FSDA cancels 16 pharmacy licences, suspends 8, including Pfizer depot
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AI-generated summary of the coverage listed below: In a crackdown on counterfeit medicine distribution, Karnataka’s Food Safety and Drug Administration cancelled licences for 16 pharmaceutical distributors and suspended licences for eight others, including a Pfizer depot. The action followed a raid on August 18 that uncovered an illegal repacking facility at a farmhouse in Bengaluru South’s Bidadi district. Authorities seized drugs worth ₹5.05 crore and warned the public to purchase medicines only from licensed pharmacies. QUOTE: "Karnataka FDA has suspended eight drug licences and cancelled 16 due to counterfeit medicine distribution." — Mint
Covered by 8 outlets across the spectrum: 50% left, 25% center, 25% right.
Who is covering this story
- Left-leaning (2): The Federal, The Hindu
- Center (2): Mint, The New Indian Express
- Right-leaning (2): Deccan Chronicle, India Today
Sources
- Karnataka fake drug racket: Officer suspended, 16 licences cancelled — The Federal (left-leaning)
- Bengaluru: U.T. Khader Orders Action Against 24 Pharma Traders in Spurious Drugs Case — Deccan Chronicle (right-leaning)
- Karnataka Cancels 16 Drug Licences, Suspends 8 Over Spurious Cancer Medicine Racket — India Today (right-leaning)
- Karnataka FDA cracks down on fake drug racket: 24 licences hit, ₹5 cr stock seized — what did it find during raid? — Mint (center)
- Spurious drug: Karnataka halts business with Pfizer depot — The New Indian Express (center)
- FSDA cancels 16 pharmacy licences, suspends 8, including Pfizer depot — The Hindu (left-leaning)
- A dangerous dose of deception in Karnataka and beyond — The Hindu (left-leaning)
- Bengaluru: Assistant drug controller suspended in counterfeit drug case — The Hindu (left-leaning)