Doctor was diverting the Narcotic drugs from operation theatre to drug addict in Sainikpuri
Drug licence of medical shop cancelled
HYDERABAD, MARCH 16, 2024: In a joint operation by Telangana Drugs Control Administration along with TSNAB (Telangana State Anti-Narcotics Bureau), Prohibition & Excise Department, Commissioner’s Task Force, Hyderabad, Kushaiguda Police, and Jagtial District Police, busted the illegal diversion of Narcotic and Psychotropic Drugs by Dr. G. Madanmohan, an ENT Surgeon at Mamatha ENT Hospital in Jagtial.
Dr. Madanmohan was illegally diverted Narcotic drugs from the Operation Theatre and sent them to Hyderabad through courier/parcel, thereby supplying them to a drug addict in Sainikpuri.
DCA Director-General VB Kamalasan Reddy said that on credible information regarding illegal possession of narcotic drugs, officials from the DCA and others departments carried out a raid at a residential building located in Sri Saibaba Officers Colony, Sainikpuri. During the raid, officials detected huge stocks of Narcotic Drugs, including ‘VERMOR-15’ (Morphine Sulphate Injection IP 15 mg/ml), ‘Rumorf’ (Morphine Sulphate Injection IP 15 mg/ml), ‘Rumorf’ (Morphine Sulphate Injection IP 10 mg/ml), ‘Rumorf’ (Morphine Sulphate Injection IP 15 mg/ml) ‘VERMOR-10’ (Morphine Sulphate Injection IP 10 mg/ml), Rumorf-CR-30 Tablets (Morphine Sulphate Controlled Release Tablets), and Psychotropic drugs Ozatcel 30 (Pentazocine Injection), ‘Mezolam’ (Midazolam Injection IP 10 mg), ‘LORI’ (Diazepam Injection 5 mg/ml), ‘Librax’ Tablets (Chlordiazepoxide & Clinidium Bromide Tablets), Bupregesic Injections (Buprenorphine Hydrochloride Injection), and Buprigesic Patch (Buprenorphine Transdermal Patch) at the house of a drug addict. Officials seized the stocks.
Dr. G. Madanmohan is an ENT surgeon who operates a hospital named Mamatha ENT Hospital in Jagtial. The hospital-attached pharmacy, named ‘Maanvitha Pharmacy,’ is managed by Oraganti Raju. The pharmacy holds NDPS License issued by the Drugs Control Administration, Telangana for the purchase of NDPS Drugs and for issuing them to the doctor for utilization of narcotic drugs during surgical procedures.
But, Dr Madanmohan illegally diverted the Narcotic drugs and Psychotropic Drugs from the Operation Theatre of his hospital and supplied them through parcels to Hyderabad, thus providing them to a drug addict in Sainikpuri.
Drugs Control Administration officials carried out a raid at ‘Maanvitha Pharmacy’ located in Manasa ENT Hospital, Gollapally Road, Ashok Nagar, Jagtial and detected several discrepancies in the stock registers maintained regarding Narcotic Drugs. Officials, with the assistance of Jagtial District Police, apprehended Dr. G. Madanmohan.
Upon inquiry, Dr Madanmohan revealed that he had been supplying Narcotic Drugs to the drug addict for the past two years. He was arrested by Kushaiguda Police, and a case has been registered under the NDPS Act vide FIR No. 197/2024 at Kushaiguda Police Station.
The drug license held by ‘Maanvitha Pharmacy,’ situated in Manasa ENT Hospital on Gollapally Road, Ashok Nagar, Jagtial, will be canceled by the Drugs Control Administration, Telangana.
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