Hyderabad, Nov. 3 -- The Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs (TG SAFE) has suspended the licences of 138 medical shops across the State for violating regulations governing the sale of habit-forming drugs during a special enforcement drive.
According to a press release issued on Tuesday, 98 medical shops have been suspended until further orders, while 40 others have been suspended for a specified period. Warnings were also issued to two establishments.
The action followed inspections and raids conducted on October 15 by the Drugs Wing of TG SAFE in coordination with Enforcement Wing police personnel in vulnerable areas across the State. The shops were found violating provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, a...