Illegally Run Chemical Factory Seized

Hyderabad: The Drugs Control Administration (DCA) raided Rakshit Drugs Pvt. Ltd, an unauthorised unit at Bonthapally in Sangareddy district which was manufacturing a drug component called diacerein without permission, and seized huge quantities of raw material and stocks worth Rs 50.25 lakh from the place.

Diacerein is an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) used to manufacture formulations to treat osteoarthritis.

According to a statement, officials found nine drums of yellow coloured powder labelled as ‘CDE-I’ which turned out to be diacerein. Inquiries revealed that Rakshit Drugs had manufactured and sold several batches of the drug under the code name ‘CDE-I’ without a licence, according to DCA director V.B. Kamalasan Reddy.