Hyderabad, Sept. 4 -- Officials of the Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs (TG-SAFE), along with the EAGLE Force, conducted a joint raid on a medical shop at Gajularamaram in Medchal-Malkajgiri district on Thursday, September 3, and seized stocks of Tapentadol tablets.

The raid was conducted following information that the proprietor of Mana Pharmacy and General Store was allegedly selling the habit-forming drug Tapentadol to teenagers in the surrounding area.

Officials found that Tapentadol tablets were being sold without prescriptions, and sales were being made without bills. Sales were also not being entered in the mandatory Schedule H1 drug register, in violation of the Drugs Rules, 1945.

Officials seized stoc...