Cough syrup deaths | Manufacturing activities stopped at Noida-based Marion Biotech
1 year, 11 months ago

Cough syrup deaths | Manufacturing activities stopped at Noida-based Marion Biotech

The Hindu  

All manufacturing activities at Marion Biotech's Noida unit have been stopped in view of reports of contamination of its cough syrup Dok-1 Max, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday. "Following inspection by @CDSCO_INDIA_INF team in view of reports of contamination in cough syrup Dok1 Max, all manufacturing activities of Marion Biotech at NOIDA unit have been stopped yesterday night, while further investigation is ongoing," Mr. Mandaviya said. Marion Biotech does not sell Dok-1 Max in India and its only export has been to Uzbekistan, an Uttar Pradesh government official had said. Marion Biotech is a licensed manufacturer and holds the licence for manufacturing Dok-1 Max syrup and tablet for export purpose granted by the Drugs Controller, Uttar Pradesh, the health ministry had said in a statement.

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Test cough syrups meant for exports on priority: DCGI
1 year, 7 months ago

Test cough syrups meant for exports on priority: DCGI

Hindustan Times  

The Drugs Controller General of India on Wednesday directed state drugs regulators and government laboratories to test cough syrup samples meant for exports “on top priority” and issue reports at the earliest, according to people familiar with the matter. “The state drugs controllers are hereby requested to give instructions to your state owned NABL laboratories to analyse the samples received …

Uzbekistan cough syrup deaths| Marion Biotech’s licence cancelled
1 year, 9 months ago

Uzbekistan cough syrup deaths| Marion Biotech’s licence cancelled

The Hindu  

The Uttar Pradesh Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has cancelled the drug license of Noida-based Marion Biotech Pvt Ltd after 18 children died in Uzbekistan, last year, allegedly after consuming cough syrup manufactured in India. “Marion Biotech Company’s license has been cancelled by the State License Authority,” a senior State health official said on Wednesday. Toxic adulteration According to …

Drug regulator calls for cancelling licence of firm related to Uzbek deaths
1 year, 9 months ago

Drug regulator calls for cancelling licence of firm related to Uzbek deaths

Hindustan Times  

Noida: The central drug regulator has recommended cancellation of the licence of Noida-based pharmaceutical firm Marion Biotech, whose cough syrup has been linked to the deaths of 18 children in Uzbekistan, after an analysis found that its products did not meet quality standards, officials from the state and the Centre said on Saturday. Noida police on Friday arrested three officials …

Cough Syrup Death Cases: US CDC Blames Indian Pharma Firm for Demise of Gambia Kids; 3 Held in Noida Over Uzbekistan Incident
1 year, 9 months ago

Cough Syrup Death Cases: US CDC Blames Indian Pharma Firm for Demise of Gambia Kids; 3 Held in Noida Over Uzbekistan Incident

News 18  

There is a strong link between the death of several children in Gambia and cough syrups made in India that are allegedly contaminated, according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States and the Gambian health authorities. In October last year, the World Health Organization had issued an alert stating that the …

Police arrest 3 from Noida pharma firm linked to Uzbekistan children’s deaths
1 year, 9 months ago

Police arrest 3 from Noida pharma firm linked to Uzbekistan children’s deaths

Hindustan Times  

Based on a complaint filed by the central drug regulator on Thursday regarding sale of adulterated and spurious products, Noida police on Friday arrested three officials of Marion Biotech, whose cough syrup has been linked to the death of 18 children in Uzbekistan. The FIR was lodged over an ongoing investigation by central and state drug authorities that found Marion’s …

Uzbekistan cough syrup deaths: Noida police arrest 3 employees of Marion Biotech
1 year, 9 months ago

Uzbekistan cough syrup deaths: Noida police arrest 3 employees of Marion Biotech

Firstpost  

The Noida Police said the arrests were made after an FIR was lodged against five officials, including two directors of Marion Biotech. The FIR was lodged over a complaint by a drugs inspector of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization New Delhi: Three employees of Noida-based pharmaceutical firm Marion Biotech, whose cough syrup is linked to the deaths of 18 …

Uzbekistan cough syrup deaths | Three employees of Noida-based pharma firm arrested
1 year, 9 months ago

Uzbekistan cough syrup deaths | Three employees of Noida-based pharma firm arrested

The Hindu  

The Noida police arrested three employees of a pharmaceutical firm on charges of manufacturing and selling adulterated drugs in connection with the death of 18 children in Uzbekistan last year, officials said on Friday. A First Information Report was registered on Thursday against five officials of Marion Biotech, after a complaint was filed by a Drugs Inspector of the Central …

Cough Syrup deaths: WHO investigating links between manufacturers in India
1 year, 11 months ago

Cough Syrup deaths: WHO investigating links between manufacturers in India

Live Mint  

The World Health Organization is investigating whether there is any connection between manufacturers whose contaminated cough syrups it has linked to the deaths of more than 300 children in three countries, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. Citing “unacceptable levels” of toxins in the products, the WHO is seeking more information about the specific raw materials used by …

Marion syrup ingredients under lens over Uzbekistan deaths
1 year, 11 months ago

Marion syrup ingredients under lens over Uzbekistan deaths

Hindustan Times  

The likely source of contamination could be the solvent— propylene glycol— in the syrups manufactured by Noida-based Marion Biotech, people familiar with the matter have said, sharing new details about the probe into a company that has been linked to at least 18 deaths in Uzbekistan of children who purportedly consumed its cough syrup. The Uttar Pradesh drugs licensing and …

Uzbekistan cough syrup case: Drug inspectors raid Marion Biotech again, get new Ambronol samples
1 year, 11 months ago

Uzbekistan cough syrup case: Drug inspectors raid Marion Biotech again, get new Ambronol samples

Firstpost  

New Delhi: A day after the World Health Organization issued a formal alert against India-made substandard medicines exported to Uzbekistan, a team of drug inspectors has once again raided the manufacturing unit of Uttar Pradesh-based Marion Biotech. The WHO on Wednesday announced that the laboratory analyses of samples of Ambronol and DOK-1 Max syrups – both manufactured by Marion Biotech …

'Substandard...': WHO warns against use of cough syrups linked to Uzbek deaths
1 year, 11 months ago

'Substandard...': WHO warns against use of cough syrups linked to Uzbek deaths

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization has warned against prescribing two India-made cough syrups for children after they were linked to the death of 19 children in that country last month. Uzbekistan cough syrup deaths: Reports quoting the WHO say a lab analysis reveals the syrups contained unacceptable amounts of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol. READ | Uzbekistan cough syrup deaths: UP …

WHO recommends against using Noida-based Marion Biotech's cough syrups in Uzbekistan following series of death
1 year, 11 months ago

WHO recommends against using Noida-based Marion Biotech's cough syrups in Uzbekistan following series of death

India TV News  

Cough syrup row : The World Health Organisation on Wednesday recommended not to use two cough syrups for children in Uzbekistan produced by Noida-based company Marion Biotech. Noida-based pharma Marion Biotech has come under fire after reports emerged about the death of children after consuming cough syrup came in from Uzbekistan. "We have suspended the production license of Marion Biotech …

Uzbekistan deaths: UP suspends licence of Noida pharma company
1 year, 11 months ago

Uzbekistan deaths: UP suspends licence of Noida pharma company

Hindustan Times  

The Uttar Pradesh drugs licensing and controlling authority on Monday suspended the manufacturing licence of Noida based Marion Biotech which is linked to deaths of at least 18 children in Uzbekistan, allegedly from consuming its cough syrup, Dok-1 Max, according to people familiar with the matter. All manufacturing at Marion Biotech’s manufacturing unit was already stopped pending government investigation, the …

'Uzbekistan deaths sullied entire industry': Top pharma export council suspends Marion Biotech's membership
1 year, 11 months ago

'Uzbekistan deaths sullied entire industry': Top pharma export council suspends Marion Biotech's membership

Firstpost  

According to Uzbekistan media reports, the Dok-1 Max syrup manufactured by UP-based Marion Biotech showed the presence of ethylene glycol, the deadly chemical, which was held responsible for deaths in The Gambia New Delhi: Amid the allegations of the death of 18 children in Uzbekistan caused by syrups manufactured by Noida-based Marion Biotech, India’s apex pharma export council has decided …

Marion Biotech, cough syrup makers linked to Uzbek deaths, halts all production
1 year, 11 months ago

Marion Biotech, cough syrup makers linked to Uzbek deaths, halts all production

Hindustan Times  

Marion Biotech - the Noida-based manufacturer of a cough syrup blamed by Uzbekistan authorities for the death of 19 children - has halted production of all medicines, union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted Friday morning. READ | 18 Uzbekistan kids’ deaths linked to Noida-made cough syrup, probe on On Thursday Marion Biotech said it had halted production of the Dok-1 …

Noida firm stops syrup blamed for 11 kid deaths
1 year, 11 months ago

Noida firm stops syrup blamed for 11 kid deaths

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The manufacturing of Marion Biotech's Dok-1 Max cough syrup has stopped "for now", the company's legal representative said on Thursday as the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation began a probe in connection with the deaths of 18 children in Uzbekistan allegedly linked to it. The pharma company has been under the scanner after the Uzbekistan health ministry alleged …

Noida-based Marion Biotech being investigated following deaths of Uzbek children
1 year, 11 months ago

Noida-based Marion Biotech being investigated following deaths of Uzbek children

The Hindu  

The Uttar Pradesh Drug Control and the Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation are investigating Noida-based firm Marion Biotech, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on December 29, 2022. This comes a day after the Uzbekistan health ministry’s statement, linking the deaths of 18 children in the country to drinking contaminated health syrup made by Marion Biotech. ‘Premature link’ The Indian government …

Marion Biotech: The Noida-based pharma company at the centre of the Uzbekistan cough syrup tragedy
1 year, 11 months ago

Marion Biotech: The Noida-based pharma company at the centre of the Uzbekistan cough syrup tragedy

Firstpost  

Marion Biotech, headquartered in Sector 67 of Noida, has come under the scanner as its syrup, Dok-1 Max, has been linked to the deaths of 18 children in Uzbekistan. The Uzbekistan government has stated that 18 children died in the capital city of Samarkand drank cough syrup ‘Dok-1 Max’, manufactured by Noida-based drug maker Marion Biotech. The health ministry said …

Cough syrup deaths | India seeks details from Uzbekistan on investigations
1 year, 11 months ago

Cough syrup deaths | India seeks details from Uzbekistan on investigations

The Hindu  

India is in touch with the Uzbak authorities and has sought details of their investigation into the death of 18 children after allegedly consuming cough syrup made by an Indian firm, the External Affairs Ministry said on December 29. CDSCO initiates a probe The comments came even as a team of Central agencies and the Uttar Pradesh drug department carried …

Indian pharma under scrutiny again after 18 Uzbek child deaths
1 year, 11 months ago

Indian pharma under scrutiny again after 18 Uzbek child deaths

Al Jazeera  

Among the world’s biggest drug exporters, India is investigating the firm whose cough syrup has been linked to the deaths. In a statement on Thursday, India’s health ministry said the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation — the country’s drug regulatory authority — was communicating with its counterpart in Uzbekistan over the incident. Uzbekistan’s health ministry had said in a statement …

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