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Drug Control raids expose painkiller sale violations at 55 medical shops

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Andhra Pradesh drug control officials identified illegal painkiller sales at 55 medical shops following a wider investigation.

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  • Andhra Pradesh drug control officials inspected 100 medical shops across the State and found sale violations at 55 of them.
  • The inspections followed the arrest of five persons in Eluru district for allegedly selling the painkiller Tramadol without a doctor's prescription.
  • At two shops in Krishna and NTR districts, large quantities of medicines were purchased and sold without relevant bills.
  • Officials seized 7,550 Tramadol injections from Sri Lakshmi Srinivasa Medical Agency, which had bought 20,000 injections through two bills.
  • The Drug Control Administration has said licences of those involved in illegal transactions will be cancelled and strict legal action will be taken.

What to watch next

  • Cancellation of licences of the shops involved in illegal Tramadol transactions
  • Legal action against illegal transportation and unauthorised storage of Tramadol
  • Outcome of the probe into the fraudulent bills involving a medical shop in Telangana

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Arun Babu

Drug Control Administration Director-General

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  • “the licences of those involved in illegal transactions would be cancelled.”
    [1]The Hindu — Andhra Pradesh4d agoOpen at the quote ↗
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    …revealed that fake bills had been prepared and that the medicines had actually been supplied to other medical shops without bills. Five persons were arrested in connection with the case. Mr. Arun Babu said the licences of those involved in illegal transactions would be cancelled. Strict legal action would also be taken against the illegal transportation and unauthorised storage of Tramadol and its sale without proper records. Published - September 15, 2026 09:05 pm IST…

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Named India · D. Roopa Peddinti Medical Agency · Sri Lakshmi Srinivasa Medical Agency · Andhra Pradesh · Arun Babu · Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department · Satya Kumar Yadav · State Drug Control Administration · Telangana · Tramadol

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