Authorities have registered a case against four individuals for allegedly supplying counterfeit medication to a government-run hospital in Beed district, Maharashtra. The case was filed on December 5 after a thorough investigation conducted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at the Swami Ramanand Tirth Hospital in Ambajogai.

Swami Ramanand Tirth Medical College and Hospital is a prominent healthcare facility in Ambajogai, attracting patients from Beed and surrounding districts. During the FDA’s investigation, it was discovered that azithromycin tablets, a commonly used antibiotic, were found to be counterfeit. The spurious drugs were seized under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act of 1940 and the corresponding rules established in 1945, according to a senior official involved in the probe.