Plot no. 79, 80, Sec-6A, IIE, SIDCUL, Haridwar-249403, Uttarakhand and Marketed by: JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Mumbai bears MRP as Rs. 441.24/- for 10 capsules i.e. Rs. 44.12/- per one capsule, on the label of the product which is a violation of Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013. The product ‘ICONE-200 Capsules’ (Itraconazole Capsules 200 mg) of B.No: XCIH23001, Mfg. Dt: 07/2023, Exp. Dt: 06/2025, Manufactured by: Mascot Health Series Pvt. Ltd., Plot no. 79, 80, Sec-6A, IIE, SIDCUL, Haridwar-249403, Uttarakhand and Marketed by: JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Mumbai bears MRP as Rs. 441.24/- for 10 capsules i.e. Rs. 44.12/- per one capsule, on the label of the product which is a violation of Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013. The Ceiling price fixed by the Central Government including Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for the product “Itraconazole Capsules 200 mg” is Rs. 22.12 for one capsule (Ceiling Price).
Drugs Inspectors E. Thirupathi and I. Srikanth carried out the raid under the supervision of Dr M. Vijay Gopal, Assistant Director, Quthbullapur.
