Telangana DCA seizes 113 abortion kits from medical shop in Nalgonda
The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) has seized 113 abortion kits worth ₹47,672 during a raid on a wholesale medical shop in Nalgonda on Wednesday
The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) has seized 113 abortion kits worth ₹47,672 during a raid on a wholesale medical shop in Nalgonda on Wednesday, July 29. The kits were allegedly stocked for sale without valid purchase bills, in violation of the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. Acting on credible information, DCA officials raided Sri Laxmi Medical Agencies, located in Prakasham Bazar, Nalgonda, operated by P.
Sudhakar. During the inspection, officials found 113 units of ‘Safe-T Kit’ (MTP Kit/Abortifacient Drugs), bearing Batch No. BH007ABB with an expiry date of February 2028. The kits were manufactured by Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, and were allegedly stocked for sale without supporting purchase invoices. The DCA said MTP kits contain a combination of Mifepristone and Misoprostol, medicines used for the medical termination of early pregnancy under prescribed conditions and only under strict medical supervision.
Unsupervised or improper use could result in serious health complications, including excessive bleeding, incomplete abortion, infection and, in some cases, could pose a risk to the woman’s life. The Drugs
Control Administration stated that the illegal purchase and sale of MTP kits by medical shops is punishable under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, with imprisonment of up to two years.
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