The Drugs Control Administration, Government of Telangana, on December 10, 2025, notified regarding the retail Medical Shops.
The following has been stated namely: -
• The Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, as part of a special drive with emphasis on curbing the indiscriminate sale of habit-forming drugs, abortion kits, and antibiotics in retail medical shops, conducted inspections across the State on 10th December, 2025.
• The special drive primarily focused on verifying the sale of Schedule H and Schedule H1 drugs—including habit-forming medicines, abortion kits, and antibiotics—and ensuring that they are dispensed strictly against a valid prescription issued by a Registered Medical Practitioner. The inspections also emphasized the proper maintenance of prescription registers by retail pharmacies, adherence to the requirement that prescription medicines be dispensed under the supervision of a Registered Pharmacist, and the detection of expired drugs or medicines stored in violation of the recommended storage conditions.
• During the special drive, officers of the Drugs Control Administration detected several violations in 180 retail medical shops.
[Press Note No. 88/DCA/2025]
