Cough Syrups Linked To Gambia Deaths Were Not Sold Here, Says Government
The Health Ministry has asked the WHO to share its report on "establishment of causal relation to death with the medical products in question".
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The Health Ministry has asked the WHO to share its report on "establishment of causal relation to death with the medical products in question".
The Centre has ordered a probe following the WHO's alert on four cough syrups linked to deaths in the Gambia. However, the government has maintained that these syrups are not sold in India.
WHO says laboratory analysis shows ‘unacceptable’ amounts of toxic substances in syrup
Talking exclusively to BT, Maiden Pharma, which is caught in the eye of a major storm due to WHO's allegations linking company's products to children's deaths in Gambia, says it is awaiting further directions from the Indian government.
India is testing a cough syrup produced by Maiden Pharmaceuticals after the World Health Organization said the product has been linked to the deaths of dozens of children in Gambia.