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Centre Probes 4 Cough Syrups After WHO Alert On 66 Child Deaths In Gambia
WHO has warned of a "global exposure" to the cough syrups The government has started an investigation into four cough syrups manufactured by a Haryana-based pharmaceutical firm after the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that they could be linked to the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia. Top sources in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said the WHO alerted Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) about the cough syrups. They added that as per the information available at this point, it seems the firm had exported these products only to The Gambia. The company is yet to respond to the allegations. "To date, the stated manufacturer has not provided guarantees to WHO on the safety and quality of these products," the alert said, adding that laboratory analysis of samples of the products "confirms that they contain unacceptable amounts of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol as contaminants." The WHO has not yet provided details on when these deaths took place. Source - NDTV #WHO #Worldhealthorganisation #Health
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