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Haryana’s Health Minister Anil Vij said if samples failed to meet the standards, strict action will be taken against the company and its owners. India s drug regulator Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has already initiated a probe and sought further details from the WHO.
The Centre has ordered a probe following the WHO's alert on four cough syrups linked to deaths in the Gambia. However, the government has maintained that these syrups are not sold in India.
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has sent the samples of the same batch of the four Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd-manufactured medicines, on which the WHO issued alert, for testing and further course of action will be .
The ministry said that the WHO informed the DCGI the national drug regulator of India that it is currently providing technical assistance and advice to The Gambia where children have died and where a contributing factor is suspected to be the use of medicines which may have been contaminated with Diethylene glycol or Ethylene glycol