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.<
In a Medical product alert, WHO said the "substandard medical products", manufactured by Marion Biotech, "are products that fail to meet quality standards or specifications and are therefore out of specification."
Uzbekistan alleged on December 22 that 18 children had died after consuming medicines manufactured by Marion Biotech company. WHO is still in the process of gathering information regarding the incident.
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
Three people were held for possessing 72,000 Tramadol Tablets and 4,920 bottles of cough syrup in Assam's Karbi Anglong on Tuesday, said police on Wednesday.
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.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said that all the manufacturing activities of the Noida-based pharma company have been stopped in view of the reports of contamination in cough syrup Dok1 Max.
"Embassy of India, Tashkent has been closely following the developments related to the unfortunate death of 18 children in Uzbekistan due to alleged contamination of the cough syrup Dok1 Max manufactured by an Indian company, Marion Biotech, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh," the Indian mission said in
This comes as India is in contact with the national drug regulator of Uzbekistan regarding reports of Noida-based cough syrups allegedly linked to the deaths of 18 children in Uzbekistan. The health ministry said that there have been reports from Uzbekistan concerning contaminated cough s
India is in regular contact with the national drug regulator of Uzbekistan regarding reports of Noida-based cough syrups allegedly linked to the deaths of 18 children in Uzbekistan, said the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday.
"We regret the deaths of children in Uzbekistan. The Central government is conducting an inquiry and we will take an action as per their report. They have taken samples of the medicine," legal representative of Marion Biotech Pharma Company, Hasan Harris said. The deaths of Uzbekistan chi