New Delhi, The Medicine Management Division of the Delhi authorities has seized counterfeit Thrombophob ointments valued at over ₹2.5 lakh from a wholesale drug outlet right here, officers stated Thursday.
Pretend ointments price over ₹2.5 lakh seized from Delhi-based wholesaler
Thrombophob ointment is broadly used for treating thrombophlebitis a situation involving the irritation or swelling of a vein attributable to blood clots. When utilized topically, the drug helps cut back ache, irritation, and promotes sooner therapeutic, a press release stated.
The motion adopted a grievance from Zydus Healthcare Restricted, the producer of Thrombophob 20g ointment , relating to the circulation of counterfeit variations of the drug within the Delhi market based on the assertion.
The division’s intelligence cell developed the enter additional, resulting in the identification of a suspected wholesaler working from the Chandni Chowk space, it stated.
A staff from the Medicine Management Division of Delhi was constituted below the instructions of Medicine Controller Danish Ashraf, IAS.
The staff, led by a Deputy Medicine Controller and comprising Assistant Medicine Controllers and several other Medicine Inspectors, performed a shock raid on Wednesday on the premises of a wholesale medication vendor working below the title Kyara Pharmaceutical in Bhagirath Palace, the assertion learn.
In the course of the inspection, officers discovered 1,408 tubes of Thrombophob 20g ointment labelled.
Bodily examination and QR code scanning a traceability characteristic mandated by the Authorities of India for the highest 300 manufacturers since August 1, 2023 confirmed that the QR codes have been faux and never aligned with manufacturer-generated knowledge.
As per procedures outlined within the Medicine and Cosmetics Act, 1940, on-site samples have been collected, and 1,288 tubes have been seized. The full estimated market worth of the seized inventory is over ₹2.5 lakh, the assertion learn.
Additional investigation within the case is underway, it learn.