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2 months ago

BSF seizes consignment of banned cough syrup worth 1.4 crore near India-Bangladesh border

In a major success against the banned cough syrup smuggling from Bangladesh, the Border Security Force seized a huge consignment of 62,200 bottles of Phensedyl cough syrup valued at Rs 1.4 crore. In a statement, the paramilitary force stated that the consignment was recovered from underground storage tanks by Border Security Force personnel during a raid near the India-Bangladesh Border …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Urgent warning over 'contaminated' cough syrup sold by two major supermarkets

Daily Mail

Drug chiefs have urged the public to be vigilant after four brands of cough syrup sold by supermarkets including Tesco and Asda were recalled due to 'contamination'. Affected products include over-the-counter medications sold by supermarkets Tesco Health Dry Cough Relief and Asda Strong Dry Tickly Cough. Affected products include a medication sold by Tesco called Tesco Health Dry Cough Relief …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

500lbs rapper Dave Blunt's lifestyle habits revealed as fans and doctors express concern over weight

Daily Mail

Rapper Davion Blessing, 23, has recently had his big break - bursting into the scene and earning fans from across the world. Dr Fischer said he suspected that due to Blessing's weight, his insulin levels could be altered. There isn't one food that Blessing prefers over others, and in a recent interview he said: 'I just be eating everything.’ Dr …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Odisha: 20 held with 2K bottles of cough syrup

New Indian Express

SAMBALPUR: Police on Sunday seized over 2,000 bottles of illicit cough syrup from a pick-up truck and arrested as many as 20 persons in this connection. Briefing mediapersons, ASP Haresh Chandra Pandey informed that during patrolling in the afternoon, Sadar police got information about smuggling of codeine-laced cough syrup near an ice factory in the area. During the search, police …

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Kolkata: Drug trafficker wanted for smuggling 15k cough syrup bottles nabbed by NCB

Hindustan Times

The Narcotics Control Bureau Kolkata arrested a notorious drug trafficker with a history of gold smuggling wanted in a seizure of a huge quantity of bottles of Codeine Based Cough Syrups, officials said on Saturday. The man was wanted for smuggling Codeine-Based Cough Syrup As per a release, in one of the most challenging anti-drug operations regarding interception of illicit …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Internet applauds rescue team after cobra swallows cough syrup bottle in Bhubaneswar | WATCH

India TV News

Videos depicting a cobra's struggle to remove a swallowed cough syrup bottle have ignited discussions on social media about responsible waste disposal and littering. The video begins with a scene of a cobra with a cough syrup bottle stuck in its mouth, visibly struggling to remove it. Mr Nanda's caption reads, “A Common cobra swallowed a cough syrup bottle in …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Robitussin's maker recalls cough syrup for possible high levels of yeast

NPR

Robitussin's maker recalls cough syrup for possible high levels of yeast Enlarge this image toggle caption U.S. Food & Drug Administration via AP U.S. Food & Drug Administration via AP WASHINGTON — The maker of Robitussin cough syrup is recalling several lots of products containing honey due to contamination that could pose a serious risk to people with weakened immune …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Ministry issues revised rules to ensure quality in pharma sector

The Hindu

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare late last week notified revised rules under Schedule M of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945. It also has additional sections including — the introduction of a pharmaceutical quality system, quality risk management, product quality review, qualification and validation of equipment, and a computerised storage system for all drug products. Explaining the rationale, …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Bengaluru CEO pre-planned son’s murder, undergoes psychological test: Cops

Live Mint

Goa Police Wednesday said the murder of Bengaluru-based CEO Suchana Seth's four-year-old son seems pre-planned. The police said they had recovered two empty bottles of cough syrup from the room where Seth allegedly killed her son, indicating that she might have given a heavy dose of the medicine to the deceased. Seth was subjected to psychological tests to assess her …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Murder of CEO's son appears pre-planned, empty cough syrup bottles found in room

Deccan Chronicle

Panaji: The Goa police have found two empty bottles of a cough syrup in a room where the CEO of a start-up allegedly killed her four-year-old son, indicating she might have given a heavy dose of the medicine to him and that it was pre-planned murder, an official said on Wednesday. The accused woman, Suchana Seth, allegedly killed her son …

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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 …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar: Patna Customs destroy tablets, cough syrup worth Rs 9.54 crore

India TV News

Over 4,589 kg of narcotics, 34,325 tablets and 25,975 bottles of cough syrup worth Rs 9.54 crore were destroyed by the Patna Customs and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Friday, officials said on Friday. According to a statement by the Commissioner of Customs, Patna, "The disposal was done as per procedure prescribed under the law after obtaining necessary permission from …

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1 year, 5 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 …

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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 …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Nine arrested with 2.3 kg ganja and 13 bottles of cough syrup variants in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: The Special Operations Team LB Nagar zone team along with LB Nagar police arrested nine persons and seized 2.3 kilograms of ganja and 13 bottles of cough syrup variants from their possession. “They were illegally selling cough syrup which is prohibited to be sold over the counter without proper prescription,” police said adding that Prasanth was collecting double the …

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1 year, 6 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 …

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1 year, 8 months ago

India’s pharma export surges despite cough syrup deaths: Report

Live Mint

The export of India's pharmaceutical products has surged this year despite reports related to deaths caused by Indian-made cough syrup. Last year, the death of 89 children in Gambia and Uzbekistan due to Made in India cough syrup dented country's image as the "pharmacy of the world" providing affordable drugs globally. Sales to the country fell 4.2% last fiscal year …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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BSF seizes consignment of banned cough syrup worth 1.4 crore near India-Bangladesh border

Urgent warning over 'contaminated' cough syrup sold by two major supermarkets

500lbs rapper Dave Blunt's lifestyle habits revealed as fans and doctors express concern over weight

Odisha: 20 held with 2K bottles of cough syrup

Kolkata: Drug trafficker wanted for smuggling 15k cough syrup bottles nabbed by NCB

Internet applauds rescue team after cobra swallows cough syrup bottle in Bhubaneswar | WATCH

Robitussin's maker recalls cough syrup for possible high levels of yeast

Ministry issues revised rules to ensure quality in pharma sector

Bengaluru CEO pre-planned son’s murder, undergoes psychological test: Cops

Murder of CEO's son appears pre-planned, empty cough syrup bottles found in room

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

Bihar: Patna Customs destroy tablets, cough syrup worth Rs 9.54 crore

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

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

Nine arrested with 2.3 kg ganja and 13 bottles of cough syrup variants in Hyderabad

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

India’s pharma export surges despite cough syrup deaths: Report

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

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

Test cough syrups meant for exports on priority: DCGI

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

Indian cough syrup: mystery middleman may be new clue

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

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