IDPD condemns government’s failure to regulate pharmaceutical production 

Ludhiana, October 8, 2022: The Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD) has taken serious notice of death of 66 children in Gambia after using the cough syrup produced by Sonipat based pharmaceutical firm.

In a statement here today Dr S S Soodan –President, Dr Arun Mitra – Senior Vice President and Dr Shakeel Ur Rahman – General Secretary IDPD added that there are reports coming in that several discrepancies have been found earlier too from the products made by this company.  How such a company was allowed to export the medicine is a big question. This amounts to complete failure on the part of Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) under Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India which is the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) of India. 

They added that it is a well-known fact that there are several companies producing substandard or even spurious drugs being sold in the market. The regulatory mechanism being poor they are playing with the lives of the people. 

“We demand strengthening of the regulatory mechanism and proper registration and follow up of such pharmaceutical companies”, they said, adding, “We further demand that pharmaceutical industry be rejuvenated in the public sector.”