Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 27 (ANI): The Drugs Control Administration of Telangana has suspended the licences of six wholesalers in the state for 30 days, an official statement said.

"This licence suspension is due to their illegal procurement of 'Insulin' injections (pre-filled pens) without purchase bills. Furthermore, this action is complemented by the initiation of prosecution proceedings against the wholesalers," it said.

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The statement added that during raids conducted from March 15th to 20th at six medical distributors in Hyderabad, DCA detected that insulin injections, sourced from New Delhi without purchase bills, were being sold at substantial discounts of more than 40 per cent by these wholesalers.

"The DCA seized stocks worth a total of Rs 51.92 lakhs during the raids for procuring the stocks without purchase bills," it said.

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Procuring medicines illegally without purchase bills is a violation of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. (ANI)

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