{
  "id": 985978,
  "title": "Notices to 43 medical shops in Telangana over sale of Mounjaro, Ozempic without prescription",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/notices-to-43-medical-shops-in-telangana-over-sale-of-mounjaro",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-15T07:19:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/notices-to-43-medical-shops-in-telangana-over-sale-of-mounjaro-ozempic-without-prescription/article71348448.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Telangana Drugs Control Administration has served show-cause notices to 43 medical establishments in the state following a special enforcement exercise aimed at curbing illegal sales of weight-loss medications. The crackdown targeted shops selling Mounjaro, Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus, drugs containing Tirzepatide and Semaglutide. Inspectors found violations including dispensing the medications without a prescription from a qualified specialist, failing to provide bills and maintaining inadequate records. The investigation also uncovered illegal trade in counterfeit and substandard versions of these medicines. The DCA emphasized that further enforcement actions will be undertaken under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. Suspected rogue operators can report offenses via the administration's toll-free line 18005996969, which operates during regular office hours.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Telangana DCA issues notices to 43 medical shops over illegal Mounjaro, Ozempic sales",
    "Inspectors found violations including dispensing without prescription, inadequate records",
    "Suspected rogue operators can report offenses via toll-free line 18005996969"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}