Why Indian Pharma struggles with quality control
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The Deeji Crisis in India
Deeji or Dai ethylene glycol is known as an industrial solvent and it is used to manufacture break fluids, cosmetics and lubricants. In 2019, 12 children had died in Ramnagar in Jammu district after being given a cough syrup manufactured by a company in Himachar Pradesh. Samples of the syrup had tested positive for deeji just like in Gambia and Uzbekistan. Scores of such cases related to substandard quality of drugs in India.
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