Daijiworld Media Network – New Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 5: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has launched risk-based inspections of drug manufacturing units across six states following the deaths of children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, allegedly due to contaminated cough syrups.

Nineteen samples — including cough syrups, antibiotics, and antipyretics — were collected from units in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra. The inspections, initiated on Friday, aim to identify lapses in drug quality and suggest process improvements to prevent future incidents, the Health Ministry said.

A multidisciplinary expert team, including members from the National Institute of Virology, ICMR, NEERI, CDSCO, and AIIMS Nagpur, is analys

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