{"id":210519,"date":"2022-10-14T20:27:56","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T14:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=210519"},"modified":"2022-10-14T20:27:56","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T14:57:56","slug":"lessons-from-maiden-gambia-deaths-raise-several-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/lessons-from-maiden-gambia-deaths-raise-several-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons from Maiden: Gambia deaths raise several questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: The post is based on an article\u00a0\u201c<strong>Lessons from Maiden: Gambia deaths raise several questions<\/strong>\u201d\u00a0published in\u00a0<strong>The Business Standard <\/strong>on\u00a0<strong>14<sup>th<\/sup> October 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS 3 \u2013 Industrial Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Relevance:\u00a0<\/strong>issues associated with the pharma companies in India.<\/p>\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>: 66 children have died in the Gambia after drinking cough syrup manufactured by Maiden Pharmaceuticals.<\/p>\n<p>The centre has decided to set up a four-member committee to investigate allegations against Maiden Pharmaceuticals.<\/p>\n<p>It has raised questions about the regulatory systems that govern India\u2019s pharmaceutical industry.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>What are the findings of the probe made by different organization?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Maiden Pharmaceuticals company had not been following the<strong> Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) <\/strong>prescribed under the Drugs and Cosmetic Rules.<\/p>\n<p>According to the WHO, <strong>two toxic contaminants, diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol<\/strong> were found in cough syrups manufactured by the company. They may have caused acute kidney failure in the Gambian children.<\/p>\n<p>The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) probe found that the date of manufacture printed on the drug product predated the batch of manufacturing date.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>What are other concerns?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>The drugs manufactured by other big companies have also failed multiple US Food and Drug Administration inspections in the past<\/strong>. This raises threat not only for the overseas buyers but it is also threat for the domestic markets.<\/p>\n<p>A study shows that <strong>fake drugs are a booming business <\/strong>in India accounting for a 25 per cent of the domestic medicine market.\u00a0 The study also says the Delhi-National Capital Region is the epicentre of this fake business.<\/p>\n<p>Further, India is the world\u2019s fourth-largest producer of pharma products and one of the biggest exporters of generic drugs. These kinds of issues may damage the image of India worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, there is a need that proper inspection and regulatory mechanism should be carried out by the government in the pharma companies in India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on an article\u00a0\u201cLessons from Maiden: Gambia deaths raise several questions\u201d\u00a0published in\u00a0The Business Standard on\u00a014th October 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 \u2013 Industrial Policy Relevance:\u00a0issues associated with the pharma companies in India. News: 66 children have died in the Gambia after drinking cough syrup manufactured by Maiden Pharmaceuticals. 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