# Telangana DCA issues notices to 43 medical shops over weight-loss drug sales 2026-08-16T03:53:41+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) has issued show-cause notices to 43 medical shops for the illegal sale and misuse of weight-loss drugs, including Mounjaro, Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus. A special drive across the state on Friday targeted spurious and counterfeit versions of drugs containing Tirzepatide and Semaglutide, and checked compliance with sale rules. Violations found included selling prescription medicines without specialist prescriptions, failing to issue bills, not maintaining sales and purchase records, and dispensing drugs in the absence of a registered pharmacist. The DCA said action would follow under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. Separately, the Hyderabad City Police Task Force arrested three men and seized 110 vials of Mephentermine Sulphate and 25 syringes worth about Rs 6 lakh in Falaknuma. The accused allegedly procured the drug via an online marketplace and sold it illegally. A case has been registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. ## Coverage - newindianexpress.com - siasat.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-16T22:01:26+00:00. Tags: Mounjaro, Ozempic, Rybelsus, semaglutide, Telangana DCA, Wegovy Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/telangana-issues-notices-to-43-medical-shops-over-weight-loss-drugs/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/telangana-issues-notices-to-43-medical-shops-over-weight-loss-drugs/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/