Telangana DCA Cracks Down on Mislabeled Gabazen Tablets
Gabapentin is a prescription drug classified under Schedule H of the Drugs Rules and is not a nutraceutical
Hyderabad: Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) Telangana seized Gabazen tablets, which were falsely manufactured and sold under the guise of 'food products/nutraceuticals'.
During a raid in Malakpet, the DCA official detected Gabazen Tablets, a drug product being falsely manufactured and sold under the guise of a “food product/nutraceutical” and circulating in the market.
The product was falsely manufactured under a food license and falsely claimed to be a food product and nutraceutical. According to the label composition of the product, it is classified as a drug under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. Gabapentin is a prescription drug classified under Schedule H of the Drugs Rules and is not a nutraceutical.
The product must be manufactured only under a 'drug licence' issued under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, adhering strictly to the 'Good Manufacturing Practices' (GMP) outlined in Schedule-M of the Drugs Rules.
Additionally, it must meet the quality standards prescribed in the 'Indian Pharmacopoeia' (IP) as mandated, according to a press release.
