Whatever happened to the case of 66 child deaths linked to cough syrup from India?
1 year, 7 months ago

Whatever happened to the case of 66 child deaths linked to cough syrup from India?

NPR  

Whatever happened to the case of 66 child deaths linked to cough syrup from India? Enlarge this image toggle caption Milan Berckmans/AFP via Getty Images Milan Berckmans/AFP via Getty Images In December 2022, the World Health Organization linked Indian-made cough syrups to the acute kidney failure and deaths of 66 children in the West African country, The Gambia. Enlarge this image toggle caption Milan Berckmans/AFP via Getty Images Milan Berckmans/AFP via Getty Images In December 2022, Nepal blacklisted 16 Indian pharmaceutical companies because authorities claimed that they failed to comply with the WHO quality manufacturing standards. In March, Indian authorities suspended Marion Biotech's license after a probe revealed that 22 of the company's products were "not of standard quality" and that the cough syrups they'd exported were contaminated. Enlarge this image toggle caption Milan Berckmans/AFP via Getty Images Milan Berckmans/AFP via Getty Images Propylene glycol, which is an essential chemical ingredient in cough syrups, is often contaminated with the cheaper ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol used in industries as solvents for paints, plastics and antifreeze fluid for brakes.

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FDA finally visits Indian drug factory linked to U.S. deaths — and finds major problems
1 week, 4 days ago

FDA finally visits Indian drug factory linked to U.S. deaths — and finds major problems

Raw Story  

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. When FDA inspectors went to the Glenmark plant last month — five years after the agency’s prior inspection — they discovered problems with cleaning and testing that they said could affect medicines that were shipped to American consumers. Since Glenmark’s potassium chloride recall in May, the company has told federal regulators it received …

Over 100 Indian cough syrups have toxins linked to Gambia, Uzbek-deaths: Report
8 months, 1 week ago

Over 100 Indian cough syrups have toxins linked to Gambia, Uzbek-deaths: Report

Live Mint  

More than 100 pharma companies in India have failed cough syrup quality tests, according to an Economic Times report, citing government data. The reports earlier stated that Indian cough syrups consumed by Gambia kids were contaminated with Diethylene Glycol or Ethylene Glycol, which led to an Acute Kidney Injury cluster among them. Following the string of deaths overseas linked to …

India bans anti-cold drug combination for infants
1 year, 3 months ago

India bans anti-cold drug combination for infants

Live Mint  

By Kanjyik Ghosh MUMBAI - India's drugs regulator has banned the use of an anti-cold drug combination in children aged below four and ordered that drugs should be labelled accordingly, in the wake of the deaths of at least 141 children globally linked to cough syrups. The regulator said concerns raised about promotion of an unapproved anti-cold drug formulation in …

Vantage | Why poor quality cough syrups may poison India's reputation too
1 year, 3 months ago

Vantage | Why poor quality cough syrups may poison India's reputation too

Firstpost  

Lives are still being lost and the tarnishing of India’s reputation as the “Pharmacy of the World” continues In the chilling aftermath of a tragic incident in Jammu and Kashmir in 2019, the reputation of India’s pharmaceutical industry is under scrutiny. What began as a seemingly routine flu season turned into a horrifying tale of poisoning, with at least 12 …

India finds 2 more toxic cough syrups: What we know about them
1 year, 5 months ago

India finds 2 more toxic cough syrups: What we know about them

Firstpost  

India’s drug regulator has found that a cough syrup and an anti-allergy syrup are toxic. The medicines were contaminated by the same components that caused the deaths in the Gambia, Uzbekistan and Cameroon since the middle of last year The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has identified an unsafe level of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol in cough and allergic …

India reveals more toxic syrups months after poisoning deaths
1 year, 5 months ago

India reveals more toxic syrups months after poisoning deaths

Live Mint  

India's drug regulator has found that a cough syrup and an anti-allergy syrup made by Norris Medicines are toxic, according to a government report, months after Indian-made cough syrups were linked to 141 children's deaths worldwide. Koshia, commissioner of Gujarat state's Food and Drug Control Administration, told Reuters on Wednesday that they inspected Norris's factory last month and ordered it …

‘Indian cough syrup sent to Iraq contains toxic chemicals’, test shows
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Indian cough syrup sent to Iraq contains toxic chemicals’, test shows

Live Mint  

An Indian cold medication that was sold in Iraq is tainted with toxic chemicals, according to a test commissioned by Bloomberg News. Notably, it’s the fifth time in a year that testing has found an Indian exporter’s drugs to contain excessive levels of ethylene glycol. This month, the WHO said that a cough syrup blamed for 12 child deaths in …

The lowdown on ‘substandard’ cough syrups
1 year, 9 months ago

The lowdown on ‘substandard’ cough syrups

The Hindu  

The World Health Organisation has claimed that 300 children have died so far since August 2022, across three countries, due to substandard cough syrups made in India. India’s Drugs Controller General has since made it mandatory to test cough syrups, by specified labs, before they are exported. Shailaja Mane, head, Department of Paediatrics, DPU Private Super Speciality Hospital, Pune, says …

'India will never bargain on quality of medicines': Health minister Mandaviya on cough syrup row
1 year, 9 months ago

'India will never bargain on quality of medicines': Health minister Mandaviya on cough syrup row

Hindustan Times  

Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday asserted that India will never bargain on the quality of medicines, and emphasised that the authorities are always vigilant to prevent any fatalities caused by spurious drugs. The minister's remark came as the World Health Organisation flagged seven Indian-made products in its investigation into alleged deaths linked to contaminated cough syrups. The minister …

No tolerance on spurious meds, 71 firms issued notices: Mandaviya on cough syrup row
1 year, 9 months ago

No tolerance on spurious meds, 71 firms issued notices: Mandaviya on cough syrup row

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Asserting that India follows a zero-tolerance policy on spurious medicines, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has said 71 companies have been issued show-cause notices following concerns raised in some quarters about reported deaths due to contaminated India-made cough syrups and 18 of them have been asked to shut shop. In an exclusive interview with PTI video, the minister …

Safety first: on Indian pharma products and drug safety
1 year, 9 months ago

Safety first: on Indian pharma products and drug safety

The Hindu  

Reports of drugs manufactured in India causing severe harm and dozens of patient deaths from across the world continue to trickle in, the latest being the deaths of two patients in Sri Lanka who were administered Indian-made anaesthetic drugs. While anaesthetic drugs made in India causing deaths are a first in the recent past, eye drops causing infections, blindness and …

​India's Claim to ‘Pharmacy of the World’ in Limbo, Fixing Quality of Drugs an Emergency - News18
1 year, 9 months ago

​India's Claim to ‘Pharmacy of the World’ in Limbo, Fixing Quality of Drugs an Emergency - News18

News 18  

Last week, made-in-India medicines were blamed once again for their poor quality causing eye infections among patients of cataract surgery in Sri Lanka. These episodes have encompassed distressing incidents like the deaths of children in Gambia and Uzbekistan due to adulterated cough syrup, contaminated chemotherapy drugs and contaminated eye drops causing blindness. “The deaths and drug recall also come at …

Test cough syrups meant for exports on priority: DCGI
1 year, 10 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 …

India considers policy change after cough syrup deaths: PM Modi's office
1 year, 10 months ago

India considers policy change after cough syrup deaths: PM Modi's office

The Hindu  

India is considering a change to its pharmaceutical industry policy after cough syrups made in the country were linked to the deaths of children overseas, according to a document from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office, which noted that "important things" about the industry had been "overlooked". A brainstorming session was held in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad "to find …

Indian cough syrup: mystery middleman may be new clue
1 year, 10 months ago

Indian cough syrup: mystery middleman may be new clue

The Hindu  

An unnamed middleman in Mumbai provided a crucial raw material used in Indian-made cough syrups that have been linked to the deaths of more than 70 children in Gambia, a chemicals trader involved in the supply chain told Reuters. The World Health Organization said last year the syrups, made by Indian manufacturer Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd, contained lethal toxins ethylene glycol …

Indian cough syrup: Mystery middleman may be new clue
1 year, 11 months ago

Indian cough syrup: Mystery middleman may be new clue

Live Mint  

An unnamed middleman in Mumbai provided a crucial raw material used in Indian-made cough syrups that have been linked to the deaths of more than 70 children in Gambia, a chemicals trader involved in the supply chain told Reuters. The World Health Organization said last year the syrups, made by Indian manufacturer Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd, contained lethal toxins ethylene glycol …

WHO issues alert for another India-made cough syrup: Why are these drugs so deadly?
1 year, 11 months ago

WHO issues alert for another India-made cough syrup: Why are these drugs so deadly?

Firstpost  

Another India-made cough syrup has come under scrutiny. The United Nations health agency said that Guaifenesin TG syrup, manufactured by Punjab-based QP Pharmachem Ltd, showed “unacceptable amounts of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol”. “The typical reason these chemicals end up in medicine is because pharmaceutical manufacturers do not adequately test industrial solvents purchased from chemical traders and used to manufacture …

Guaifenesin: WHO flags India-made ‘contaminated’ cough syrup with ‘unacceptable amounts’ of toxic chemicals
1 year, 11 months ago

Guaifenesin: WHO flags India-made ‘contaminated’ cough syrup with ‘unacceptable amounts’ of toxic chemicals

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A batch of a “contaminated” …

WHO issues alert for Punjab-made 'contaminated' cough syrup; Company says conspiracy to defame Indian govt
1 year, 11 months ago

WHO issues alert for Punjab-made 'contaminated' cough syrup; Company says conspiracy to defame Indian govt

India TV News  

WHO alert: In yet another embarrassment for the Indian pharma industry, the World Health Organization, on Tuesday, flagged the issue of contaminated cough syrup made by an Indian company. Company says conspiracy to defame Indian govt Reacting to the latest alert, Managing Director of QP Pharma Chem Limited, Sudhir Pathak said that someone had duplicated the syrup to defame the …

Contaminated syrups manufactured in India reported in WHO’s Western Pacific region
1 year, 11 months ago

Contaminated syrups manufactured in India reported in WHO’s Western Pacific region

The Hindu  

The World Health Organization on April 25 said that contaminated cough syrup made by an Indian company had been found in the Marshall Islands and Micronesia. The global health body said in its medical product alert that a batch of substandard ‘Guaifenesin Syrup TG Syrup’ had been identified in the Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia, and reported to …

Cough Syrup Deaths in Gambia, Uzbekistan: 18 Indian Drug Makers Lose Licence in Big Clean-Up
2 years ago

Cough Syrup Deaths in Gambia, Uzbekistan: 18 Indian Drug Makers Lose Licence in Big Clean-Up

News 18  

The central government has cracked the whip on more than 70 drug makers for manufacturing spurious or lower quality medicines in India, a top government official told News18.com. Since October last year, India has been facing allegations of exporting spurious quality drugs, raising concerns of denting the decades-old reputation of “pharmacy to the world”. While conducting a special drive to …

Uzbekistan cough syrup deaths| Marion Biotech’s licence cancelled
2 years 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 …

Cough Syrup Deaths: DCGI Directs Drug Manufacturers Not to Use Propylene Glycol Supplied by Delhi Firm
2 years ago

Cough Syrup Deaths: DCGI Directs Drug Manufacturers Not to Use Propylene Glycol Supplied by Delhi Firm

News 18  

India’s drug regulator has directed drug manufacturers not to use propylene glycol supplied by a Delhi-based company which provided the ingredient to Marion Biotech, whose cough syrups were alleged to have led to the deaths of children in Uzbekistan. Ltd. supplied propylene glycol used in Marion Biotech’s cough syrups that were found to be “not of standard quality”, according to …

Uzbek cough syrup deaths: DCGI issues alert against supplier of Marion Biotech
2 years ago

Uzbek cough syrup deaths: DCGI issues alert against supplier of Marion Biotech

Hindustan Times  

India’s federal drugs regulator has directed state drugs regulators to ensure local manufacturers do not procure raw material, propylene glycol, from a Delhi-based firm that supplied the ingredient to Noida based Marion Biotech, whose cough syrups were linked to deaths of at least 18 children in Uzbekistan last year. In December, last year, India launched an inquiry against the Noida …

Licences of six cough syrup makers in Maharashtra suspended for violation of rules
2 years ago

Licences of six cough syrup makers in Maharashtra suspended for violation of rules

The Hindu  

The licences of six manufacturers of cough syrups in Maharashtra have been suspended for violation of rules, the State government has told the Legislative Assembly. Food and Drugs Administration Minister Sanjay Rathod gave this information in the Assembly on Friday while replying to a calling attention notice by Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Ashish Shelar and others. Mr. Rathod said the …

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

U.S.-CDC probe into cough syrup deaths in The Gambia pins blame on Indian manufacturer
2 years ago

U.S.-CDC probe into cough syrup deaths in The Gambia pins blame on Indian manufacturer

The Hindu  

A probe report by the top public health body of the U.S., Centre for Disease Control, into the death of children in The Gambia due to kidney injury, has suggested a strong link between these deaths and consumption of allegedly contaminated cough syrup manufactured by India-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals. A CDC report released on Friday said, “This investigation strongly suggests that …

Cough Syrup Row: Maharashtra Govt Acted against 27 Pharma Firms, Says Minister
2 years ago

Cough Syrup Row: Maharashtra Govt Acted against 27 Pharma Firms, Says Minister

News 18  

The food and drug administration of the Maharashtra government inspected 84 companies manufacturing cough expectorants, of which 17 have been issued show-cause notices, four others have been instructed to stop their production, and licences of six have been terminated, informed FDA minister Sanjay Rathod on Friday while the assembly was discussing the issue raised by Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and …

WHO calls for action to protect children from contaminated medicines after cough syrups deaths
2 years, 2 months ago

WHO calls for action to protect children from contaminated medicines after cough syrups deaths

The Hindu  

In the wake of fatalities among children linked to cough syrups and medicines made by manufacturers based in India and Indonesia, the WHO has issued an “urgent call to action” to countries to detect and respond to incidents of falsified medical products and protect children from contaminated medicines. The World Health Organisation said that over the past four months, countries …

WHO urges 'immediate action' after 300 children die due to cough syrup
2 years, 2 months ago

WHO urges 'immediate action' after 300 children die due to cough syrup

Firstpost  

London: The World Health Organization has urged for “immediate and concerted action” against contaminated medicines after a spate of child deaths linked to cough syrups last year, according to a report by Reuters. More than 300 children, mostly under the age of five, died of acute kidney injury in 2022 in the Gambia, Indonesia, and Uzbekistan, according to a statement …

Cough Syrup deaths: WHO investigating links between manufacturers in India
2 years, 2 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 …

WHO calls for action to protect children from contaminated medicines after cough syrups deaths
2 years, 2 months ago

WHO calls for action to protect children from contaminated medicines after cough syrups deaths

India TV News  

Cough syrups row: In the wake of fatalities among children linked to cough syrups and medicines made by manufacturers based in India and Indonesia, the WHO has issued an "urgent call to action” to countries to detect and respond to incidents of falsified medical products and protect children from contaminated medicines. The World Health Organisation said that over the past …

WHO Urges 'Immediate and Coordinated Action' on Contaminated Medicines After Child Deaths
2 years, 2 months ago

WHO Urges 'Immediate and Coordinated Action' on Contaminated Medicines After Child Deaths

News 18  

Following the deaths of more than 300 children from contaminated cough syrup, the WHO appealed Monday for “immediate and coordinated action” to root out substandard and falsified medicines around the world. At least seven countries have reported incidents involving over-the-counter cough syrups for children over the past four months, the World Health Organization said in a statement. But on Monday, …

Indonesia court hearing into children killed by toxic cough syrup
2 years, 2 months ago

Indonesia court hearing into children killed by toxic cough syrup

Al Jazeera  

Some 200 children have died of acute kidney injury in Indonesia since last year and dozens of cases linked to cough syrup have been reported in The Gambia and Uzbekistan. Families of Indonesian children who died after consuming a tainted cough syrup have demanded restitution at an Indonesian court, which has started hearing their class-action lawsuit against government agencies and …

Uzbekistan, Gambia Cough Syrup Cases: 'Concerned' Commerce Ministry Advises Thorough Probe - News18
2 years, 2 months ago

Uzbekistan, Gambia Cough Syrup Cases: 'Concerned' Commerce Ministry Advises Thorough Probe - News18

News 18  

The union ministry of commerce and industry has raised “concerns” over the allegations of deaths of children in Uzbekistan and Gambia caused by syrups manufactured by two Indian pharmaceutical firms. According to an office memorandum written by the export division of the commerce ministry, and accessed by News18.com, “The commerce secretary in a recent review meeting expressed concern about the …

Behind the Indian cough syrup that killed many in Gambia and Uzbekistan
2 years, 2 months ago

Behind the Indian cough syrup that killed many in Gambia and Uzbekistan

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 12, 2023 10:20 IST It was a scandal the Indian government was least prepared for. The Uzbek incident According to the Uzbekistan Health Ministry’s press note, a special working group it constituted began an inspection after children in Samarkhand who had consumed the syrup reported side effects. India’s Health Ministry explained that Maiden Pharmaceuticals had obtained an …

'Substandard...': WHO warns against use of cough syrups linked to Uzbek deaths
2 years, 2 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 …

India cough syrup linked to Uzbekistan deaths ‘substandard’: WHO
2 years, 2 months ago

India cough syrup linked to Uzbekistan deaths ‘substandard’: WHO

Al Jazeera  

The World Health Organization said the Indian manufacturer’s products had ‘unacceptable amounts’ of toxic substances. The World Health Organization has issued a warning against the use of two India-made cough syrups linked to the deaths of at least 20 children in Uzbekistan. The UN agency said that the two products – AMBRONOL and DOK-1 Max – made by the Indian …

WHO recommends against using Noida-based Marion Biotech's cough syrups in Uzbekistan following series of death
2 years, 2 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 …

Indian cough syrups should not be used for kids in Uzbekistan: WHO
2 years, 2 months ago

Indian cough syrups should not be used for kids in Uzbekistan: WHO

Live Mint  

The World Health Organization on Wednesday recommended that two Indian cough syrups - Ambronol and DOK-1 Max - which are liked to deaths of 18 children in Uzbekistan, should not be used for children in the country. Meanwhile, the WHO is still gathering more information regarding the death of 18 children in Uzbekistan who allegedly died after consuming medicines manufactured …

At the precipice of shame: The Hindu Editorial on The Gambia and Uzbekistan cough syrup deaths
2 years, 3 months ago

At the precipice of shame: The Hindu Editorial on The Gambia and Uzbekistan cough syrup deaths

The Hindu  

December 2021 and December 2022 could not have been more contrasting for India’s pharmaceutical industry. This year, two Indian drug-manufacturing firms stand accused by two countries of producing toxic cough syrup linked to the deaths of children — at least 66 in The Gambia and 18 in Uzbekistan. While the export licence of the Haryana-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd., which supplied …

Indian maker of cough syrup linked to Uzbekistan deaths halts production
2 years, 3 months ago

Indian maker of cough syrup linked to Uzbekistan deaths halts production

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India has halted all manufacturing …

Noida firm stops syrup blamed for 11 kid deaths
2 years, 3 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 …

‘Closely monitoring probe’: Indian embassy on death of 18 kids after consuming cough syrup in Uzbekistan
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Closely monitoring probe’: Indian embassy on death of 18 kids after consuming cough syrup in Uzbekistan

Firstpost  

The Indian Embassy in Tashkent is in touch with Uzbekistan’s Agency on Development of Pharmaceutical Industry and has requested it to share details with the Indian side for further investigation and subsequent action New Delhi: The Indian Embassy in Uzbekistan’s Tashkent, in an official statement, extended its condolences to the kin of the 18 deceased children and assured that India …

BJP, Cong spar over cough syrup related deaths in Uzbekistan, Gambia
2 years, 3 months ago

BJP, Cong spar over cough syrup related deaths in Uzbekistan, Gambia

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The alleged role of Indian pharma companies in the deaths of children abroad triggered a slugfest between the Congress and the BJP on Thursday as the opposition party asked the government to stop boasting about India being a pharmacy to the world and take strictest action. Following reports about the deaths of 18 children in Uzbekistan being allegedly …

Noida-based Marion Biotech being investigated following deaths of Uzbek children
2 years, 3 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
2 years, 3 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 …

India seeks details of Uzbekistan’s investigation into cough syrup
2 years, 3 months ago

India seeks details of Uzbekistan’s investigation into cough syrup

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI:The Indian authorities are in touch with their counterparts in Uzbekistan over the death of 18 children after allegedly consuming a cough syrup made in India, with the external affairs ministry saying on Thursday that the domestic pharmaceutical industry remains a reliable supplier of medicines across the world. Uzbekistan’s health ministry said 8 children had died after taking Dok-1 …

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