Deaths Of 18 Children in Uzbekistan due to consumption of cough syrup Doc-1 Max, The health minister of Uzbekistan claims, in a statement, that the 18 children died due to consumption of cough syrup Doc-1 Max- manufactured by Noida-based Marion Biotech.
Uzbekistan has claimed that at least 18 children of their country have died after taking an India-manufactured cough syrup named Doc-1 Max.. India is now all set to investigate the claims.
After doing the laboratory tests of a batch of syrups, it was found that ethylene glycol was present in it. Ethylene Glycol is a toxic substance, as said by the ministry. Reports also say that the syrup was given to children at home without any doctor’s prescription. The syrup was given to them by their parents or on the advice of local pharmacists. The given dose exceeded the standard dose for children.
It was found that the children of Uzbekistan consumed this syrup at home for 2-7 days, in doses of 2.5 to 5 ml three to four times a day, which exceeds the standard dose, the ministry said. The parents used the syrup as an anti-cold remedy. After the deaths of 18 children, Doc-1 Max tablets and syrups have been removed from all pharmacies in the country and about seven employees were sacked because they failed to examine the situation in time and take steps.
It is not the first time that this happened. This is the second time in a year that India-manufactured cough syrups have come under the scanner. I the early phase of 2022, about 70 children in Gambia died and the daeths were linked to cough syrups manufactured by Haryana-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation shut its unit in Sonepat in the month of October for violation of manufacturing standards.
