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The destruction was carried out in the presence of members of the drug disposal committee headed by the additional commissioner, deputy commissioner (disposal) Customs (Prev), HQ Patna and the deputy/assistant commissioner of customs (P) division Motihari, Muzaffarpur and Raxaul.
West Bengal Police arrested 3 persons who were carrying 2,000 bottles of banned cough syrup in two vehicles.
DCGI directed government laboratories to test cough syrup samples meant for exports “on top priority” and issue reports at the earliest.
In February, the Tamil Nadu-based Global Pharma Healthcare recalled its entire lot of eye drops.
Uzbekistan cough syrup deaths: Dok-1, a cough syrup manufactured by Marion Biotech, was linked to the deaths of 18 kids in Uzbekistan.
The Marion Biotech Pvt Ltd had come under the scanner in December last year for its cough syrup Dok-1 which is suspected to have led to the death of 18 children who consumed it in Uzbekistan after which the CDSCO launched a probe into the matter.
In October, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued an alert stating that the four cough syrups being supplied to Gambia by India-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd were of substandard quality and claimed that they were linked to the death of many children in Gambia.
The central and Uttar Pradesh state drug authorities had checked samples of Marion Biotech's drugs and found 22 of them to be 'not of standard quality' (adulterated and spurious), according to the complainant drug inspector.
Maharashtra: Acting on intelligence inputs, ANC officials on February 28 intercepted a local resident at Gaikwad Nagar in Deonar and recovered a few bottles of cough syrup from him, a police official said.
Cough syrup row: According to WHO, laboratory analysis of samples of cough syrups found both products contained unacceptable amounts of diethylene glycol and/or ethylene glycol as contaminants.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said India is in touch with the Uzbek authorities and has sought details of their investigation into the matter. MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi also said consular assistance is being provided to some linked to the company who are facing legal action there.
"To date, 18 out of 21 children with acute respiratory disease have died as a result of taking Doc-1 Max syrup manufactured by the Indian company Marion Biotech Pvt Ltd," the Uzbekistan Health Ministry said in a statement.
The DCGI also informed WHO that the 'premature conclusion' impacted the image of the country's pharmaceutical products across the globe.
A four-member committee of technical experts consists of Dr. Y. K Gupta, Dr Pragya D. Yadav, Dr. Arti Bahl and A. K. Pradhan to study the report of the World Health Organization's report on the death of several children in Gambia.
Haryana: The report for the samples of three drugs of the Sonipat-based pharmaceutical company, which were mentioned by the WHO, are yet to come, state Health Minister Anil Vij said.
Enquiry of CDSCO said that Maiden Pharma, Haryana, a manufacturer licensed by the State Drug Controller for products Promethazine Oral Solution BP, Kofexnalin Baby Cough Syrup, MaKoff Baby Cough Syrup & MaGrip n Cold Syrup and has manufacturing permission of these products for export only.
India's drug regulator has already taken up an urgent investigation into the matter with regulatory authorities in Haryana, based on the available information, sources have said.
WHO had on September 29 informed the Drugs Controller General of India that it was providing technical assistance and advice to The Gambia.
Mumbai news: The consignments were being received at Pune railway station and then dispatched to Mumbai at different locations to local traffickers and then to peddlers
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