Detects several irregularities in 144 medical shops and issues show-cause notices in the entire state
HYDERABAD, MAY 16, 2026: The Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, conducted a special drive on 16th May, 2026, to verify the practices and ensure regulatory compliance of medical shops across the State.
During the special drive, officers of the Drugs Control Administration detected several irregularities in 144 medical shops.
The irregularities reported included dispensing of prescription medicines in the absence of a Registered Pharmacist; non-maintenance and failure to produce sales bills of medicines; failure to maintain prescription drug registers and Schedule H1 drug registers; failure to produce purchase bills for medicines stocked in the medical shops; sale of drugs without the prescription of a Registered Medical Practitioner; irregularities in the maintenance of copies of sales bills and purchase bills; failure to stock thermolabile drugs under the recommended storage conditions; and stocking of expired drugs along with saleable drugs in the pharmacies.
Show Cause Notices were issued to 144 medical shops across the State, and further action will be initiated as per the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, and the Rules made thereunder.
DG DCA 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.
