Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Dec 29: Uzbekistan on Wednesday claimed that at least 18 children in the country have died after taking an India cough syrup. According to the sources, the Union government has sought a causality status.
Months after a similar occurrence was recorded in Gambia, the Uzbek health ministry has claimed that 18 children have died in the nation while taking medications made by an Indian pharmaceutical business. In Uzbekistan, Marion Biotech, the company in question, was established in 2012.
The Dok-1 Max Syrup, made by Noida-based Marion Biotech, was what the children who died had taken, according to a statement from the Uzbek health ministry. The government reported that so far, ingesting Doc-1 Max syrup has caused the deaths of 18 out of 21 youngsters who had acute respiratory illnesses.
“It was found that the deceased children, before admission to hospital treatment, took this drug at home for 2-7 days 3-4 times a day, 2.5-5 ml, which exceeds the standard dose of the drug for children,” the statement noted.
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It was further stated that preliminary laboratory tests had revealed the presence of ethylene glycol, the toxic substance blamed for fatalities in the Gambia, in the Dok-1 Max syrup.
According to authorities inside the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), this specific syrup is not currently being offered for sale in the Indian market.
