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UP FSDA cracks down on counterfeit medicine network in Lucknow
The Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) uncovered a large network pushing spurious medicines in Lucknow’s Aminabad area. An FIR has been filed against four accused under the Bharatiya Nyaya…
The Story in Brief
The Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) uncovered a large network pushing spurious medicines in Lucknow’s Aminabad area. An FIR has been filed against four accused under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for fraudulent billing and paper transactions without actual drug supply, indiatvnews.com reports.
The operation is part of the Yogi government’s ongoing crackdown on counterfeit medicine supply chains in the state.
The Indian Opinion
This bust is welcome, but one raid alone will not dent the massive counterfeit medicine trade. Every year, similar operations make headlines, yet fake drugs continue to flood the market. The real test is conviction rates, how many of these FIRs end in jail time? Unless the state builds a permanent surveillance system and punishes repeat offenders, patients will remain at risk from dangerous fakes.
Source: indiatvnews.com
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