Indian authorities are investigating after the WHO said the medicine could be causing potentially fatal kidney damage
WHO testing found that all the syrups contained"unacceptable amounts" diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol, both of which can cause potentially fatal kidney failure.but could have been distributed through informal channels in other markets.The UN agency added:"All batches of these products should be considered unsafe until they can be analysed by the relevant National Regulation Authorities.
India manufactures a third of the world's medicines and provides most of the drugs bought by African countries. Maiden says on its website it has two manufacturing plants, in Kundli and Panipat, both near New Delhi in Haryana state, and has recently set up another one. It has an annual production capacity of 2.2 million syrup bottles, 600 million capsules, 18 million injections, 300,000 ointment tubes and 1.2 billion tablets, and exports to countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
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