Hyderabad, Feb. 26 -- The Drug Control Administration seized huge quantities of medicines falsely being marketed and sold as 'food product/nutraceutical' following a raid at a store at Musheerabad.

The officials found the product Foron-XT Tablets (Ferrous Ascorbate, Folic Acid Tablets & Zinc Sulphate Tablets) was manufactured by Maxtra Laboratories, Rangarangaiah Nagar, Chengicherla Village, Medchal-Malkajgiri District, Telangana and marketed by Zyve Pharmaceuticals, Ashok Nagar, Khairatabad, Hyderabad.

The said product was falsely manufactured under a 'food license (FSSAI license)' and falsely claimed to be a food product/nutraceutical. According to the label composition of the product, it is classified as a drug under the Drugs and Co...