Indonesia on Saturday banned ingredients linked to the deaths of 70 children in Gambia from cough syrups in the Southeast Asian country as it investigates acute kidney damage that has killed more than 20 children in the capital Jakarta this year.
The Centre has formed a four-member panel to examine the detailed report shared by the World Health Organisation on 66 children s deaths in The Gambia reportedly after using Indian-made medicines.
The first meeting of the four-membered committee to examine the World Health Organisation s report regarding Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd was held on Thursday. India-Made Cough Syrup-Linked Deaths in Gambia: Expert Committee Holds First Meeting To Examine WHO’s Claims on Maiden Pharmaceuticals.
A joint inspection by Haryana’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Union government’s drug regulator, the CDSCO, found 12 violations in the firm's manufacturing plant and issued notice for production to be stopped.