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Cough syrup deaths case: MP Congress demands resignation of State health m
Updated : 5 months ago IST
He cited government records and said over "150 bottles of cough syrup have been sold in one month" and demanded the death penalty for the owner of the drug company.
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SC dismisses PIL seeking CBI probe into children's death in MP, Rajasthan
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a PIL seeking CBI investigation into the death of children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan after consumption of toxic cough syrup.
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SC agrees to hear PIL seeking CBI probe into children's death due to cough
Updated : 5 months ago IST
It sought direction from the Centre to set up a National Judicial Commission or Expert Committee to investigate the regulatory failures that allowed the circulation of substandard cough syrups, and to suggest robust measures to prevent such tragedies.
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DCGI issues directive to states, UTs on strict compliance with drug testin
Updated : 5 months ago IST
In a letter dated October 7, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Dr Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi emphasised the "critical importance of testing new materials, including the excipients, before their use in the manufacturing of pharmaceutical formulations."
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Uttarakhand: Senior official appeals to people "not to purchase any medici
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A day after Uttarakhand launched raids on medical stores across the state in the wake of children deaths in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, Additional Commissioner and Drug Controller Tajbar Singh Jaggi appealed people not to purchase any medicines without a doctor's prescription.
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MP CM Mohan Yadav orders statewide ban on 'Coldrif' cough syrup after chil
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
"The deaths of children in Chhindwara due to 'Coldrif syrup' are extremely tragic. The sale of this syrup has been banned across Madhya Pradesh. The sale of other products manufactured by the same company is also being banned," the CM said in a post on X.
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Mother confessed her crime: Muzaffarnagar Police on suspicious deaths of t
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Muzaffarnagar Police have solved a case of suspicious deaths of a 1-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy, with the mother of the children confessing to the crime.
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Pakistan: 18 children die of pneumonia in Punjab due to freezing cold
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
To save children from catching pneumonia, the government has decided to impose a ban on holding a morning assembly in schools until January 31.
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120 killed in Afghanistan due to mine explosions last year: Report
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A recent study by the Head of Coordination and Mine Clearance in Afghanistan revealed that 120 people lost their lives and another 250 individuals have injuries due to mine explosions and unexploded ordnance in Afghanistan.
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Drugs standards body collects AMBRONOL syrup samples after WHO recommends
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
After the World Health Organisation (WHO) made a recommendation against using two cough syrups made by Noida-based Marion Biotech on account of their "substandard quality", Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation on Thursday collected four samples of AMBRONOL syrup for investigation.<
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Uzbekistan arrests four in connection with cough syrup deaths: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Noida-based pharma Marion Biotech has come under a cloud as reports of children dying after consuming cough syrup made here came in from Uzbekistan. The matter is under investigation. Last month, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that all manufacturing activities of the Noida-base
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We are in touch with the Uzbek authorities: WHO over deaths of 18 children
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Noida-based pharma Marion Biotech has come under a cloud as reports of children dying after consuming cough syrup made here came in from Uzbekistan. The matter is under investigation.
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