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Deaths in the Gambia: Cloud over quality of Indian Pharma products -PT Jyothi Datta

-The Hindu Business Line Experts say authorities will need to probe and take quick action, in the interest of keeping the faith in medicine exports from India The death of 66 children in Gambia, potentially-linked to four cough and cold syrups made in India by Maiden Pharmaceuticals, has brought up the quality question, again. How did an allegedly contaminated product slip through the regulatory cracks, casting a long shadow on the Indian...

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Maiden pharma, under WHO scanner for Gambia kids' deaths, flouted norms in 4 states -Milan Sharma

-IndiaToday.in The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has not yet barred the company from operations in India even as many of its medical products made for Indian use have also been found to be of substandard quality, often flagged by authorities. Ever since Maiden Pharmaceuticals has come under the scanner of the World Health Organisation (WHO) after being flagged for the four cough syrups manufactured in India and exported to Gambia...

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Drugs board orders probe after WHO’s alert against India-made cough syrups -Sneha Mordani

-IndiaToday.in The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has launched a probe after the World Health Organisation (WHO) issued an alert against four India-made cough syrups. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has launched a probe after the World Health Organisation issued an alert against four India-made cold and cough syrups that have been "potentially linked" with acute kidney injuries and 66 deaths among children in the African country, The Gambia. According to...

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The case of the missing scientific Indian -CP Rajendran

-The Hindu India has failed to propagate scientific literacy not only among the public, but also among scientists themselves This 75th year of Independence is a major milestone for India; a time to take stock of the developments in various spheres over the last seven decades. Sadly, with some notable exceptions such as this newspaper, the print and electronic media have not really taken stock of what has happened to science education...

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A new legislation that mirrors the old -Dinesh S Thakur and Prashant Reddy T

-The Hindu The New Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill is antiquated and needs to be revised The Union Health Ministry recently published a new draft Bill to replace the antiquated Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. While we salute the Ministry for recognising the need for a new legislation, there is much to disagree with the new Bill. To begin with, although the Ministry has described it as being consistent with the...

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