WHO warns against contaminated cough syrup made by Punjab-based pharma co
Global health body says this syrup contains "unacceptable amounts of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol as contaminants", which is considered toxic to humans
Global health body says this syrup contains "unacceptable amounts of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol as contaminants", which is considered toxic to humans
CDSCO in its December 2022 alert says five cough syrup samples produced by Maiden at its Baddi plant are "not of standard quality".
WHO says these products are “substandard”, and that their use, especially in children, may result in “serious injury or death”.
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has stopped all manufacturing activities at Noida-based Marion Biotech.
CDSCO along with UP Drug Control Administration had carried out a joint inspection of Marion's Noida facility, says health minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
Uzbekistan is the second country after Gambia to link child deaths to India made cough syrups.