Karnataka FDA cancelled 16 drug licences and suspended eight after an August 18 raid on an unlicensed repacking unit at a Bidadi farmhouse. Spurious medicines, machinery and printing materials worth about ₹5.05 crore were seized. Low-cost drugs from neighbouring states were relabelled as premium brands, including Pfizer, posing serious public health risks.
Karnataka FDA Busts Fake Drug Racket, Cancels 16 Licences
Source: Mint