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Methylprednisolone eye drops, manufactured by Gujarat based Indiana Ophthalmics is suspected of causing infections of the eye in more than 35 people in Sri Lanka.
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Methylprednisolone eye drops, manufactured by Gujarat based Indiana Ophthalmics is suspected of causing infections of the eye in more than 35 people in Sri Lanka.
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This is not the first instance of eye drops causing harm to patients; recall that a few months ago, Global Pharma, another Indian manufacturer was cited for similar issues in the USA
usatoday.com/story/news/hea…
@foxerinr @annaedney
This is not the first instance of eye drops causing harm to patients; recall that a few months ago, Global Pharma, another Indian manufacturer was cited for similar issues in the USA
usatoday.com/story/news/hea…
@foxerinr @annaedney
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While we see typical noises being made about the drug regulator inspecting the company for compliance with manufacturing standards. Lets take a look and see if our own drug labs have found similar issues with eye drops sold in our country, shall we?
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While we see typical noises being made about the drug regulator inspecting the company for compliance with manufacturing standards. Lets take a look and see if our own drug labs have found similar issues with eye drops sold in our country, shall we?
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WHO'S finding that Gambia deaths were caused by contaminated cough medicines is NOT an attack on India, NOR an attack on India's pharma industry.
Making it a party political issue and NOT taking safety seriously is a betrayal of the reputation of India's pharma sector.
Making it a party political issue and NOT taking safety seriously is a betrayal of the reputation of India's pharma sector.
Why would a BJP spokesperson come so vociferously to the defence of a particular small pharma company whose product MAY have been contaminated and thus implicated in these deaths in Gambia and Uzbekistan?
One reason COULD be that the company paid for protection. #electoralbonds
One reason COULD be that the company paid for protection. #electoralbonds
Testing fresh samples of cough meds cud be an irrelevance. Just because the samples tested by WHO labs in Gambia showed DEG contamination is not suff reason to expect these latest samples also to test positive.
Conversely,
Conversely,
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Recently, in a piece in the Economic Times, in context of the tragedy in The Gambia, @preddy85 and I discussed the importance of a recall law aimed at withdrawing adulterated or dangerous drugs from the market.
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Recently, in a piece in the Economic Times, in context of the tragedy in The Gambia, @preddy85 and I discussed the importance of a recall law aimed at withdrawing adulterated or dangerous drugs from the market.
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An essential feature of this is the framing and formulating of a robust drug recall law.
While our government has a system in place for testing drug samples already on the market to assess their quality, there is no system today to mandatorily recall a drug that has
An essential feature of this is the framing and formulating of a robust drug recall law.
While our government has a system in place for testing drug samples already on the market to assess their quality, there is no system today to mandatorily recall a drug that has
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been declared as “Not of Standard Quality” or NSQ by a Govt. Laboratory.
This is a huge issue in a country like India with 37 different regulators who cannot operate outside their respective jurisdictions.
been declared as “Not of Standard Quality” or NSQ by a Govt. Laboratory.
This is a huge issue in a country like India with 37 different regulators who cannot operate outside their respective jurisdictions.
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Recently, the Uttarakhand State Government issued a ban and subsequently revoked its order prohibiting Patanjali Ayurved from manufacturing five products to treat blood pressure, diabeties, glaucoma and other diseases.
hindustantimes.com/india-news/utt…
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Recently, the Uttarakhand State Government issued a ban and subsequently revoked its order prohibiting Patanjali Ayurved from manufacturing five products to treat blood pressure, diabeties, glaucoma and other diseases.
hindustantimes.com/india-news/utt…
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This punitive action was the result of a complaint filed by @drbabukv alleging violations of the Drugs and Magic Remedies Act by Patanjali Ayurved.
telegraphindia.com/india/uttarakh…
Is this the first time Patanjali has been held responsible for misleading consumers?
This punitive action was the result of a complaint filed by @drbabukv alleging violations of the Drugs and Magic Remedies Act by Patanjali Ayurved.
telegraphindia.com/india/uttarakh…
Is this the first time Patanjali has been held responsible for misleading consumers?
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Does ‘Coronil’ ring a bell?
Does ‘Coronil’ ring a bell?
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As @Preddy85 and I were about to begin the session for the launch of the #truthpill this past Saturday evening, like clockwork, we received an email from the @CDSCO_INDIA_INF with a menacing notice threatening
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As @Preddy85 and I were about to begin the session for the launch of the #truthpill this past Saturday evening, like clockwork, we received an email from the @CDSCO_INDIA_INF with a menacing notice threatening
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“to exhaust every available recourse including all possible legal options to take action to dissuade us” from repeating certain comments we made in our interview published in the India Today Interview:
indiatoday.in/india/story/ki…
“to exhaust every available recourse including all possible legal options to take action to dissuade us” from repeating certain comments we made in our interview published in the India Today Interview:
indiatoday.in/india/story/ki…
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Where this 👇 was the norm when asked for data/records:
Where this 👇 was the norm when asked for data/records:
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And this is how the data we asked came in:
And this is how the data we asked came in:
This is the last thread for tonite on the #coughsyrup tragedy in The Gambia.
Earlier today, @chetanabelagere filed a report which has some very interesting findings:
thesouthfirst.com/health/maiden-…
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Earlier today, @chetanabelagere filed a report which has some very interesting findings:
thesouthfirst.com/health/maiden-…
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This 👇 is very interesting.
This 👇 is very interesting.
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How did this firm generate six-month real time accelerated stability data when the inspection found no samples of the product in the stability chamber?
One of key requirements for product registration is for the manufacturer to show that its formulation is stable under
How did this firm generate six-month real time accelerated stability data when the inspection found no samples of the product in the stability chamber?
One of key requirements for product registration is for the manufacturer to show that its formulation is stable under
Quick follow up thread on the #coughsyrup tragedy in The Gambia.
The official line seems to be that we dont have to worry about adulterated cough syrup because the company is making this product just for its overseas customers.
Lets see if this holds water, shall we?
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The official line seems to be that we dont have to worry about adulterated cough syrup because the company is making this product just for its overseas customers.
Lets see if this holds water, shall we?
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Here is a snapshot of the company's catalog showing the line of cough syrups it manufactures:
Here is a snapshot of the company's catalog showing the line of cough syrups it manufactures:
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While they may not selling cough syrup under the names they exported it to the Gambia, they are likely selling cough-syrup in India.
Here are some of their products – we found domestic trademark registrations for Kof-Total which likely means they are selling it in India:
While they may not selling cough syrup under the names they exported it to the Gambia, they are likely selling cough-syrup in India.
Here are some of their products – we found domestic trademark registrations for Kof-Total which likely means they are selling it in India:
Our book, 'The Truth Pill: The Myth of Drug Regulation in India' is available for purchase on Amazon starting today:
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Its a product of many years of research and over 400 RTI responses.
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#truthpill @Preddy85 @SimonSchusterIN
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Its a product of many years of research and over 400 RTI responses.
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#truthpill @Preddy85 @SimonSchusterIN
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We wanted to provide our readers direct access to our research because there is only so much we could put into our book. To that end, we are announcing the launch of an accompanying website for #thetruthpill where all our research is curated.
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We wanted to provide our readers direct access to our research because there is only so much we could put into our book. To that end, we are announcing the launch of an accompanying website for #thetruthpill where all our research is curated.
thetruthpill.in
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All primary research for our book is available to journalists, reporters and anyone who is interested in studying this topic further can access it here:
thetruthpill.in/resources/
All primary research for our book is available to journalists, reporters and anyone who is interested in studying this topic further can access it here:
thetruthpill.in/resources/
