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India orders mandatory tests for cough syrup exports following deaths abroad
India has ordered that all outbound cough syrups be tested after 70 children allegedly died in foreign nations upon taking the medicine.
India orders mandatory tests for cough syrup exports following deaths abroad
The WHO said the children died of kidney-related injuries after consuming the drugs. Photo: Other / Others
May 23, 2023

India has said it will allow the export of cough syrups only after samples are tested in a government laboratory.

This announcement comes after allegations that Indian-manufactured cough syrups caused the deaths of at least 78 children last year in The Gambia and Uzbekistan.

According to a public notice dated May 22, Indian authorities said every cough syrup must have a certificate of analysis issued by a government laboratory before it is exported, effective June 1.

“Cough syrup shall be permitted to be exported, subject to the export sample being tested and production of a certificate of analysis,” the notice issued by the Trade ministry showed.

India’s $41 billion pharmaceutical industry suffered a dent after the allegations, with several African countries immediately issuing alerts and extra scrutiny of drugs coming in from India.

SOURCE:TRT Afrika
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