New Delhi: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization has started an investigation into the warning issued by the World Health Organization against the cough syrup of an Indian pharmaceutical company, which is suspected to be the cause of the death of 66 young children in the African country of Gambia.
The central government has banned four cough syrups namely Promethazine Oral Solution, Kofex Malin Baby Cough Syrup, Makoff Baby Cough Syrup and Magrip N Cold Syrup in the country.
It has been ascertained that the cough syrups are manufactured by M/s Maiden Pharmaceutical Limited, Sonepath, Haryana. According to the information available at this time, preliminary investigation also revealed that the company exported these products only to The Gambia.
Maiden Pharmaceuticals shut down in connection with child deaths in Gambia The corporate office in Delhi was closed. It was only when journalists arrived at the spot to investigate the controversy that the crew had drowned.
The site is home to Delhi-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd., which exports medicines from India to Gambia. Maiden Pharmaceuticals came to the rescue after the 66 children who died were children who had taken the cough medicines shipped by them and some other children who had taken these medicines also had similar kidney problems.
According to the results of the World Health Organization investigation, four of the 23 samples tested contained diethylene glycol or ethylene glycol. These are chemicals that can cause serious kidney problems and other physical problems that can even lead to death.
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The World Health Organization explains that the effects of these chemicals can include abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, inability to urinate, headache, mood swings, and kidney damage that can lead to death.
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