{
  "id": 3050961,
  "title": "UP Govt Orders Strict Action Against Counterfeit Medicines, Fake Licences & Illegal Drug Networks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/up-govt-orders-strict-action-against-counterfeit-medicines-fake",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T14:32:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/uttar-pradesh/up-govt-orders-strict-action-against-counterfeit-medicines-fake-licences-illegal-drug-networks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Lucknow, August 24: The Yogi Government has further intensified its crackdown on the illegal trade of counterfeit, substandard, adulterated and narcotic medicines in the state. To ensure that patients receive safe and quality medicines, strict monitoring will now be carried out from the issuance of drug licences to the storage of medicines, billing practices and the entire supply chain. The…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}