The Drugs Control Administration (DCA) of Telangana unearthed an illegal manufacturing unit of an anti-cancer drug ‘Cyclophosphamide Injection’ at Indian Genomix Pvt Ltd, Cherlapally. Officials said that the company is manufacturing cytotoxic anti-cancer drugs together with antibiotic injections posing serious risk to public health.
“Cytotoxic anti-cancer drug ‘cyclophosphamide Injection’ attacks the genetic material (DNA and RNA) of the cells thereby stopping growth and multiplication of cancer cells. It is used in chemotherapy in cancer patients and has severe side effects,” explained the officials.
The DCA officials seized the stocks of Cyclophosphamide along with delivery challans and invoices during the raid and collected samples for analysis
