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Thane shop raided for selling medicines without prescription

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Press Trust of India Thane

A chemist shop in Thane was raided

by Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration for allegedly selling a prescription drug without documentation for possible addiction purposes during lockdown for the novel coronavirus outbreak, an official said on Monday.

Assistant Commissioner (FDA Thane 1) Madhuri Pawar said a decoy customer was sent on May 2 who managed to buy the H1 drug Utracet Tab, which contains a psychotropic substance, without prescription or bill.

After further probe, including a sting operation by an FDA inspector, the shop was raided and an offence registered under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.

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First Published: May 04 2020 | 8:41 PM IST

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