Hyderabad, Oct. 25 -- The Telangana Drug Control Administration (DCA), on Saturday, October 25, warned retail and wholesale pharmacies against the illegal sale of mephentermine injections to gyms and fitness center.

The DCA maintained that certain gyms and fitness centers illegally procured and sold anabolic-androgenic steroids and cardiac stimulants like mephentermine Injection to gym-goers, who are reportedly misusing them for bodybuilding purposes.

"The abuse of prescription medicines such as anabolic-androgenic steroids, mephentermine sulphate injections, etc., for bodybuilding purposes can lead to serious adverse effects, including cardiovascular disorders, hormonal imbalance, psychiatric disturbances, and, in some cases, even deat...