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
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Amid Gambia row, Maiden Pharma’s HP plant cough syrups flagged ‘spurious’
CDSCO in its December 2022 alert says five cough syrup samples produced by Maiden at its Baddi plant are "not of standard quality".
'Unsafe': WHO issues global alert on Marion Biotech’s cough syrups for kids
WHO says these products are “substandard”, and that their use, especially in children, may result in “serious injury or death”.
Drug regulator shuts Marion Biotech plant, Uzbek cough syrup death probe on
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has stopped all manufacturing activities at Noida-based Marion Biotech.
India's drug regulator probing Uzbekistan cough syrup death allegations
CDSCO along with UP Drug Control Administration had carried out a joint inspection of Marion's Noida facility, says health minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
Uzbekistan blames India's Marion Biotech cough syrup for 18 child deaths
Uzbekistan is the second country after Gambia to link child deaths to India made cough syrups.
