Acting upon a specific tip-off regarding hoarding, selling, and transportation of cough syrup by suspected drug peddlers near Canal Road in Bargarh, a raid was conducted, and two persons were intercepted with the banned substances.
The tragic deaths of more than 20 children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan from toxic cough syrups mark yet another painful reminder of the country’s unresolved crisis in pharmaceutical regulation.
The Indian manufacturer claims the product is safe and is widely used in the country.
WHO said the "substandard medical products", manufactured by Marion Biotech, "are products that fail to meet quality standards or specifications and are therefore out of specification."
There have been reports from Uzbekistan concerning contaminated cough syrup Dok1 Max made by Indian company Marion Biotech.
The World Health Organisation had declared the products of the Soneput-based firm contaminated and substandard.
