Crackdown on Lucknow's Aminabad drug market: 14 licenses cancelled, 29 suspended in fake billing racket

Lucknow, Oct 15 (UNI) In its ongoing investigation into fake medicines and fake billing, the Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration has struck a heavy blow against drug firms in Aminabad, the capital's largest drug market. As part of the crackdown, the drug licenses of 14 have been cancelled, while 29 have been suspended on Thursday. A decision on five firms is pending. The establishments whose licenses were cancelled were found to be involved in cross-billing and the trade of fake medicines. Meanwhile, the establishments whose licenses were suspended were acted against because of deficiencies found in the FSDA's…