Amid Concerns Over Medicine Safety In India, Majority Wants Mandatory Side Effects Disclosure: Survey
The survey underscores the significance of medicine safety concerns in India, with over half of respondents or their family members having faced unknown side effects in the past five years.
Sep 07, 2023, 09:48 AM IST
'Don’t use cough syrups made by Noida-based firm Marion Biotech': WHO issues ALERT after Uzbekistan deaths
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended that two cough syrups made by Noida-based company Marion Biotech should not be used for children in Uzbekistan. In a medical product alert on Wednesday, the WHO said the "substandard medical products", manufactured by Marion Biotech, "are products that fail to meet quality standards or specifications and are therefore out of specification."
Jan 12, 2023, 07:52 AM IST
Centre forms committee to examine WHO details on 66 kid deaths in The Gambia
The WHO had issued an alert on four India-made cough and cold syrups "potentially linked with acute kidney injuries and 66 deaths among children in Gambia".
Oct 12, 2022, 21:04 PM IST
DNA Exclusive: Analysis of WHO’s global alert over India-made cough syrups linked to death of children in The Gambia
In Today DNA, Zee News' Rohit Ranjan will analyse WHO’s global alert over four cough syrups manufactured by an India-based pharmaceutical firm that could be linked to the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia.
Oct 06, 2022, 23:48 PM IST
DNA: Beware...Your children's health is at risk
What do you do if your child has a cough? Obviously, you go to the chemist's shop and buy cough syrup. But be careful because your child's health is in danger. Watch the analysis of lethal sweetness in DNA today.
Which are four 'substandard' Indian cough syrups linked to child deaths in Gambia?
The WHO has issued a medical product alert for four contaminated medicines identified in the West African country that has been potentially linked to acute kidney injuries and 66 deaths among children.
Oct 06, 2022, 12:45 PM IST
