Cough syrup deaths case: The meds they bought were toxic. Now Gambian parents seek justiceAt least 70 children died from acute kidney injury in Gambia last year, cases the World Health Organization (WHO) linked to medicines made ...
14 Jul, 2023, 10.46 AM IST
WHO investigating links among cough syrup deaths, considers advice for parentsCiting "unacceptable levels" of toxins in the products, the WHO is seeking more information about the specific raw materials used by six ma...
24 Jan, 2023, 02.48 PM IST
India inspects drug factories as Gambia controversy lingersIndia is known as the "pharmacy of the world" and its pharmaceuticals exports have more than doubled over the past decade to $24.5 billion ...
27 Dec, 2022, 04.24 PM IST
Maiden Pharma syrup caused child deaths: Gambian committee“The Select Committee is convinced that Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd is culpable and should be held accountable for exporting the contaminate...
26 Dec, 2022, 04.16 PM IST
Gambia lawmakers say India's Maiden Pharmaceuticals to blame for child kidney injury deathsA few days ago, India's Central Drug Laboratory (CDL) which carried out tests on the samples from the Sonepat-based company, found the prod...
20 Dec, 2022, 06.00 PM IST
Maiden Pharma hopes to reopen plant as Indian lab clears syrups suspected by WHO in Gambia deathsIndian health authorities halted production at Maiden's main factory in Sonepat near New Delhi in October after a WHO report said the compa...
16 Dec, 2022, 11.49 AM IST
Maiden Pharma case: CDL finds no violation, calls WHO out for blaming company 'prematurely'Country's drug controller General of India (DCGI) has written a strongly worded letter to Rogerio Gaspar, Director, Regulation and Prequali...
15 Dec, 2022, 08.16 PM IST
'Gambia hasn't found link between child deaths and Maiden syrups'The regulator, Medicines Control Agency (MCA), has been investigating last month's mysterious child deaths that were thought to be linked t...
03 Nov, 2022, 12.34 AM IST
Gambia Deaths: Govt panel holds first meet, says waiting for more papers from WHOSo far, the Haryana health authorities have halted all production at Sonipat-based Maiden pharmaceuticals on the grounds of deficiencies fo...
14 Oct, 2022, 01.12 AM IST
Gambia child deaths: Haryana government halts cough syrup production at Maiden Pharmaceuticals factoryHaryana health minister Anil Vij told ANI that authorities inspected a Maiden factory in the town of Sonepat in the state and found 12 viol...
12 Oct, 2022, 11.35 AM IST
Our products not behind Gambia deaths: Maiden Pharmaceuticals MDNaresh Goyal, managing director of Maiden Pharmaceuticals - which is in the dock for allegedly causing deaths of 66 children in The Gambia-...
12 Oct, 2022, 01.48 AM IST
'Multiple lapses found at Sonepat-based Maiden Pharmaceutical facility'In relation to the cough syrups, it has been found that the company has not done quality testing of propylene glycol for diethylene glycol ...
12 Oct, 2022, 01.43 AM IST
Cough syrup row: Preliminary report finds multiple violations at Maiden Pharmaceuticals' Sonepat facilityThe authorities found that the batch number, manufacturer name, expiry date and the manufacturing date on the invoices of propylene glycol ...
11 Oct, 2022, 10.44 PM IST
Gambia issue: Report on cough syrup samples likely this weekThe World Health Organization (WHO) had earlier warned that the syrup may be linked to the deaths of children in Gambia following which Har...
11 Oct, 2022, 12.04 AM IST
Pharma export council warns Maiden of export certificate suspensionThe Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil) has cautioned Maiden Pharmaceuticals of suspension of its certificate th...
09 Oct, 2022, 03.32 PM IST
Controversial cough syrup maker Maiden Pharmaceuticals has global presenceMaiden Pharmaceuticals' global presence has a strong concentration in Africa, including countries such as Algeria, Senegal, Nigeria, Camero...
06 Oct, 2022, 10.34 PM IST
Maiden Pharmaceuticals had license to export, not locally sell cough & cold syrup, India saysIndia's health and welfare ministry said Thursday that Maiden Pharmaceuticals had the license to only export four drugs that are now linked...
06 Oct, 2022, 07.51 PM IST