India reveals more toxic syrups months after poisoning deaths
1 year, 2 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 to suspend production. The federal drug regulator, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, also found three batches of COLD OUT syrup made by Fourrts Laboratories contaminated with DEG and EG, according to its list of "not of standard quality/spurious/adulterated/misbranded" drugs for August uploaded on its website. Veeramani, who is the chairman of the government-backed Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India, told Reuters in August that a recent "analysis of retention samples" of COLD OUT showed there was "no contamination or toxins".

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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 …

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 …

Syrup samples of 2 pharma companies in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat flagged to be spurious
1 year, 2 months ago

Syrup samples of 2 pharma companies in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat flagged to be spurious

India Today  

Samples of syrups manufactured by two pharmaceutical companies based in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu have been found to have contaminants ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol, which were earlier detected in some syrups that were allegedly linked to deaths in the Gambia, Uzbekistan and Cameroon since last year, officials said. Samples from a batch of cough syrup and another batch of …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Cough Syrup Deaths: DCGI Directs Drug Manufacturers Not to Use Propylene Glycol Supplied by Delhi Firm
1 year, 9 months 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
1 year, 9 months 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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: UP Drug Maker Ordered to Stop Production of Meds With Propylene Glycol
1 year, 11 months ago

Uzbekistan Syrup Deaths: UP Drug Maker Ordered to Stop Production of Meds With Propylene Glycol

News 18  

Uttar Pradesh-based pharmaceutical firm Marion Biotech has been asked to stop production of drugs that contain propylene glycol after reports emerged that 18 children had died in Uzbekistan after allegedly consuming a syrup manufactured by the company. News18.com had on Wednesday highlighted reports on Uzbeki news website AKI.com that alleged the syrup, ‘Dok-1 Max’, manufactured by Marion Biotech was to …

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 Investigates Deaths of 18 Children 'After Consuming India-made Syrup', WHO Assisting Probe
1 year, 11 months ago

Uzbekistan Investigates Deaths of 18 Children 'After Consuming India-made Syrup', WHO Assisting Probe

News 18  

After the Gambian children’s death controversy, the health ministry of Uzbekistan has alleged that 18 kids have died in the country after consuming medicines manufactured by an Indian pharmaceutical company. According to the reports by 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 several children. …

Uzbekistan Investigates Deaths of 18 Children 'After Consuming India-made Syrup', WHO Assisting Probe
1 year, 11 months ago

Uzbekistan Investigates Deaths of 18 Children 'After Consuming India-made Syrup', WHO Assisting Probe

News 18  

According to the reports by 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 several children. After the Gambian children’s death controversy, the health ministry of Uzbekistan has alleged that 18 kids have died in the country after consuming medicines manufactured by an Indian pharmaceutical company. …

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 …

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 …

'Compliant with norms': India to WHO on cough syrups and Gambia kids' deaths
2 years ago

'Compliant with norms': India to WHO on cough syrups and Gambia kids' deaths

Hindustan Times  

All four cough syrup samples of Maiden Pharmaceuticals tested by the government have been found compliant with norms, the national drugs controller said in a recent letter to the World Health Organization representative in Geneva, and reiterated India was yet to receive data to establish deaths in The Gambia, where the products were linked to fatalities in children. A probe …

Gambia children deaths: Maiden Pharma's cough syrup samples found to be of standard quality, says govt
2 years ago

Gambia children deaths: Maiden Pharma's cough syrup samples found to be of standard quality, says govt

Firstpost  

Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation in coordination with State Drug Controller, Haryana had carried out a joint investigation of Maiden Pharmaceuticals in Kundli, Sonepat to ascertain the facts that allegedly led to the death of 66 children in the West African country New Delhi: Cough syrup samples of Maiden Pharmaceuticals have been found to be of standard quality, the government …

No confirmation yet on cough syrups causing deaths: Gambia body
2 years, 1 month ago

No confirmation yet on cough syrups causing deaths: Gambia body

Hindustan Times  

The cause of acute kidney injury that killed at least 70 children in The Gambia recently is still unknown, the west African nation’s pharmacuetical regulator has said. Four cough syrups manufactured by Indian drug maker Maiden Pharmacueticals have been linked to the deaths, which came to light earlier this month. Four cough syrups manufactured by Indian drug maker Maiden Pharmacueticals …

Explained | The Gambia deaths and the toxic cough syrups that are causing them
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained | The Gambia deaths and the toxic cough syrups that are causing them

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Gambia’s Health Minister Ahmadou Lamin Samateh said on Saturday, October 8, that the number of child deaths likely linked to contaminated cough syrups made by an Indian manufacturer had risen to 69, Bloomberg reported. In September, The Gambia started coordinating with the World Health Organisation about the incidents and reported four locally-sold cough syrups it …

India Bashing WHO on Cough Syrup Fiasco is Old Tale of Pot Calling the Kettle Black - News18
2 years, 2 months ago

India Bashing WHO on Cough Syrup Fiasco is Old Tale of Pot Calling the Kettle Black - News18

News 18  

It was October 5 when the World Health Organization announced that India-made cough syrups could be behind the death of more than 60 children in the West African nation, The Gambia. According to WHO, laboratory analysis of the syrups confirmed “unacceptable” amounts of Diethylene Glycol and Ethylene Glycol — which can be toxic and lead to acute kidney injury — …

Gambia cough syrup-related deaths | CDSCO to examine Maiden Pharma’s role, Haryana sends notice to firm
2 years, 2 months ago

Gambia cough syrup-related deaths | CDSCO to examine Maiden Pharma’s role, Haryana sends notice to firm

The Hindu  

Union Health Ministry’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation said, on Wednesday, that it will examine the response of Haryana-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited to allegations of serious violations of norms set for the production of drugs by the Haryana State Drugs Controller. The State Drugs Controller-Cum-Licensing Authority, Department of Food & Drugs Administration, Haryana, issued the notice under the rule 85 …

Cough Syrup Deaths: Haryana Govt Stops Production; Maiden Pharma 'Missed Key Test of Propylene Glycol'
2 years, 2 months ago

Cough Syrup Deaths: Haryana Govt Stops Production; Maiden Pharma 'Missed Key Test of Propylene Glycol'

News 18  

Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited, the company under investigation for four “substandard” and “contaminated” cough syrups potentially linked to the deaths of 66 children in Gambia, did not perform quality testing of a raw material used in the manufacture of one of the medicines, according to a report. Haryana govt stops the production of cough syrups by Maiden Pharmaceuticals LtdSamples of 3 …

Haryana stops production of cough syrups linked to deaths in Gambia
2 years, 2 months ago

Haryana stops production of cough syrups linked to deaths in Gambia

India Today  

The Haryana government has decided to stop the production of cough syrups by Maiden Pharmaceuticals after a joint inspection by Central and state drug departments revealed 12 flaws in the drug. This comes after the World Health Organisation said the cough syrups allegedly led to the death of 66 children in Gambia. "After the Central and Haryana State drug departments …

WHO alert on cough syrups 'alarming'; there are missing links that need to be probed: Expert
2 years, 2 months ago

WHO alert on cough syrups 'alarming'; there are missing links that need to be probed: Expert

The Hindu  

The World Health Organization’s recent alert linking cough syrups manufactured by an Indian pharmaceutical firm to the deaths of children in Gambia is “alarming” and there are some missing links that need to be “investigated”, an expert said on October 8. The WHO on Wednesday issued an alert, saying four "contaminated" and "substandard" cough syrups produced by Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited …

Gambia deaths: Expert dismisses fears about Indian cough syrups
2 years, 2 months ago

Gambia deaths: Expert dismisses fears about Indian cough syrups

Hindustan Times  

The vice president of the Standing National Committee on Medicines & Health Care Products, Dr YK Gupta, on Saturday dismissed the fears about the cough syrups by Maiden Pharmaceuticals company that allegedly resulted in the deaths of 66 children in the Gambia and said that that the licence for the drug was for export only, adding that Indian cough syrups …

Explained: How cough syrups can lead to deaths
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained: How cough syrups can lead to deaths

Firstpost  

The WHO has said that it has found ‘unacceptable amounts’ of diethylene glycol in the four cough syrups that have been linked to the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the loss of young lives due to the products is “beyond heart-breaking for their families”, adding that laboratory analysis revealed that each …

Tracing Controversial Past of Toxic Chemicals Used in India-Made Cough Syrups Linked to Gambia Deaths
2 years, 2 months ago

Tracing Controversial Past of Toxic Chemicals Used in India-Made Cough Syrups Linked to Gambia Deaths

News 18  

The World Health Organisation on Wednesday issued an alert over four cough syrups manufactured by an Indian drugmaker, claiming that the deaths of 66 young children in Africa’s Gambia may be linked to contaminated cough and cold syrups. According to WHO, laboratory analysis of the syrups confirmed “unacceptable” amounts of Diethylene Glycol and Ethylene Glycol, which can be toxic and …

The Gambia deaths: Two toxic chemicals at the centre of storm
2 years, 2 months ago

The Gambia deaths: Two toxic chemicals at the centre of storm

Hindustan Times  

With the World Health Organization issuing an alert following the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia after they used cough syrups made by an Indian firm, two contaminants – diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol – are at the centre of investigations. According to reports quoting the WHO, the laboratory analysis of the samples of the four cough syrups confirmed …

Indian firm’s cough syrups may be tied to 66 deaths in Gambia: WHO
2 years, 2 months ago

Indian firm’s cough syrups may be tied to 66 deaths in Gambia: WHO

The Hindu  

The World Health Organization on Wednesday issued a medical product alert over four cough and cold syrups made by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India, warning that they could be linked to acute kidney injuries and deaths of 66 children in The Gambia. A senior Health Ministry official confirmed to The Hinduthat the WHO on September 29 informed the Drugs Controller General …

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