Rajkot Food & Drug Dept cancels licenses of 54 medical stores

Rajkot: The Food and Drugs Department has canceled the licenses of 54 medical stores after finding irregularities and malpractice during an investigation. Additionally, the licenses of 13 medical stores have been suspended.

According to official sources from the Food and Drugs Department, medical stores in Rajkot city were inspected over the last three months. In some places, action was taken following complaints of high prices of medicines and other malpractices.

The following medical stores have had their licenses canceled: ABC Pharmacy, AJK Meditech, Ayushyaman Medical Store, Bharat Drugs, Creative Enterprise, Deendayal Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendra, Ethicare Remedies, Gajanan Agency, Gayatri Distributors, Gujarat Surgical, Krishna Surgi Tech, Mahi Medical Store, and Mangalam Corporation.

Additionally, licenses have been canceled for Navjeevan Surgical, Neptune Pharma, Nikita Sarji Pharma, Ojas Enterprise, Om Enterprise, Popular Medical, Pragati Medicine, Protech Animal Health, Raju Medical Agency, Reliance Pharmaceutical Agency, SK Medi Plus, Sanjeevni Medical Agency, Sanvi Pharmacy, Satyam Pharmacy, Shree Poojan Medicals & General Store, Shreeji Medicine, Silver Sun Pharmaceutical, Super Pharma, Surbhi Medical Centre, Topa Surji Pharma, and Vishwas Medical.

Recently, intoxicating syrup was seized from two medical stores located on Shapar and Morbi Road. The licenses of both medical stores have been suspended. These include Shree Raj Medical Store in Shapar and Raghav Medical across the road.