Telangana: DCA raid, unlicensed factory busted for illegal drug production

Hyderabad: Special teams of drug inspectors from the Drugs Control Administration (DCA), Telangana raided an unlicensed chemical factory on the outskirts of the city, which was involved in the manufacturing of the drug ‘Diacerein’ and seized 236 kg worth Rs 50.25 lakh. Stock confiscated. Two DCA teams detected unlicensed manufacturing of ‘Diacerein’ at Rakshit Drugs Pvt Ltd. Ltd., Bonthapalli, Gummadidala Mandal, Sangareddy District. DCA Director General VB Kamalsan Reddy said the company did not have any drug manufacturing license. A total of nine drums containing yellow colored powder labeled ‘CDE-I’ were found in the firm’s production area. Upon verification, drug inspectors were able to confirm that CDE-1 was labeled for ‘diacerein’, which is commonly used to make formulations for the treatment of osteoarthritis. Rakshit Drugs Private Limited Company manufactured and sold several batches of the drug ‘Diacerein’ under the code name ‘CDE-I’ without a drug license and without following the ‘Good Manufacturing Practices’ (GMP) mandated under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. Did. Said. He said that the seized stock has been sent for analysis and further investigation will be done and action will be taken against all the culprits as per law. M. Anish Kalyan, Assistant General Manager, Rakshit Drugs Pvt. Ltd. Ltd., Unit II was present during the raid. Assistant Director P. Ramu and Drug Inspector G. Srikanth, K. Anvesh, Chaudhary. Karthik Shiva Chaitanya, A.N. Kranti Kumar was also among the officers who conducted the raid.