India Says WHO’s Info ‘Inadequate’ to Probe Cough Syrup-Linked Gambia Deaths, Seeks More Details
2 years, 2 months ago

India Says WHO’s Info ‘Inadequate’ to Probe Cough Syrup-Linked Gambia Deaths, Seeks More Details

News 18  

India has sought more details from the World Health Organization to continue with its probe into the death of 66 children in The Gambia allegedly due to four made-in-India cough syrups. In an email response, Drugs Controller General of India V G Somani on Saturday said the Union Ministry of Health has constituted a committee of technical experts to examine and analyse the details of the adverse event reports and all related details shared by or to be shared by WHO and to recommend follow up action. Mentioning the observations, Dr Somani said, “The clinical features and the treatment received by the children as shared by WHO so far are inadequate to determine the aetiology.” He said that the details of initial illness, sign and symptoms, duration of anura in the cases, results of laboratory investigations conducted including various markers and parameters, specific investigations for diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol on critical samples of the patients, treatment received before and after hospitalization at the tertiary hospital in Gambia, treatment received before and after acute kidney injury was suspected and reasons thereof, names and brands of the drug formulations used in the treatment before and after hospitalization, their manufacturers, their expiry other relevant information in each of the cases, are necessary, news agency PTI reported. The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday formed the four-member panel of experts to examine the details and adverse event reports received from the WHO on the deaths of 66 children in Gambia being linked potentially to the four cough syrups made by the Sonipat unit of Maiden Pharmaceuticals.

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6% of cough syrup samples fail export quality test
1 year ago

6% of cough syrup samples fail export quality test

The Hindu  

Recent data from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, shows that at least 6% of cough syrup samples from 54 Indian manufacturers failed a mandatory quality test for export. Screening of medicines bound for the export market began earlier this year after quality concerns were raised about cough syrups manufactured in India for export. According to government data, of the …

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

Gambia parents ‘fight for children’ in landmark trial on India syrup deaths
1 year, 1 month ago

Gambia parents ‘fight for children’ in landmark trial on India syrup deaths

Al Jazeera  

At least 70 children died after taking the toxic medicine. Lamin was one of 70 children killed last year by substandard cough syrups imported from India that the World Health Organization said contained “unacceptable levels” of toxins. In The Gambia case, Indian health authorities said the WHO failed to show a direct link between Maiden’s cough syrups and the multiple …

Two labs in India take on the bulk of testing for cough syrup samples for export
1 year, 2 months ago

Two labs in India take on the bulk of testing for cough syrup samples for export

The Hindu  

One Central and one State testing laboratory in India are currently bearing the bulk of cough syrup sample analyses brought in for testing before their export according to the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation list issued this month. The country has 15 Central and State-run laboratories engaged in cough syrup sample testing, including the Regional Drugs Testing Laboratory, Kerala, which …

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

The lowdown on ‘substandard’ cough syrups
1 year, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 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 …

India considers policy change after cough syrup deaths: PM Modi's office
1 year, 7 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 …

Gambia-Uzbekistan Fallout: India to Put a System of Checks at Govt Labs Before Exporting Cough Syrups
1 year, 7 months ago

Gambia-Uzbekistan Fallout: India to Put a System of Checks at Govt Labs Before Exporting Cough Syrups

News 18  

In an attempt to prevent exports of poor-quality cough syrups denting India’s reputation, the central government is planning to put a system of checks for the finished syrups at government laboratories before the final dispatch, News18.com has learnt. “The proposal is to test the finished goods at government labs before exporting,” a senior government official at the Ministry of Health …

Indian cough syrup: mystery middleman may be new clue
1 year, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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” …

Contaminated syrups manufactured in India reported in WHO’s Western Pacific region
1 year, 7 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
1 year, 8 months 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 …

Licences of six cough syrup makers in Maharashtra suspended for violation of rules
1 year, 9 months 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
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 …

U.S.-CDC probe into cough syrup deaths in The Gambia pins blame on Indian manufacturer
1 year, 9 months 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
1 year, 9 months 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 …

Gambia, Uzbekistan Effect? Modi Govt Plans Two-day 'Chintan Shivir' of Drug Regulators, Policymakers
1 year, 10 months ago

Gambia, Uzbekistan Effect? Modi Govt Plans Two-day 'Chintan Shivir' of Drug Regulators, Policymakers

News 18  

As India battles allegations of substandard pharmaceutical products sent to the Gambia, Uzbekistan, and the United States, the Narendra Modi government is planning to organise a two-day meeting of top drug regulatory and policy officials, News18 has learnt. The ministry of health and family welfare has decided to bring all drug regulators and top government officials together on a common …

WHO calls for action to protect children from contaminated medicines after cough syrups deaths
1 year, 11 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
1 year, 11 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
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 …

WHO calls for action to protect children from contaminated medicines after cough syrups deaths
1 year, 11 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
1 year, 11 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
1 year, 11 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
1 year, 11 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
1 year, 11 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
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 …

India cough syrup linked to Uzbekistan deaths ‘substandard’: WHO
1 year, 11 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 …

At the precipice of shame: The Hindu Editorial on The Gambia and Uzbekistan cough syrup deaths
1 year, 11 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 …

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 …

‘Closely monitoring probe’: Indian embassy on death of 18 kids after consuming cough syrup in Uzbekistan
1 year, 11 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
1 year, 11 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 …

India seeks details of Uzbekistan’s investigation into cough syrup
1 year, 11 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 …

Congress, BJP trade barbs over cough syrup-related deaths of children in Uzbekistan and Gambia
1 year, 11 months ago

Congress, BJP trade barbs over cough syrup-related deaths of children in Uzbekistan and Gambia

The Hindu  

The Congress and the BJP sparred over India-made cough syrups following an incident in Uzbekistan over which the Uzbek government linked the death of 18 children to the cough syrup. Hitting back, the BJP’s IT in-charge Amit Malviya tweeted: ”The death of children in Gambia had nothing to do with the consumption of cough syrup made in India. Shameful… https://t.co/BKVQw5qskI …

Uzbek cough syrup deaths: Mandaviya asks CDSCO to probe matter, samples sent for testing
1 year, 11 months ago

Uzbek cough syrup deaths: Mandaviya asks CDSCO to probe matter, samples sent for testing

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday directed Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation to initiate a probe in connection with the death of 18 children in Uzbekistan following consumption of India-made cough syrup. The cough syrup--Dok1 Max--is manufactured by Noida-based pharma company Marion Biotech. “Regarding reports from Uzbekistan concerning contaminated cough syrup made by Indian company Marion Biotech, …

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 …

Uzbekistan Syrup Deaths: BJP, Congress Lock Horns Over India's 'Pharmacy to the World' Title
1 year, 11 months ago

Uzbekistan Syrup Deaths: BJP, Congress Lock Horns Over India's 'Pharmacy to the World' Title

News 18  

A News18.com report on deaths of 18 children in Uzbekistan allegedly due to the consumption of Made-in-India medicinal syrups triggered a political blame-game between the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress on Thursday. As per reports on Uzbekistan’s local news website, AKI.com, tablets and syrup, ‘Dok-1 Max’, manufactured by the Uttar Pradesh-based Marion Biotech, are allegedly behind the deaths of …

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 …

18 children dead due to cough syrup made by Indian firm, says Uzbekistan
1 year, 11 months ago

18 children dead due to cough syrup made by Indian firm, says Uzbekistan

The Hindu  

The Health Ministry of Uzbekistan on Tuesday said 18 children, with acute respiratory disease, have died from taking excessive doses of a cough syrup, Doc-1 Max, manufactured by Marion Biotech, an Indian firm. This comes days after a parliamentary panel in The Gambia found “unacceptable levels” of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol in cough syrups made by Haryana-based Maiden Pharma. …

Uzbekistan says 18 children die after consuming India-made syrup
1 year, 11 months ago

Uzbekistan says 18 children die after consuming India-made syrup

Al Jazeera  

Incident follows similar deaths of at least 70 children in The Gambia after they took cough and cold syrups made by an Indian firm. At least 18 children have died after consuming a syrup manufactured by Indian drugmaker Marion Biotech Pvt Ltd, Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Health says. The ministry said 18 of 21 children who took the Doc-1 Max syrup …

WHO drew premature link between children deaths in Gambia, India-made cough syrups: DCGI
2 years ago

WHO drew premature link between children deaths in Gambia, India-made cough syrups: DCGI

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The WHO drew a premature link between the deaths of children in Gambia and the four India-made cough syrups which adversely impacted the image of the country’s pharmaceutical products across the globe, India’s drug regulator has told the global health body. In a latest letter to Dr Rogerio Gaspar, Director at WHO, Drugs Controller General of India Dr …

WHO drew premature link between Gambia children deaths, India-made cough syrups: DCGI
2 years ago

WHO drew premature link between Gambia children deaths, India-made cough syrups: DCGI

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The WHO drew a premature link between the deaths of children in Gambia and the four India-made cough syrups which adversely impacted the image of the country's pharmaceutical products across the globe, India's drug regulator has told the global health body. In a latest letter to Dr Rogerio Gaspar, Director at WHO, Drugs Controller General of India Dr …

Samples Not Contaminated, Meets Standards: Centre Slams WHO Over Premature Links Between Children Deaths in Gambia and India-made Syrups
2 years ago

Samples Not Contaminated, Meets Standards: Centre Slams WHO Over Premature Links Between Children Deaths in Gambia and India-made Syrups

News 18  

The World Health Organisation drew premature links between the deaths of children in Gambia and the four India-made cough syrups, India’s drug regulator DCGI has said in a strong statement slamming the WHO, reports Reuters. “Samples taken from Indian pharmaceutical company Maiden Pharma, whose products were linked to the deaths of children in Gambia, have been found to comply with …

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