Hyderabad:Acting on credible information regarding the illegal stocking and sale of veterinary medicines, officials of the Drugs Control Administration-Hyderabad, raided an unlicensed premises in Medchal-Malkajgiri district on Friday and caught drugs worth `60,000.
The facility, operating under the name ‘Healthy Pets Animal Hospital’ on Gundlapochampally, Medchal mandal, was being run illegally as a veterinary clinic and was found to be stocking veterinary drugs for sale without a valid drug licence. A total of 40 varieties of veterinary medicines, including five varieties of physician samples were found at the premises.
Stocking veterinary drugs for sale without a drug licence is punishable under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, with imprisonment for up to five years. The public can verify whether a medical shop or pharmacy holds a license issued by the DCA through the ‘Third-Party Verification’ section of the ODLS website.
