AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami criticised the DMK-led Tamil Nadu government for its "negligence" after 20 deaths of 20 children in Madhya Pradesh due to taking Coldrif cough syrup, manufactured by Sresan Pharmaceuticals, a Kanchipuram-based company.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Pune seized stock from Rednex Pharma worth Rs 13 lakhs, following the deaths of 20 children due to cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh.
BJP leader K. Annamalai on Thursday strongly condemned the operation of Sresan Pharmaceuticals, the Kanchipuram-based company which manufactured the Coldrif cough syrup and is linked to the death of several children in Madhya Pradesh.
"In Madhya Pradesh, children's kidneys were damaged, and some died after consuming cough syrup made in Tamil Nadu. Our police went to the location where the medicine was produced and arrested the pharma owner, but the Tamil Nadu government is not cooperating as it should. The drug control
Speaking to reporters in Bhopal on Thursday, CM Yadav said, "In the Chhindwara cough syrup deaths incident, we had constituted an SIT which had nabbed the medicine manufacturing company owner. Our government will not spare the accused, be it anyone, and stringent action will be taken."
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
Deputy CM Shukla highlighted that the owner of the Tamil Nadu-based Sresan pharmaceuticals company, manufacturer of the Coldrif cough syrup due to which children died, was arrested, and he would be brought here on transit remand.
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.
Speaking to ANI, Chhindwara Superintendent of Police (SP) Ajay Pandey said, "The SIT that left from Chhindwara has arrested Sresan Pharma owner Ranganathan. He was rounded up late at night and then arrested. As part of the procedure, his medical examination will be done and other proceedi
US-based pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Company has announced plans to invest more than USD one billion in India over the next several years, marking one of the largest foreign investments in the country's healthcare manufacturing sector in recent years. Union Minister of Commerce and
According to Chhindwara SP, Ranganathan will be presented before the Chennai court today and will be brought to Chhindwara after securing transit remand.