Gambia Cough Syrup Deaths: How Safe Are Our Made-In-India Drugs?

<p>Recently, four cough and cold syrups – manufactured by an Indian pharmaceutical company – were linked to the <a href="https://www.thequint.com/fit/who-pulls-up-indian-cough-syrup-after-66-kids-die-in-gambia">death of 66 children</a> from diethylene glycol (DEG) poisoning in the Gambia. </p> <p>Tracing the history of<a href="https://www.thequint.com/fit/maiden-pharmaceuticals-statement-after-who-warns-gambia-deaths-deg-poisoning"> DEG poisoning</a> in India leads down a murky path of convoluted, and dysfunctional drugs regulation systems in the country, and throws up the big question of, just how safe are the drugs made in India?</p> <p>To talk about this and more, Public Health Activist<a href="https://www.thequint.com/explainers/infograph-ranbaxy-fades-into-history"> Dinesh Thaku</a>r, and Lawyer Prashant Reddy, co-authors of <em>The Truth Pill: The Myth of Drug Regulation in India </em>join <strong>FIT</strong> on this week's episode of <a href="https://www.thequint.com/collection/news-and-views">News and Views.</a></p>