The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has launched a probe after the World Health Organisation (WHO) issued an alert against four India-made cough syrups.
The four products are Promethazine Oral Solution, Kofexmalin Baby Cough Syrup, Makoff Baby Cough Syrup and Magrip N Cold Syrup. The manufacturer of these products is Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited, Haryana, India, and “to date, the stated manufacturer has not provided guarantees to WHO on the safety and quality of these products”, WHO said. WHO Issues Alert For Four ‘Contaminated’ Cough and Cold Syrups Made by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India After 66 Children Die in Gambia.