Telangana DCA detects irregularities in 144 medical shops during Statewide drive
The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) identified irregularities in 144 medical shops during a statewide inspection. Violations included dispensing prescription medicines without a registered pharmacist and improper maintenance of sales records. The DCA has issued show-cause notices to the affected pharmacies and is taking further action under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
- ▪The DCA conducted a special drive to verify compliance in medical shops across Telangana.
- ▪Irregularities included dispensing medicines without a registered pharmacist and failing to maintain sales bills.
- ▪Show-cause notices were issued to all 144 pharmacies with detected violations.
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The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA), conducted a Statewide special drive on Saturday to verify regulatory compliance and operational practices in medical shops across the State, during which officials detected irregularities in 144 pharmacies.According to the DCA, the violations identified during inspections included dispensing prescription medicines in the absence of a registered pharmacist, failure to maintain or produce sales bills, non-maintenance of prescription drug registers and Schedule H1 drug registers, and failure to produce purchase bills for medicines stocked in shops.
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