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Maharashtra FDA raids Pune-based pharma unit after child deaths linked to
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Joint Commissioner (Drugs), FDA Pune, Girish Hukare, told ANI, "Following instructions from the State and Central governments, we have begun collecting cough syrup samples from across Pune. These samples are being sent to government laboratories for testing. So far, no stock of Coldrif co
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"Pharma company license will be permanently cancelled": TN health minister
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Earlier today, the Madhya Pradesh police arrested S Ranganathan, the owner of the Tamil Nadu-based pharmaceuticals company that manufactured the Coldrif cough syrup linked to 20 children's deaths.
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DCGI issues directive to states, UTs on strict compliance with drug testin
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks 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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Madhya Pradesh police arrest Sresan Pharma owner over 20 children's deaths
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to Chhindwara SP, Ranganathan will be presented before the Chennai court today and will be brought to Chhindwara after securing transit remand.
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MP Minister blames Tamil Nadu for cough syrup deaths, Congress hits out at
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The Madhya Pradesh government is committed to take strict action against all those responsible in this incident and ensure that no guilty person should be spared. This entire incident occurred because of a factory in Tamil Nadu. The Tamil Nadu government's system is responsible for it, b
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FAIMA writes to Union Health Ministry for investigation into child deaths
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a letter to the Union Health Minister on Wednesday, the association stated that the incident raised serious questions about the safety, quality assurance, and monitoring mechanisms governing the manufacture and distribution of pharmaceutical products for children.
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Over 900 killed as civilians death rise sharply in Pakistan's spiral of vi
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The report said at least 901 people were killed and 599 injured in 329 incidents of violence, including militant attacks and Pakistan's army operations. This shows a big rise of over 46 per cent compared to the previous three months.
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Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi condole 15 deaths in Himachal bus tragedy
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The tragic bus accident caused by a landslide in the Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh, in which several people have reportedly lost their lives, is extremely painful and unfortunate. The state government is conducting rescue operations on a war footing. The Chief Minister is persona
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"I am deeply saddened": Amit Shah condoles deaths in Himachal bus accident
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has expressed sadness over the bus accident caused by a landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur that killed at least 15 people and left many others injured.
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Death toll due to Coldrif cough syrup rises to 19 in Madhya Pradesh
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
With this, the death toll due to the alleged consumption of Coldrif cough syrup has increased to 19 in the state, as two deaths were also reported in the Betul district and one in the Pandhurna district.
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Punjab govt bans Coldrif cough syrup after 14 deaths in MP
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Punjab's Food and Drugs Administration (Drugs Wing) issued an official order, declaring that the cough syrup is "not of standard quality" as declared by the Government Analyst, Drugs Testing Laboratory, Food & Drugs Administration, Madhya Pradesh.
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"Classical example of legal illiteracy": IMA on arrest of doctor in child
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Indian Medical Association has defended the arrest of a paediatrician amid child deaths from contaminated cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh and called the arrest "a classical example of legal illiteracy" of the police officials. The IMA further requested immediate action against the perpe
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