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Telangana Medical Council Raids Clinics, Finds Gross Violations
4 Oct
Summary
- Practitioners lacked proper medical qualifications or registration.
- Incidents involved prescribing allopathic medicines and treatments.
- Biomedical waste management deficiencies were also noted.
On October 2, the Telangana Medical Council (TGMC) initiated a crackdown on unauthorized medical practices through surprise inspections in Kalwakurthy and Amangal mandals. The TGMC members discovered several individuals operating clinics and diagnostic centers without the necessary qualifications or registrations to practice modern medicine or prescribe allopathic treatments.
Instances included a B.Com graduate allegedly practicing modern medicine, an Intermediate-qualified practitioner prescribing antibiotics, and a Pharm D graduate issuing prescriptions across multiple clinics. Deficiencies in biomedical waste management were also observed during these inspections. Legal action is being initiated against the offenders under relevant Telangana and National Medical Commission Acts.
