Hyderabad, March 4 -- The Drug Control Administration (DCA) raided a medical store in Kamareddy district on Monday, March 3, and seized ayurvedic drugs claiming to cure diabetes.

The seized medicine, Ayushka Plus Herbal Tonic, also claimed to cure paralysis, and fever. Officials raided the medical store and detected certain medicines circulating in the market with misleading claims on their labels. Such claims are in contravention of the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954.

Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act 1954 prohibits the advertisement of certain drugs for the treatment of certain diseases and disorders. "No person shall take part in the publication of advertisements regarding ...