Haryana: The Haryana government has stopped making cough syrups after the World Health Organization said that up to 66 children in the Gambia may have died after drinking products made in India, according to news agency ANI. At the manufacturing facilities of Maiden Pharmaceuticals, the syrups’ Haryana-based manufacturer, significant manufacturing anomalies have been discovered.
“Sonipat’s pharmaceutical company sent samples of three of the WHO-recommended medications to the Central Drug Lab in Kolkata. Action would be taken after the reports are in, which are not yet revealed, “However, a joint examination by the Central and Haryana state drug authorities discovered about 12 manufacturing problems, the Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij informed ANI.
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The entire production shall be stopped
In light of this, Mr. Vij said, “it has been decided that the entire production shall be stopped; notice given.”
According to a request for justification sent to the company, it was unable to provide a log book of the tools and equipment used to make and test the in question medications.
There is no mention of the batch numbers of possibly harmful ingredients that were purchased for the production of cough syrups.
Propylene Glycol, Sorbitol Solution, and Sodium Methyl Paraben are some of the compounds.
The business did not validate the procedures and techniques used to make the aforementioned syrups.
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A batch of propylene glycol that the company had previously analysed and deemed to be of “Standard Quality” turned out to be subpar in some ways.
The questioned cough syrups’ in-process testing reports were not given to the investigators.
The dates when the product was approved and when it was manufactured differ.
The company has been given seven days to answer to the Haryana State Drugs Controller’s show cause notice, after which the production licence may be suspended or revoked and additional legal action may be taken.
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