18 children in Uzbekistan died after using cough syrup made in India, following a similar event to the one in The Gambia

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The ministry said that 18 out of 21 children with an acute respiratory disease who took Doc-1 Max syrup died after taking it

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The ministry stated that ethylene glycol, which was found in some of the syrup, was a chemical that should be avoided

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According to the Ministry, children who died took this drug for 2–7 days, 3–4 times a day and 2.5-5 ml each time

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India started inspecting some drug factories across the country on Tuesday to make sure they meet high quality standards

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Uzbekistan has started a criminal investigation into the company, Quramax Medical that brought the medicine into the country

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The cough syrup of Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited was the same that were related to the deaths of 70 Gambia children

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The government denied the claims and said official lab tests showed all four products met requirements

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