"Only Chalk Powder, Health Risk": Telangana's "Stop Use" Warning For 3 Drugs
NDTV
The company itself - which claimed to be based in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district - has been found to be a fictitious/non-existent company, Telangana officials said.
The Telangana government has warned against the consumption of any and all medicines manufactured by Meg Life Sciences after three - MPOD 200, MEXCLAV 625, and CEFOXIM-CV - were found to have "no active ingredient (medicine)". All three had only "chalk powder and starch (and) posed significant health risks to consumers", the state's Drugs Control Administration said.
The company itself - which claimed to be based in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district - has been found to be a fictitious/non-existent company, the DCA said in a statement issued on Tuesday.
"In light of these grave findings, the Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, hereby issues a Spurious Drug Alert and Stop Use Notice for all drugs claiming to be manufactured by Meg Life Sciences... healthcare professionals are informed to STOP USE immediately..." the DCA said.
