New Delhi : In reaction to the recent infant deaths in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, attributed to the contaminated cough syrup, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), India’s top drug regulator has issued a new advisory. Dr Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi, Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) in the advisory urged drug regulators of all states and Union Territories to strictly ensure testing of every batch of raw materials and finished formulations before it is forwarded for sale.

The advisory comes after the death of several infants in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and other states including in foreign countries like Gambia and Uzbekistan. The DCGI noted that several manufacturers are not testing every batch of excipients and APIs. It said after the inspections that th

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