Cough Syrups Probe: Drug Control authority starts identifying formulations from distribution channels in Kashmir

Srinagar, Oct 07 : Deputy drug controller Kashmir has asked all Assistant Drug Controllers (ADCs) for immediate action after identifying the formulations from the distribution channels of cough syrups produced by Maiden Pharmaceuticals.
The deputy drug controller Kashmir in an order said that all Assistant Drugs Controllers are requested for immediate necessary action after identifying the formulations from the distribution channels. 
“Any action taken or seizures made may be shared with this office for onward appraisal of higher-ups while stressing that the matter may be treated as most urgent,” it reads. 
India’s drugs regulator has ordered an investigation into the alleged contamination of cough syrups produced by Maiden Pharmaceuticals that the World Health Organization has linked to the death of 66 children in the Gambia