{"id":498976,"date":"2022-10-07T13:02:18","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T10:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/india-probing-cough-syrup-linked-to-gambia-child-deaths\/"},"modified":"2022-10-07T13:02:18","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T10:02:18","slug":"india-probing-cough-syrup-linked-to-gambia-child-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/india-probing-cough-syrup-linked-to-gambia-child-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"#India probing cough syrup linked to Gambia child deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e4135c2cf2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e4135c2cf2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/india-probing-cough-syrup-linked-to-gambia-child-deaths\/#%E2%80%9CIndia_probing_cough_syrup_linked_to_Gambia_child_deaths%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;India probing cough syrup linked to Gambia child deaths&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CIndia_probing_cough_syrup_linked_to_Gambia_child_deaths%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;India probing cough syrup linked to Gambia child deaths&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2021\/coughsyrup.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2021\/coughsyrup.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Credit: Pixabay\/CC0 Public Domain\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2021\/coughsyrup.jpg\" alt=\"cough syrup\" title=\"Credit: Pixabay\/CC0 Public Domain\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Credit: Pixabay\/CC0 Public Domain<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Indian authorities are investigating cough syrups made by a local pharmaceutical company after the World Health Organisation said they could be responsible for the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                                        The UN health agency issued an alert this week warning that four cough and cold remedies manufactured by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in northern Haryana state could cause acute kidney injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Laboratory testing had found unacceptable levels of potentially life-threatening contaminants, the WHO said, adding that the products may have been distributed beyond the West African country.<\/p>\n<p>India&#8217;s health ministry said late Thursday it had been informed of the WHO&#8217;s findings last month and was awaiting the results of its own lab tests of the four drugs.<\/p>\n<p>It added that the company was not licensed to distribute the four products in India and had only manufactured and exported them to The Gambia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is a usual practice that the importing country tests these imported products on quality parameters, and satisfies itself as to the quality of the products,&#8221; the ministry statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Maiden Pharmaceuticals did not respond to AFP requests for comment after the WHO&#8217;s health alert.<\/p>\n<p>The company has caught the attention of Indian regulators several times.<\/p>\n<p>The Food and Drug Administration issued notices to the firm four times this year for &#8220;substandard&#8221; product manufacturing based on batch tests, according to the agency&#8217;s website.\n                                                                                                                        <\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__explore my-4 d-print-none\">\n<p>                                                                                        WHO probing Indian cough syrup after 66 children die in The Gambia\n                                                                                    <\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"mb-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                \u00a9 2022 AFP<\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 India probing cough syrup linked to Gambia child deaths (2022, October  7)<br \/>\n                                                 retrieved  7 October 2022<br \/>\n                                                 from https:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2022-10-india-probing-syrup-linked-gambia.html<\/p>\n<p>                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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