India, April 13 -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cancelled the licences of 102 chemists and suspended 286 others across the Pune division for violating the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. Licences of eight drug manufacturing units were also cancelled, officials said on Sunday.

The action follows inspections conducted between April 2025 and March 2026 across Pune, Solapur, Satara, Kolhapur and Sangli districts. More than 70% of violators are from the Pune district.

Among the 102 chemists whose licences were cancelled, 23 were wholesalers or distributors, and 79 were retailers. Of the 286 suspended, 28 were wholesalers or distributors and 258 retailers. Additionally, 532 wholesalers and retailers were issued notices and asked ...