Hanumakonda: 22 kinds of medicines worth ₹7.89 lakh found in unlicensed godown

Twenty-two kinds of medicines worth ₹7.89 lakh have been seized from an illegal godown in Hanumakonda, The Hindu reported on 7 November. The report did not say who ran the godown or where the medicines were going.

Under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, medicines may be stocked and sold only from licensed premises, under the supervision of a registered pharmacist, and stored in conditions that keep them safe. Medicines kept in unlicensed godowns may be expired, fake or badly stored, and are often sold on to quacks and unlicensed shops.

The seizure follows a run of cases in the district. Telangana’s Drugs Control Administration (DCA) has raided several clinics run by unqualified practitioners in Hanumakonda since January, finding antibiotics, steroids and the painkiller tramadol stocked without licences.

The DCA asks people to report suspicious sales of medicines on its toll-free number, 1800-599-6969.