FDA Cancels 16, Suspends Eight Drug Licences in Karnataka

Karnataka busts fake drug racket, suspends license of Pfizer depot, 7 other firms

A raid at a Bidadi farmhouse uncovered an unlicensed unit repacking and relabelling medicines as costly imported brands. The case has triggered licence cancellations, supply chain scrutiny and warnings over patient safety.

FDA cancels 16, suspends eight drug licences in Karnataka

The action follows the FDA’s August 18 raid on an unlicensed facility in Kurubarakeranahalli, near Bidadi

FSDA cancels 16 pharmacy licences, suspends 8, including Pfizer depot

The action follows the department’s investigation into a large-scale unlicenced drug repacking and relabelling racket uncovered at a farmhouse in Bengaluru South district’s Bidadi on August 18.

Karnataka: 16 licences cancelled over suspected fake drug supply

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Food Safety and Drugs Administration (FDA) has cancelled the licences of 16 pharmacies and suspended eight more as part of action against establishments allegedly linked to the distribution of spurious medicines traced to a farmhouse in Bidadi. The regulatory action followed a raid conducted by the FDA’s Drug Enforcement Wing on August … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, Po…

Fake drugs: Karnataka cancels 16 licenses, suspends 8 including that of Pfizer depot

Karnataka's FDA raided a farmhouse, seizing spurious drugs and machinery valued at Rs 5.05 crore. The operation allegedly repackaged and relabeled low-cost medicines as expensive life-saving drugs. Licenses for sixteen entities were cancelled, and eight others were suspended by the department. This action follows a series of raids ordered by the new Health Minister UT Khader. Consumers are advised to purchase medicines only from licensed pharmac…

Fake drug racket case: Why did Karnataka FDA take action against Pfizer and other pharmacy establishments?

The action follows officials raiding a farmhouse near Karnataka's Bidadi Toll Gate in August and seizing suspected fake and expired medicines worth nearly Rs 5 crore