TG-SAFE raids Gajularamaram medical shop over illegal Tapentadol sale
Gajularamaram: Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs (TG-SAFE) Drugs Wing, along with the EAGLE Force, conducted a joint raid on a medical shop at Gajularamaram in Medchal-Malkajgiri district on September 4, 2026, over the alleged illegal sale of Tapentadol tablets.
Officials said they acted on credible information that Bhaskar of Mana Pharmacy and General Store at Mahadevapuram, Phase-III, was allegedly selling the habit-forming drug to teenagers in the surrounding basti area.
During the raid, officials found Tapentadol tablets being sold without prescriptions from registered medical practitioners. The sales were also allegedly made without bills and were not entered in the Schedule H1 Drug Register, in violation of the Drugs Rules, 1945.
Officials seize drug stocks and relevant pharmacy records
Tapentadol is an opioid analgesic prescribed for moderate to severe pain. It is a habit-forming medicine classified as a Schedule H1 drug and can be sold only against a valid prescription from a registered medical practitioner.
Officials seized stocks of Tentadol-100, containing Tapentadol tablets of 100 mg, along with purchase invoices, sale bill books and registers.
The raid was conducted by TG-SAFE Drugs Wing officials Dr K Prabhakar, assistant director, Quthbullapur; I Srikanth, drugs inspector, Gajularamaram; and K Murali Krishna, drugs inspector, Malkajgiri. Deputy Director-I, Drugs Administration Wing, TG-SAFE, G Sreenivas, supervised the operation along with EAGLE Force personnel.
TG-SAFE warns medical shops against illegal drug diversion
TG-SAFE said further investigation would be conducted and action taken according to law against those found responsible.
The Drugs Wing reiterated that Schedule H1 and other prescription medicines must not be sold without valid prescriptions. It said illegal diversion, indiscriminate sale or misuse of habit-forming medicines would be dealt with according to law.
According to the press note, illegal diversion of habit-forming drugs by medical shops is punishable under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, with imprisonment of up to two years.
The public can report complaints about illegal activities involving medicines or suspected drug manufacturing, including narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, to the TG-SAFE Drugs Wing toll-free number 1800-599-6969. The number operates from 10.30 am to 5 pm on working days.
