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Propylene glycol is a food additive. It is also used as a drug solubilizer, an excipient. It carries flavors in food and beverages, helps retain taste. Diethylene glycol is a chemical used to make polymers and anti-freeze. 9 children died in J&K because it appears that a mfg 1/n
2/n mistook one for the other. This is a long thread, please bear with me.
The death of 9 children is printed on page 10 of a national newspaper. What does it say about us I wonder?
But I digress, if you read the piece carefully, you will see that the switch/contamination
The death of 9 children is printed on page 10 of a national newspaper. What does it say about us I wonder?
But I digress, if you read the piece carefully, you will see that the switch/contamination
3/n was detected by a lab at PGIMER. What was our drug regulatory system doing, should we ask? PGIMER’s results have NO legal standing, test results from RDTL do.
This thread is a plea to all health reporters @PrabhaRaghavan @Teensthack @AnooBhu @PriyankaPulla @ChandnaHimani
This thread is a plea to all health reporters @PrabhaRaghavan @Teensthack @AnooBhu @PriyankaPulla @ChandnaHimani
4/n @dawalelo @rdivia @RemaNagarajan @singh_jyotsna to investigate because my requests to @CDSCO_INDIA_INF & @MoHFW_INDIA dont seem to make any difference.
We owe it to those 9 innocent lives
We owe it to those 9 innocent lives
5/n This company, Digital Vision appears to have a long and dodgy history of producing NSQ drugs. A simple Google search shows the following results:
(a) CDSCO failures: https://cdsco.gov.in/opencms/resources/UploadCDSCOWeb/2018/UploadAlertsFiles/sepdrugalert.pdf
(b)">https://cdsco.gov.in/opencms/r... http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/National%20Drug%20Survey%202014-16.pdf">https://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/fil... (page 318 - 50% of the samples failed);
(a) CDSCO failures: https://cdsco.gov.in/opencms/resources/UploadCDSCOWeb/2018/UploadAlertsFiles/sepdrugalert.pdf
(b)">https://cdsco.gov.in/opencms/r... http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/National%20Drug%20Survey%202014-16.pdf">https://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/fil... (page 318 - 50% of the samples failed);
6/n (c) Karnataka failures: http://www.pharmabiz.com/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=89887&sid=1
(d)">https://www.pharmabiz.com/NewsDetai... Rajasthan failures: http://www.pharmabiz.com/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=110484&sid=1
(e)">https://www.pharmabiz.com/NewsDetai... J&K recorded failures: https://dfcojk.org/images/NSQ%202015-16.pdf
(f)">https://dfcojk.org/images/NS... In addition the XLN database notes failures recorded by states of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Kerala:
(d)">https://www.pharmabiz.com/NewsDetai... Rajasthan failures: http://www.pharmabiz.com/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=110484&sid=1
(e)">https://www.pharmabiz.com/NewsDetai... J&K recorded failures: https://dfcojk.org/images/NSQ%202015-16.pdf
(f)">https://dfcojk.org/images/NS... In addition the XLN database notes failures recorded by states of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Kerala:
7/n (f) Cover up in progress - The Tribune is rpting that the HP state drug controller claims that the company is now blaming the supplier of the intermediary ingredients: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal-scrambles-to-recall-cough-coldbest-pc-syrup-43739">https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/hima...
Under the law - the company that markets the drug is required to test all batches.
Under the law - the company that markets the drug is required to test all batches.
8/n (g) Journalists covering the story must ask the CDSCO and HP how they exactly they are going to execute a nation-wide recall when there are no binding rules on recall - I have asked for binding rules to be made on this issue in my petition before the Delhi HC;
9/n (h) Those interested in #PublicHealth must demand to know of the action taken by the HP drug licensing authority in each and every one of the cases mentioned above - specifically were criminal complaints filed? Were the factory premises investigated? Were licenses suspended
10/n for each product? Where are the investigation reports for each of those instances? Who were the officers responsible for investigation?
Do we deserve answers to these questions?
I have documented in multiple cases where even after wrongdoing is conclusively established
Do we deserve answers to these questions?
I have documented in multiple cases where even after wrongdoing is conclusively established
11/n people who put lives in danger are let off with nothing more than a slap on the wrist. Health journalists owe it to those 9 kids who died to get to the bottom of this mess.
End of rant.
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End of rant.
One last thing, if the families of these innocent children want to make a serious example of this case, I am willing to do everything in my personal capacity to help. Enough is enough! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😡" title="Schmollendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Schmollendes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤬" title="Gesicht mit Symbolen über dem Mund" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Symbolen über dem Mund">
