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WHO Flags "Regulatory Gap", Export Risks After Cough Syrup Tragedy
Amid the nationwide outrage over children's deaths caused by adulterated cough syrups in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, the World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern over the "regulatory gap" in screening
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WHO Issues Alert Over Contaminated Cough Syrup Seized In Pakistan
The World Health Organization issued an alert on Monday warning drugmakers of five contaminated batches of propylene glycol, an ingredient used in medicinal syrups, that appear to have been falsely labelled as manufactured by Dow Chemical units.
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Indian Among 21 Sentenced In Uzbekistan Over Cough Syrup Deaths
Uzbekistan on Monday handed out sentences to 21 people linked to the deaths of 68 children who consumed a contaminated cough syrup produced in India.
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WHO Flags Batch Of Contaminated India-Made Cough Syrup Found In Iraq
The World Health Organization on Monday flagged a batch of contaminated common cold syrup it found in Iraq that was manufactured by an Indian company. The United Nations agency in its
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"Someone Duplicated Cough Syrup": Indian Pharma After WHO Alert
After the WHO issued a product alert over India-made cough syrup in Marshal Islands and Micronesia, Managing Director, QP Pharma Chem Limited, Sudhir Pathak said that someone had duplicated the syrup to defame the Government of India.
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"Substandard": WHO Alert On 2 Indian Syrups After Uzbekistan Child Deaths
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended that two cough syrups made by Noida-based company Marion Biotech should not be used for children in Uzbekistan.
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Against Compensation On Infant Deaths Due To Cough Syrup
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by the Jammu and Kashmir administration against an order to pay compensation of Rs 3 lakh each to the families of 10 children who died due to consumption of spurious cough syrup.
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Cough Syrup Deaths In Gambia Hits A Key Growth Area For India
Indian health authorities said on Wednesday they had halted all production of New Delhi-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals after a WHO report that its cough and cold syrups exported to Gambia may be linked to the deaths of dozens of children there.
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WHO Chief Scientist Says Deaths Due To Indian Cough Syrup In Gambia "Serious Issue"
Chief scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Soumya Swaminathan on Thursday said the death of children in Gambia, potentially linked to four Indian-made cough syrups, was a serious issue.
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Info On 'Killer' Cough Syrups "Inadequate": India Committee To WHO
The committee to examine reports linking deaths of 66 children in The Gambia to four made-in-India cough syrups has observed the information shared by the World Health Organization is inadequate to determine aetiology.
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Indonesia Bans Cough Syrup Material Linked To Gambia Child Deaths
Indonesia on Saturday banned ingredients linked to the deaths of 70 children in Gambia from cough syrups in the Southeast Asian country as it investigates acute kidney damage that has killed more than 20 children in the capital Jakarta this year.
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"Test Solvents": Karnataka Tells Drugmakers After WHO Cough Syrup Alert
Drugs Control Department has directed drug manufacturers that certificate of analysis of glycerin and propylene glycol procured in the last one year should be submitted within seven days
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Cough Syrups Linked To Gambia Child Deaths Were Not Sold In India: Centre
The Health Ministry has asked the WHO to share its report on "establishment of causal relation to death with the medical products in question".
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India Probes 4 Cough Syrups After WHO Alert On 66 Child Deaths In Gambia
The government has started an investigation into four cough syrups allegedly manufactured by a Haryana-based pharmaceutical firm after the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that they could be linked to the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia.
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Families Of 12 J&K Kids Who Died After Consumption Of "Unchecked" Cough Syrup Get Relief
On the recommendations of the NHRC, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has paid Rs 36 lakh as relief to the relatives of 12 infants, who had died after consumption of "unchecked spurious cough syrup" in Udhampur, officials said on Friday.
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WHO Flags "Regulatory Gap", Export Risks After Cough Syrup Tragedy
Amid the nationwide outrage over children's deaths caused by adulterated cough syrups in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, the World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern over the "regulatory gap" in screening
-
WHO Issues Alert Over Contaminated Cough Syrup Seized In Pakistan
The World Health Organization issued an alert on Monday warning drugmakers of five contaminated batches of propylene glycol, an ingredient used in medicinal syrups, that appear to have been falsely labelled as manufactured by Dow Chemical units.
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Indian Among 21 Sentenced In Uzbekistan Over Cough Syrup Deaths
Uzbekistan on Monday handed out sentences to 21 people linked to the deaths of 68 children who consumed a contaminated cough syrup produced in India.
-
WHO Flags Batch Of Contaminated India-Made Cough Syrup Found In Iraq
The World Health Organization on Monday flagged a batch of contaminated common cold syrup it found in Iraq that was manufactured by an Indian company. The United Nations agency in its
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"Someone Duplicated Cough Syrup": Indian Pharma After WHO Alert
After the WHO issued a product alert over India-made cough syrup in Marshal Islands and Micronesia, Managing Director, QP Pharma Chem Limited, Sudhir Pathak said that someone had duplicated the syrup to defame the Government of India.
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"Substandard": WHO Alert On 2 Indian Syrups After Uzbekistan Child Deaths
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended that two cough syrups made by Noida-based company Marion Biotech should not be used for children in Uzbekistan.
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Against Compensation On Infant Deaths Due To Cough Syrup
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by the Jammu and Kashmir administration against an order to pay compensation of Rs 3 lakh each to the families of 10 children who died due to consumption of spurious cough syrup.
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Cough Syrup Deaths In Gambia Hits A Key Growth Area For India
Indian health authorities said on Wednesday they had halted all production of New Delhi-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals after a WHO report that its cough and cold syrups exported to Gambia may be linked to the deaths of dozens of children there.
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WHO Chief Scientist Says Deaths Due To Indian Cough Syrup In Gambia "Serious Issue"
Chief scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Soumya Swaminathan on Thursday said the death of children in Gambia, potentially linked to four Indian-made cough syrups, was a serious issue.
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Info On 'Killer' Cough Syrups "Inadequate": India Committee To WHO
The committee to examine reports linking deaths of 66 children in The Gambia to four made-in-India cough syrups has observed the information shared by the World Health Organization is inadequate to determine aetiology.
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Indonesia Bans Cough Syrup Material Linked To Gambia Child Deaths
Indonesia on Saturday banned ingredients linked to the deaths of 70 children in Gambia from cough syrups in the Southeast Asian country as it investigates acute kidney damage that has killed more than 20 children in the capital Jakarta this year.
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"Test Solvents": Karnataka Tells Drugmakers After WHO Cough Syrup Alert
Drugs Control Department has directed drug manufacturers that certificate of analysis of glycerin and propylene glycol procured in the last one year should be submitted within seven days
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Cough Syrups Linked To Gambia Child Deaths Were Not Sold In India: Centre
The Health Ministry has asked the WHO to share its report on "establishment of causal relation to death with the medical products in question".
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India Probes 4 Cough Syrups After WHO Alert On 66 Child Deaths In Gambia
The government has started an investigation into four cough syrups allegedly manufactured by a Haryana-based pharmaceutical firm after the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that they could be linked to the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia.
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Families Of 12 J&K Kids Who Died After Consumption Of "Unchecked" Cough Syrup Get Relief
On the recommendations of the NHRC, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has paid Rs 36 lakh as relief to the relatives of 12 infants, who had died after consumption of "unchecked spurious cough syrup" in Udhampur, officials said on Friday.
