Uzbekistan has arrested four people over the deaths of 19 children who consumed a cough syrup made by Indian pharmaceuticals company Marion Biotech, the state security service said on January 6. Two of the detainees of the Scientific Center for Standardization of Medicines are accused of violating testing procedures for the Doc-1 Max syrup. Two others are senior employees of Quramax Medical LLC, which imported the syrup to the Central Asian country. Uzbekistan said last month it has suspended the sale of all products by Marion Biotech and ordered all pharmacies in the country to remove the company's products. To read the original story from RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service, click here.
Uzbekistan Arrests Four Over Child Deaths Linked To Indian Cough Syrup
Two of the detainees of the Scientific Center for Standardization of Medicines are accused of violating testing procedures for the Doc-1 Max syrup.