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The licences of 176 retailers and 39 wholesalers person been cancelled crossed Maharashtra successful the past twelvemonth implicit substandard medicines, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Minister Narhari Zirwal told the State Assembly connected Wednesday (December 10, 2025).
In a written reply to a question raised by BJP MLA Amit Satam and others, Mr. Zirwal said that samples of cough syrup and different medicines were sent for investigating and investigation arsenic portion of a peculiar run launched by the FDA.
“Licences of 176 retailers and 39 wholesalers were cancelled. Further, 136 retailers and 93 wholesalers were inspected. Show-cause notices were issued and licences were cancelled for selling substandard cough syrups,” helium said.
Mr. Zirwal said fake cough syrups were recovered successful cause stores and companies during the FDA thrust successful October, 2024. “Doctors, objective establishments and pharmacists were instructed not to prescribe oregon merchantability medicines containing propranolol,” helium said.
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The FDA curate said 36 samples were tested astatine 10 locations crossed Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Aurangabad and Nagpur divisions, of which 34 were recovered to beryllium substandard. These included medicines for hypertension, diabetes, tuberculosis, bosom illness and humor purification, helium said.
Six samples of a circumstantial marque of paediatric cough syrup successful the State were besides recovered to beryllium of inferior quality.
According to Mr. Zirwal, immoderate components were altered oregon combined, and the medicine was sold successful the marketplace nether a caller name. He said immoderate fake and substandard medicines were supplied to authorities hospitals by unauthorised companies.
“Drug investigating and power enactment successful galore districts had been affected arsenic 176 posts of cause inspectors were vacant,” helium said. Maharashtra has 3 investigating laboratories successful Mumbai, Nagpur and Pune.
Mr. Zirwal said 109 posts of cause inspectors volition beryllium filled done the Maharashtra Public Service Commission.
The Minister said cause investigating and power enactment is being carried retired with the quality resources disposable with the department, and efforts are being made to upgrade the laboratories successful Nashik and Pune.
