The Telangana Drugs Control Administration arrested two pharma dealers for distributing counterfeit Rosuvas F 10 and F 20 tablets, falsely labelled as Sun Pharma products. DCA raids confirmed the drugs were fake, and the accused were remanded to judicial custody
Hyderabad: The Drugs Control Administration (DCA) of Telangana has arrested two individuals for their involvement in the distribution of counterfeit drugs, specifically ‘Rosuvas F 20’ and ‘Rosuvas F 10’ tablets — a combination of Rosuvastatin and Fenofibrate — falsely claimed to be manufactured by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
The arrested persons have been identified as Praveen Kumar Kanodia of Ganga Pharma Distributors and Mithinti Srinivas of Sri Nandini Pharma, Sultan Bazar.
They were produced before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Nampally, which remanded them to 14 days in judicial custody at Chanchalguda Jail, according to Shahnawaz Qasim, Director General, DCA.
Acting on intelligence inputs, DCA officials raided the premises of both distributors, uncovering large quantities of counterfeit tablets. These drugs are commonly used to reduce cholesterol and triglyceride levels and to prevent cardiovascular diseases.
“A comparison statement for the suspected batches was obtained from the original manufacturer, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., who confirmed that the seized batches were indeed counterfeit,” a DCA press release stated.
The DCA has urged the public to remain vigilant and report any suspicious or fake drug activity through its Toll-Free Number: 1800-599-6969 (available between 10.30 am and 5 pm on working days).
