Indian Authority Revokes Licence, Orders Shutdown of Company Responsible for Cough Syrup Deaths

Indian authority revokes licence, orders shutdown of company responsible for cough syrup deaths

NEW DELHI | Xinhua |  The local government in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu Monday announced the complete revocation of the manufacturing license of a pharmaceutical company responsible for producing the cough syrup that was linked to the recent child deaths in two states. The government also ordered the company to shut down. According to an official statement, the manufacturing license of Sresan Pharmaceuticals, which produced the adu…

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The World Health Organization on Monday issued a health advisory warning about three contaminated cough syrups identified in India, urging authorities to report any detection of these medicines in their countries to the health agency. The WHO said the affected medicines are specific batches of Coldrif from Sresan Pharmaceutical, Respifresh TR from Rednex Pharmaceuticals and ReLife from Shape Pharma. The agency said the contaminated products pose…