Pharmaceuticals

October 11, 2023

UP allows cough syrup firm linked to Uzbekistan deaths to re-open factory

The firm is among three Indian companies whose cough syrups the World Health Organization (WHO) and other agencies have linked to the deaths of 141 children in Uzbekistan, Gambia and Cameroon, in one of the world's worst such waves of poisoning.

July 22, 2023
Gambia 'advanced' in exploring legal action over toxic Indian cough syrup

At least 70 children in Gambia, most under 5 years old, died from acute kidney injury last year. A government task force which investigated the deaths found they were "a direct result" of contaminated cough and cold syrups imported from India.
July 12, 2023
Scientists to make painkillers from paper waste instead of crude oil

Common pharmaceuticals are manufactured using chemical precursors derived from crude oil, presenting a niche sustainability challenge as the world targets Net Zero.
June 16, 2023
WHO says toxic syrup risk 'ongoing', more countries hit

The WHO issued safety alerts last year for Indian-made products found in Gambia and Uzbekistan, and this year in Micronesia and the Marshall Islands.
May 23, 2023
India makes tests mandatory for cough syrup export from June 1

World Health Organization had found toxins in cough syrups made by three Indian companies.
March 29, 2023
Prices of essential drugs to go up by 12% from April 1

This is the highest one-time increase in the prices of medicines under the price control regime since the NPPA came into being in 1997.
December 30, 2022
Indian maker of cough syrup linked to Uzbekistan deaths halts production

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said investigations were continuing, and production was suspended at the Marion Biotech unit in Noida, outside Delhi, while a senior executive for the firm said they were awaiting reports following the inspection.

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UP allows cough syrup firm linked to Uzbekistan deaths to re-open factory

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Gambia 'advanced' in exploring legal action over toxic Indian cough syrup

Scientists to make painkillers from paper waste instead of crude oil

WHO says toxic syrup risk 'ongoing', more countries hit

India makes tests mandatory for cough syrup export from June 1

Prices of essential drugs to go up by 12% from April 1

Indian maker of cough syrup linked to Uzbekistan deaths halts production

Maiden Pharma hopes to reopen plant as Indian lab clears syrups suspected by WHO in Gambia deaths

WHO drew premature link between children deaths in Gambia, India-made cough syrups: DCGI

384 essential medicines brought under price cap