Drugs made as ‘food products’ in Haryana are being sold in Telangana

The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) confiscated items falsely marketed as "food products" or "nutraceuticals." Among them were capsules containing Pregabalin + Methylcobalamin, a medication prescribed for treating peripheral neuropathy. Manufactured under a food license at Akshar Molecules in Haryana, the product was illegally marketed by Elion Health Care Pvt Ltd in Telangana as a food item or nutraceutical, under the brand name "eneuron-P." Based on intelligence, DCA officials on 23 January raided the premises of Elion Health Care at Tarnaka in Secunderabad. Pregabalin + methylcobalamin capsules, containing 75 mg of pregabalin and 750 mcg of methylcobalamin, is a “drug” as per the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.