Seize stocks worth over Rs 1.70 lakhs
HYDERABAD, DECEMBER 24, 2025: Officials of the Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, busted the unlicensed manufacturing of Medical Devices at Mediblue Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., M-59, Medical Devices Park, Sultanpur, Sangareddy District and seized stocks worth Rs. 1.70 lakhs.
Following credible information, the DCA officials conducted a raid on Tuesday and detected unlicensed manufacturing of medical devices. During the raid, DCA officers detected the unlicensed manufacturing of Risk Class B Medical Devices, including Dialysis Kits (Sterile EO), Sterile Surgical Gowns, and Sterile Eye Drapes. Huge stocks of these medical devices, manufactured and stocked for sale, were detected by the officers.
Risk Class B medical devices, including Dialysis Kits (Sterile EO), Sterile Surgical Gowns, and Sterile Eye Drapes, mandatorily require a medical device manufacturing licence in Form MD-5, issued by the Drugs Control Administration, Telangana. DCA officials seized stocks worth Rs. 1.70 lakhs during the raid.
The said products are classified as Medical Devices under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, and the Medical Devices Rules, 2017, and must mandatorily be manufactured under a Medical Devices Manufacturing Licence issued under the said Act, adhering strictly to the Quality Management System requirements for medical devices as outlined in the Fifth Schedule of the Medical Devices Rules, 2017. Additionally, the said products must comply with the prescribed product standards under the Medical Devices Rules, as mandated.
Sri T. Praveen Kumar, Drugs Inspector, Bollaram; Sri G. Srikanth, Drugs Inspector, Jinnaram; Sri M. Varaprasad, Drugs Inspector, Pashamylaram; and Sri N. Ravikiran Reddy, Drugs Inspector, Sangareddy, were among the officers who carried out the raid under the supervision of Sri K. Dass, Deputy Director, Nizamabad, and Sri P. Ramu, Assistant Director, Patancheru.
Further investigation will be conducted, and action will be taken in accordance with the law against all offenders involved.
Medical Devices of Risk Class-B can only be manufactured under a license issued by the Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, in compliance with the standards prescribed under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and Medical Devices Rules.
DCA Director-General Shahnawaz Qasim said the public may report any complaints regarding illegal activities related to medicines, as well as any other suspected manufacturing activities concerning drugs, including narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, in residential, commercial, or industrial areas through the Drugs Control Administration, Telangana Toll-Free Number 1800-599-6969, operational from 10:30 am to 5:00 pm on all working days.
