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There has been an uproar in India over the death of 22 children due to drinking cough syrup. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) has also raised questions in this matter. He has asked the Indian authorities whether the cough syrup which has led to such incidents has been sent to other countries also.
WHO has raised these questions at a time when many concerns have been expressed regarding drinking cough syrup. Investigation has revealed that Diethylene Glycol i.e. DG has been found in excess in cough syrup. Apart from this, high quantity of Ethylene Glycol (EG) has also been found.
WHO will issue alert
After the response from the Indian authorities, a decision will be taken by WHO regarding issuing Global Medical Products Alert. Such alerts are issued by the global organization for those products in which any flaw has been found and there is a danger in their consumption.
According to the information received so far, 22 children have died in Madhya Pradesh after drinking cough syrup and the condition of 5 is critical. Apart from this, there have been 3 deaths in different districts of Rajasthan also. Sources say that the World Health Organization has asked whether such cough syrups have been sent to other countries also.
Drugs controller wrote letter to states and union territories
It is a routine procedure from the United Nations to ask like this. Meanwhile, the Drugs Controller of India has written a letter to all the states and union territories and ordered that adequate checking be done before sending any pharma product to the market. The agency has said that deficiencies have been found in inspection at some places.
The agency has asked all the producers to thoroughly test each batch and only then send it for sale in the market. The owner of the pharma company has also been arrested in this case.
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