Drug licences of chemists suspended in Tamil Nadu

Nov 23,2023

Chennai: The state directorate of drug control has cancelled licences of six chemists who sold habit-forming drugs, including painkillers, to people without prescriptions over the last six months, health secretary Gagandeep Singh Bedi said. At least 117 licences were suspended temporarily for violations under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, he said.

The sate health department had recently received reports from the police about the sale of habit-forming drugs across the state without prescriptions from doctors. “We have formed teams to crack down on such sales. Drug inspectors will inspect pharmacies in their region at least three times a week to check on sales records. They will be accompanied by police,” Bedi said.