Hyderabad, June 13 -- The Drugs Control Administration (DCA), Telangana, conducted a special drive on Thursday, June 12, to curb Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), raiding 193 medical shops across the state.
Shahnawaz Qasim, director general of the DCA, said the focus was on identifying the indiscriminate sale of antibiotics in these outlets.
Several violations were detected, including:
Sale of antibiotics without a prescription from a registered medical practitioner
Sale without issuing a sale bill
Sale in the absence of a registered pharmacist
Failure to maintain the Schedule H1 Drug Register
Failure to maintain prescription registers for antibiotics
"Show cause notices have been issued to all 193 violating medical shops, and appro...
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