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- The Telangana Drugs Control Administration raided a wholesale medical shop, Sri Laxmi Medical Agencies in Nalgonda, and seized 113 abortion (MTP) kits worth ₹47,672.
- The kits, which contain Mifepristone and Misoprostol, were allegedly stocked for sale without valid purchase bills, violating the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
- The DCA warns that unsupervised use of these drugs can cause serious health complications, including excessive bleeding, infection and risk to life.
- Illegal purchase and sale of MTP kits is punishable with imprisonment of up to two years.
What to watch next
- Action likely against the shop operator P. Sudhakar under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act
- Whether the DCA traces the supply chain using the seized batch (No. BH007ABB) details
- Possible further raids on other shops stocking MTP kits without bills
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Named India · Nalgonda · Sri Laxmi Medical Agencies · Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited · P. Sudhakar · Telangana Drugs Control Administration
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