India probes cough syrup blamed for Uzbek child deaths

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 29, 2022 7:51 pm

NEW DELHI: Indian authorities on Thursday halted production at a pharmaceutical company under investigation for a cough syrup blamed by Uzbekistan health officials for the deaths of at least 18 children.

Marion Biotech is the second local drugmaker to face a probe by regulators since October, when the World Health Organization linked another firm's medicines to a spate of child deaths in Africa.

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