Madhya Pradesh Cough Syrup Deaths: On Tuesday, October 7, the Supreme Court filed litigation (Pil) on Tuesday, October 7, looking for a probe of the Central Investigation Office (CBI) until the death of children in Chhindware, Madhya Pradesh, allegedly caused by contaminated Syrup Cough. At least 14 children have died so far, while eight others remain hospitalized.
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Arrest MP and Regulatory Measures
Police Madhya Pradesh arrested dr. Pooleen Soni, head of pediatrician in Chhindware, for alleged negligence. After the deaths of the state government, the government suspended three officials and was transferred by a state controller for drugs.
Several countries stopped the sale and distribution of cough syrup.
IMA condemns “intimidation” of healthcare professionals
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) demanded that the authorities identify and take “immediate steps against real culprits” and at the same time ensure “sufficient compensation of affected families and a physician who is the victim of defamation”.
“Boun falls directly to the deaths of these unfortunate children directly to the manufacturers and authorities. The intimidation of the medical profession is not fulfilled and resists,” Ima said in her statement.
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According to the Association, companies were registered on Saturday at the Parasia Police Station against a pediatrician published in the Community Health Center (CHC) and Sresan Pharmaceuticals, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. They were booked according to sections 105 (wine murder that does not concern murders) and 276 (falsification of drugs) Bharatiya nyaya Sanhita, together with § 27 let. A) of the 1940 drug and cosmetics Act.
“The arrest of the doctor in a hurry, just after the BMO report, shows exactly the attempt to distract people from the mistakes of the regulatory authorities and the pharmaceutical society,” IMA said.
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Toxic substances and weak regulation
IMA said that pharmaceutical glycerin and propylene glycol-convertible components for the production of cough syrups-costly. As a result, some manufacturers use cheaper diethylene glycol (Deg) and ethylene glycol (eg) that are toxic indistinguishable.
“If quality control fails at the level of both the manufacturer and the controller, the cough syrups produced by several companies may end in containing toxic substances capable of causing kidney failure and death in young children,” the statement read.
The Association emphasized that similar incidents have occurred “several times in several countries among children after apparently consumed contaminated syrup coughs”.
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“The prescribed physician does not have a way to find out whether the drug is contaminated until adverse results have been reported in patients who have taken it,” IMA said, urging that “the regulation must be reliable to prevent such tragedies.”
He also warned that many people in India buy cough syrups for a counter without medical advice, which increases the risk of abuse. “In most cases, coughing and colds are doing themselves without any syrup. When the doctor prescribes, it is based on a clinical assessment of the child,” he added.
“False drug” and regulatory garbage
Citing the 2003 Mashelkar Report, The IMA Drew Attention to Systemic Weakness: “The problems in the regulatory system in the Country Were Primarily Due To Inadequate or Weak Drug Control Infrastructure at the State Level, Inadequate Testing Facillities, Shortage of Drugs, Non-Uniformity of Enforcement, Lack of Specially Trained Cadres for Specific Regulatory Areas, non-existence of Data Bank and non -vailability of accurate information.
“It is a clear cut of disturbing drug, as defined in the section 17B of drugs and the cosmetic law. The approval of the cough syrup, monitoring quality and content of the same equal fallen to the extent of the regulatory system of drugs,” IMA said.
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The Association further argued that “Once the drug is approved and made available on the market, the registered physician is a legitimate body in prescribing any drug.”
“The drug regulator issues instructions to pharmacies not to supply an approved medicine that falls beyond their competences and authority,” IMA said, describing such actions as “color exercises beyond drug and cosmetics law.”
IMA concluded its statement “deep concern about the alleged inability and insufficiency of the regulatory system of the drug in the country and the wrong treatment of this unfortunate incident”.
Meanwhile, rpeorted that reports on the regulatory authority for Madhya Pradesh, show that syrup (0.616%) and respiresh Tr syrup (1,342%) marginally exceeded the permissible DEG/EG in the drug tests. The permissible limit is 0.1%.
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