Cough syrup row: Reports of contaminated medicines came out in 2022 in The Gambia, with subsequent reports in Indonesia, Uzbekistan, and Micronesia; all the products under the scanner are syrup-based
After incidents of overseas deaths, India has made it mandatory for cough syrup exporters to undertake product testing at specified government laboratories from June 1 before getting shipping permission
The decision to implement quality checks before export was introduced after India-made syrups were linked to dozens of deaths in Gambia and Uzbekistan in 2002
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.
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