Several drug stores located in India lose licenses for illegal sale of steroids

Distribution and administration of steroids without a health care provider’s prescription are considered to be illegal in India. But illicit sale and application of steroids and other related products prosper in this state. A lot of sportspeople obtain these preparations at pharmacies and supplement stores and use them in order to enhance muscles and performance.
When Indian National Team’s athletes tested positive for forbidden substances at the 2012 London Olympics, attention of authorities was drawn to pharmacies and supplement stores. Local police officers decided to search drug stores and supplement stores regularly in order to control illicit sale of anabolic steroids and other doping products. After several raids several pharmacies and supplement stores lost their business licenses.
Recently police officers raided a drug store and two supplement stores located in the southern part of India.
The Parola Pharmacy located in Valancherry was searched by police officers. As it was learnt, steroids and other related products were sold at this drug store illegally. Nandrolone phenylpropionate was one of steroids which were named by law enforcement officers. Certain other steroids were sold illegally as well. Thus, this drug store was shut down.
The Health World supplement store located in Kottakkal was also recently searched. Law enforcement officers saw that Methandienone, Equipose, Testosterone Undecanoate and some other steroids were offered for sale at this supplement store. Thus, it was shut down too.
Another supplement store that was searched was the AM Nutrition store. But it was not pursued because no any steroids were found at the store.
Law enforcement officers plan to continue raids. Certain pharmacies and supplement stores will probably lose their licenses for illicit sale of steroids and other related drugs.