Hyderabad, Oct. 24 -- The Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs (TG SAFE) and police inspected medical shops across the Hyderabad Core Urban Region (CURE) on Saturday, October 24, for the sale of habit-forming drugs without valid prescriptions.

A total of 16 special teams from the TG SAFE Drugs Wing and Enforcement Wing, along with police, were deployed for the inspections in areas including Gajularamaram, Quthbullapur, Malkajgiri, Kapra, Habsiguda, Uppal, Jeedimetla, Balanagar, Medipally and Shamirpet.

A pharmacy in Uppal

The teams checked if Tramadol and Alprazolam are sold without valid prescriptions, and whether proper documentation is maintained.

The inspections aim to curb the indiscriminate sale of habit-fo...