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Cough syrup deaths: Marion's licence suspended over no reply to show cause

Marion's licence cancelled over no reply to show cause

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Sohini Das Mumbai
Noida-based Marion Biotech — the drug firm linked with deaths of children in Uzbekistan — has lost its manufacturing licence, sources in the Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) said.

They said after the company failed to respond to a show cause notice in violation of Good Manufacturing Practice at the site within the stipulated time, their licence has been suspended until further notice.

A show cause notice was sent to the directors of Marion Biotech on December 30, and they were told to reply by January 5, an official in the UP FSDA said.

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