Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 11: In a major crackdown on the illegal sale of habit-forming drugs, the Drug and Food Control Organization Jammu has cancelled the licenses of four pharmaceutical firms for indulging in the clandestine purchase and sale of restricted pharmaceutical preparations without proper records.
The enforcement action comes as part of the Government’s zero-tolerance policy towards drug abuse and diversion of controlled substances. Targeted inspections were carried out at wholesale drug firms, during which four establishments were found dealing in Tapentadol and Pregabalin—two commonly misused drugs—sourced from neighbouring states, without maintaining the mandatory sale and purchase records.
State Drugs Controller-cum-Controlling Authority, Lotika Khajuria led the action against the erring firms: M/s Health Ways Pharma (Rajouri), M/s Nuegene Pharmaceutical Distributors (Kansipora, Baramulla), M/s N T Traders (Sopore), and M/s Essence Pharmaceutical Distributors (Zampakadal Chattbal, Srinagar).
Khajuria asserted that such enforcement reflects the Department’s commitment to public health and warned of strict action against any entity contributing to drug misuse. “There will be no tolerance for such practices,” she stated.
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